[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin digging in for the heaviest of the battles. ukraine says the russian troops are preparing to defend the largest city under their control in these strategically vital region of hair song. also coming up

defying the regime. iranian activists called for mass protests as a traditional morning period and the 22 year old woman killed in custody for not wearing her job correct. and opponent say that it is a national security risk and could threaten public order and safety. so why is germany allowing china to take the stake in its largest import in hamburg? ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. a senior ukrainian official says that russian forces are digging in and preparing to defend the partially occupied southern region of harrison. ukrainian troops had been forcing back the russians and re taking land in the region for weeks. now they are closing in on russian forces in the west bank of the in pro river. kremlin back authorities have been

moving severe against 2 locations, further east ahead of the ukrainian advance, but an adviser to president salons. he says that moscow is strengthening its front line and not preparing a retreat from harrison. i spoke with dw correspondent and teeth funny, the char, who is following the latest developments around her son and brushes, attempts to hold the frontline, but only to hold the lines. sarah, but they are attempts to actually break to break through those ukrainian positions as well. which clearly tells you our indicates that russia doesn't only want to be on the defensive, but actually mate kid or slow down the ukranian counter offensive there. and if you look at personal city, why 82 important strategically, why is it that fierce battle expected over the control of the city? we have to understand that he's been occupied by russian forces from early march.

so quiet pretty much at the beginning of this full scale invasion, lot of questions actually have been proposed at 2 of the ukrainian government by various people. why that was possible to take out of city from early on. that's something to be answered. obviously wants is, war is over, right now, the focus is a full ukrainian forces. how to liberate house one city. and obviously if that's going to happen, then they do have that's very important land cory door established again towards crimea with their next grad standish would be too old to take on crimea something that ra, she's not just going to simply lead go off. there is a fierce battle accept expected over her so city and over the control of these. 6 very important regional capital of the region. tell us a little bit more about the ukranian counter offensive just more broadly speaking. funny because i mean the ukrainians. they have had the momentum in recent weeks. certainly just over the past couple of weeks, they have been able to liberate about

a 90 settlements at least death. the information be received here from the ukrainian government 90 settlement. this is on the west and part of the new pro river because the way you have to imagine here has been region. it is being basically separate is through the nipple river. so you have one part of the region on the west and back the other pot on the east, them bank and to the east and bank. this is where the russian forces actually moved thousands of ukrainians to expecting this a battle to o 2 to, to intensify of course, in the next a couple of days. now the fact that ukraine is speaking about 90 settlement, of course we cannot verify these numbers. we cannot even tell you exactly what's happening in houseman city right now, simply because it is not possible for international or even for local jolly's to axis. russia occupied territory, or just a very limited way, even is it possible to access the ukrainian controlled part of house and region to everything that we can say at this point,

that the battle over that important region and per se, all that capital of passion region has the city namely, is going to take off quite some steam and a couple of days. and the question will be, who is going to actually take control over house and city while of course, thanks of thousands of civilians there. a bearing the brunt of the spiting from both sides, ukrainian on won, and russian on the other side, funding for char and keith. thank you so much. and as winter approaches, soldiers in ukraine won't as be battling the russian military. they will also be battling the elements in east in ukraine's bitterly contested. don't ask region. preparations are underway to survive the winter, cold weapons and ammunition or crucial sd ukrainian military hopes to continue retaking ground seized by russia. but the soldiers in eastern ukraine's donnette screeching know that being prepared for

freezing temperatures will also be key to their survival in the coming months from sleeping bags to socks to trenches. they aren't just bracing for battle. they're bracing for the cold winter and the dorm buses. hell, it's a step climate with freezing nights, temperatures down to minus 30 degrees celsius. i felt it in 2014. it's hell. there are no forests, regular winds and very low temperatures. because of loser cold. either this trench is just 700 meters from russian positions. but life goes on for the soldiers of the 5th assault brigade, one meter underground, they wash, eat and sleep by a wood fire stove. there's also a sauna built using it to tauriel they found on the internet. oh, it was only 3 days to bill the sona. first we dug the dish, them, recovered it with a special membrane and bags for to sustain at least minimum mortar fire for shell

them. it won't survive directed, but we think it could survive and explosion from asia to caliber. fire was with her mother in year by har heath close to the russian border, preparing for combat and the cold go hand in hand for this ukranian national guard unit. the logs will be used in a wood burning stove in a trench several meters down. there is already ground frost outside, inside a functional kitchen and sleeping quarters. these got full of more no didn't list modular cap shall, is a few meters below ground level. there's lots of sol above and soil on the right. basically it's a very warm space. it's also very safe, provides good protection in case of explosions. and at the same time, it protects us from cold by planning ahead. ukraine's soldiers want to make sure

