ah ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. i'm sarah kelly and we're about to begin our special coverage of an address to the german nation by president find about to shy admire. it is being billed as an effort to bring people together in difficult times for more. let's bring in political correspondent manual

a child who is joining us from the scene of that speech and menu. well, what can we expect today? well 1st off, sarah, it's been, you know, a much a waited as speech from under my president. thank router. stand the stand. i my era . he's, there, he's been, ah, he's been a very scarcely. it's erin fox in times, you know, in the very challenging, at times her in, for europe at all. so for germany, he did give a very significant speech on there. you are absolutely ration they on the 8th of may well, obviously id or you know, to highlight was the war rushes war against the ukraine for them. and i'm looking in korea, give go down a little lesson, told me their stories, appearance once they told me how on that 24th, essentially league is in their gun. didn't have of war was unleashed into their

ordinary lives. the terrible noise of the attacks, the smoke coyer, the fire you the pools on their sudden, raw fears of hon and men at santa these women and men were shaking as they told me about what it was like for them. i know out of the power to do an elderly woman resume. it tells me how she and her grandson and watch the seemingly endless anderson chain of russian tanks for by traps and war equipment rolling by the under one factor. she set her grandson, looked at her mom as an adult granny, are we going to die now? because mother country in the fog in the stanford and his grandmother could not answer this question, hope you're no harder, which still brings tears to her eyes to day. and i went on, ladies, you gentlemen are from the in each and every one of you using feelings were members that 24th of september. and oh, do i the whaling sirens go all the dark,

your smoke over to? yes, margaret, terrible images of that morning. again and on gale made to hold my blood, run cold, lindsay mach yuton, and they marked the final bitter fairly avalon couple of years of political efforts, including my efforts des, inspect to prevent precisely a terrible moment like this in close to february. the 24th of february was a turning point in history. here in germany too, it plunged. does it go into a different era into a period of uncertainty that we thought had been overcome a period mike by war alliance, people having to flee their homes in the bike worries about war splattering into a conflagration in europe and one in the time of severe economic upheaval, energy, chrysler, and exploding prices approximately a time in which our successful model of a globally networked economy has come under pressure and inside

a time in which she gets the social cohesion. and in more contrast democracy. and more than that own and trust in ourselves has been damaged when it did come, current policy makers cannot work miracles. no one has one was positive and not even a german president can take away. all our worries in these profoundly uncertain times grabbed us feelers on the contrary. and i believe that many of these worries are legitimate. we are experiencing the deepest crisis. our united germany has ever known. a been about, sorry, been gone, but i am firmly convinced that if we become consciously aware of this moment, this turning point in history. if we begin to understand that one era has come to an end and another has begun. done then, and only then will we be able to see more clearly was yet what is now required of us in the year. and i am certain in either knowing that we will not have to face

this new era in fear