the winter has one bottle. they're prepared for. activists and iran are staging protests to mark the end of the morning period for gina masa on my knee. the young woman who died 40 days ago after being detained by ron's morality police demonstrations have been gaining momentum despite a crack down by security forces alleged to have killed hundreds including children . the rallies are being led by women and girls. they have been burning their head scars and confronting riot police on the street. many of the protesters in iran are calling for the overthrow of the regime. and the supreme leader, ayatollah ali come in ne, however, how many says that the demonstrations are being orchestrated by foreign governments and are part of an effort to undermine iran. he's also vowed to punish the protesters. and as we report,

the ayatollah word is final in the country. ah, didn't to how many death to the dictator. the slogan you here in iran's street protests, it's directed at this man. i, a toya ali company, the supreme leader of the country since the beginning of the unrest in september, he has belittled his critics. the protests by iranian women and girls are controlled from abroad. he claims in bedroom, it is either candidate, but it's quite clear that all this was bland by america, caught on the faint, quoted as you move surfing zionist regime, that j. e. n. its followers. the harmony has fought all his life for a wrong to be an islamic state of god and to remain so he began training as a cleric during his childhood. in the 1950s, at that time, iran was ruled by the shore, an autocrat who severely limited the influence of religion in the country, come on

a joint. the ayatollah khomeini is opposition movement, and was arrested a number of times by the shaws secret service. when khomeini led that his lamp revolution in 1979 and overthrew the shot to the cheers of millions, homogeneity rise in the newly established regime began. khomeini died 10 years later and company was chosen by the religious council of experts to succeed him. since then, he has been the supreme authority in iran, although there are regular presidential elections in the country, in which hominy also votes. but in the end it is he not the president who has the final say in all decisions. and he has made his positions clear time and time again . in foreign policy, he sees the usa and israel as arch enemies, and he has repeatedly denied the holocaust who has cuz domestically he relies on censorship, strict surveillance and a security apparatus that is supposed to defend the ideals of the islamic

revolution. under harmony. the iranian revolutionary guard has become an important power factor and an notorious elite force that has repeatedly put down protests in 2009 after reading the presidential election. and again, now, in the protest, following the death of gena monta armine hominy backs the crackdown them in the lake, thought they could approve the tree of these la mac republic. in the on that small tree has now turned into a massive tree. any one who even thinks about that fruits and whose tree that is completely wrong. how many once said that he is ready to sacrifice everything for the revolution and islam wrong. and he has always defended his power with harshness and resolve. representatives from ethiopia as government and rivals. he grime forces have begun. formal peace talks in south africa. it is the 1st time the 2 sides have come together since the war broke out. nearly 2 years ago

. the meeting comes as government forces make gains on the battlefield, capturing several towns in recent weeks after a 5 months cease, fire broke down. ah, rallying to condemn the tig wry people's liberation front and to back the government in ethiopia as capital here and addis ababa support for the latest offensive by the if the open army is high. in recent weeks, government troops have taken several large towns in the embattled tig rye region. it's just the latest escalation in the wall that broke out nearly 2 years ago. pitting tpl f fightin against ethiopian government forces, backed by troops from neighboring and retry. with to grey blockaded since the start of the fighting and most communication cut off tens of thousands. a thought to have

died with millions more in desperate need of humanitarian aid. i the u. n. is increasingly concerned with the situation in it. your peer is spilling out of control, violence and destruction averaged alarming levels. the social fabric is being ripped apart. oh, still it is in the 3rd grade region of it. your peer must end now. but while the peace talks provide a glimmer of hope for the future, for now fighting seems set to go on. with the government, ignoring kohls for an immediate cease fire, a cyclone has had bangladesh killing more than a dozen people around 1000000 residents happen, forced to evacuate bangladesh and other countries in the region are regularly hit by cyclones. but research shows climate change caused by the burning of fossil

fuels is making such storms more intense and more frequent. must summit's house in sudden bungler dish has been badly affected by the flood. the water has still not completely defeated. she tries to protect what hath been left and damaged that uncle and we somehow managed to save our furniture from the water by creating a dam. but some $200.00 worth of fish from our pond floated away. we are happy that at least no trees fell on the house like that, and i thought you will fit on. tropical storm has left large swats of agricultural land under water poems of whom have been damaged fish, leaf washed away. millions are without bobo and many. i still beaten for help. the capital tucker is

also flooded. trisha dr with have to push that away. he goes through the water roy gonna noodle the storms and the reason we really struggle google got the all the same thought in monday to get off. so it's very difficult to drive a trish also without a shouldn't country is prone to natural disaster. if thank if fee climate change is making storms more frequent and destructive but people like ma, summit fee, they have been left to faith, the devastation alone. now at a conference here in berlin, delegates from the world's leading economies have vowed to fund the massive reconstruction that will be needed in ukraine. after the war, the conference host, german chance, the olaf schultz said the ground had been laid for a comprehensive plan to rebuilt the war is far from over, that the international community is already preparing the ground for reconstruction . hosting the conference in berlin, chancellor shalt said,

now is the time to decide how to rebuild and how to pay for it. what is a stake here? nothing less than creating a new marshal plan for the 21st century. a generational task that must begin now. the recovery, reconstruction of modernization of ukraine will indeed be a challenge for generations. one that will require the combined strength of the entire international community. the region to tax on ukraine have marked a new low in this war. this was make alive southern ukraine on monday, playground and residential neighborhood reduced to rubble by russian attacks. there's also been heavy damage to the power supply and levine to buildings and streets in kids and to civilian targets like the shopping center in zappa region. joining the berlin conference by video link presidents,

lensky said billions would also be needed to balance the state budget in the coming year. thanks to you. cranes, by minister den. it's me have said he's country needs between 3 and 5000000000 euros a month just to keep going. but he told the conference why international help make sense. we need this money to recover the infrastructure immediately to help us survive this winter to save the people from humanitarian, catastrophic, and to save the to be in continent from the immigration wave from the immigration, from ami. according to the world bank, the total bill for damage to ukraine's infrastructure will be $350000000000.00. the ukrainian government says it could be much more some worry about the lack of transparency when such amounts are discussed. that he, you commission president lafond line is taking a positive view reconstruction linked with a dynamic you work session process can function as a catalyst,

as it was said today here, for necessary reforms. and at the same time. and this is certainly true as a strong motivator to implement these reforms because there's a goal you want to go to and therefore you understand why you have to do these reforms. b, e a will support ukraine for as long as necessary from the lion said, help likely to be work billions every month. it is clear that the human cost of the war in ukraine is immense. the financial cost is also huge. well as winter approaches, soldiers in ukraine won't just be battling the russian military. they will also be battling the elements in eastern ukraine, bitterly contested. don't ask. region preparations are underway to survive the winter. cold weapons and ammunition are crucial if the ukrainian military hopes to continue retaking ground seized by russia. but the

soldiers in eastern ukraine's donnette screeching know that being prepared for freezing temperatures will also be key to their survival in the coming months, from sleeping bags to socks to trenches. they aren't just bracing for battle, they're bracing for the cold winter. and the dorm bus is hell, it's a step climate with freezing nights, temperatures down to minus 30 degrees celsius. i felt it in 2014. it's hell. there are no forests, regular winds, and very low temperatures because of loser code. either this trench is just 700 meters from russian positions, but life goes on for the soldiers of the 5th assault brigade, one meter under ground, they wash, eat, and sleep by a wood fire stove. there's also a sana built using it tutorial. they found on the internet. it wasn't 3 days to bill the sona 1st, we dug the ditch them, recovered it with

a special membrane and bags for to sustain at least minimum mortar fire. we shall them, it won't survive directed. what would we think it could survive in explosion from asia to caliber fire was available in year by har. heath close to the russian border, preparing for combat and the cold go hand in hand for this ukranian national guard unit. the logs will be used in a wood burning stove in a trench, several meters down. there is already ground frost outside. inside a functional kitchen and sleeping quarters. just got full of one load. you can list module a. capt shall is a few mate is below ground level. there's lots of soil above lulu and soil on the right here. basically it's a very warm space. it's also very safe, provides good protection in case of explosions. and at the same time,

it protects us from cold for the whole by planning ahead. ukraine's soldiers want to make sure the winter has one bottle. they're prepared for. now the german government is reportedly ready to greenlight a controversial chinese investment plan. in the port of hamburg, local media say that china's state shipper cost flow will be allowed to buy a steak. although smaller than originally planned, china has been keen to build up overseas, influenced by buying up a european critical infrastructure. fixed german ministries rejected the plans and all 3 intelligence agencies advised against the sell sholtes as coalition allies. and the opposition also opposed the deal and some more or less brand stephen parenting has joining us from today. the business. so tell us steven, our cost goes minority interest lower than was expected. but you know, what does this decision in general mean for chinese influence in the port of

hamburg, which is crucial infrastructure for the country as a whole. it means that their influence grows. this is a significant stake that, you know, it's one of the most important terminals we should say in one of europe's most important port. so it's not the whole port, but it was just one of the terminals that they've been using for a while already. that money will help you grow the infrastructure around that terminal. that means that in theory will help ensure that there's further use of the terminal that can be expanded. it can be used even more. so that's a positive thing. at the same time, as you said, it means that there's not going to have, they're not going to have as much say in the operations of that terminal. so they have no majority ownership, they have no minority, right? and they don't even have a voting right at all. in fact, if they want to increase their steak to anything above 24.9 percent, then there will be another review from the german government. ok. what is cosca has the same in time? will publicly we haven't heard anything from costco during this whole debate. the german government says that it's been in discussions with them throughout, you know, there was some speculation that has been speculation that if cosco doesn't like the

outcome of this review of that, it could threaten to take business elsewhere. it's hard to say to what extent that's true, you know, we'll find that same capacity in rotterdam or ange, where it, what it has in hamburg right now. it's hard to say at the same time, you know, we have to remember that chinese companies, they often also take a long view when it comes to investment in foreign companies. they begin with smaller stakes and then they work their way up. we've seen that time and time again . so it's hard to imagine that they won't be willing to accept this and not just in germany, of course, all around the globe. we have been seeing in our chinese companies buying up and crucial infrastructure, we have to say. so the debate over european and business and german business ties also more broadly speaking, isn't going away as i go, in fact, is really heating up. we've seen this in recent days in recent weeks, especially in this german governing coalition. and given the state of politics right now in china, she, jim ping having secured his 3rd term, it's already been an era of sharper elbows from china. and now taiwan is likely to

grow more and more prominent on, you know, on the horizon. so there's speculation, especially given what happened with russia and ukraine. i think the government here doesn't want to be in a situation in which it feels like it's heavily dependent on chinese business, on the one side or the other with the best chinese investment, critical infrastructure here or businesses that are heavily dependent in china. and we see that we have different we have different sort of arguments in the coalition right now. we're seeing that come to ahead. we've seen that there been suggestions to review german business investment in china. there was a huge debate that came out of that. so this is all happening right now. it's probably going to continue for the near future absolutely. season, beardsley from did up your business, putting it on to context for us. thank you so much. adida says that it is ending its partnership with american rapper, kanye west, over his anti semitic remarks. the german sportswear giant cold tweets by the wrapper, unacceptable. hateful and dangerous. addie da says it will immediately stop production of its line of easy products,

which were designed with last. and the 6 organizations have distance themselves from the wrapper in recent months because of his controversial remarks. jailed us basketball star brittany griner has lost her appeal against her 9 year prison sentence. in russia. griner was arrested at moscow airport for being in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis, oil and february. the substance is banned in russia, but it is legal in arizona where she lives. lawyers for greiner say she was prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain. due to sports injuries, brittany greiner appeared via video link from her prison south, her appeal more out of hope than any real expectation of success. but addressing what she called her honest mistake, she asked the court for leniency. i've been here almost

a month and he was more severe. i'm less then. well, you do happen to do with all those in town to well, i grind as mistake was being caught with cannabis oil in her back age to moscow, airports back in february in august. she was sentenced to 9 years in jail to drug smuggling and possession. the backdrop to this, of course, is russia's war and ukraine. griner, a us citizen, is one of the world's best basketball players. a 2 time olympic champion has supported consider her report in russia's political game. the u. s. reiterated is goal for her immediate, really nothing in the previous sentence,

nothing in the result of today's appeal changes the fact that the united states government considers and screener to be wrongfully detain. this man could be grind as best hope of being set free fit to boot. a russian arms dealer serving a 25 year sentence in the u. s. has reportedly been muted, is part of a potential prisoner swap. russia there were apparently unwilling to negotiate while grain. his court process continues. after the rejection of her repeal, greiner was led away by prison guard should now be transferred to one of russia's notoriously harsh penal colonies to set the rest of her sentence. and you're up to date on d, w. thank you so much for joining us. ah, ah, ah, ah,

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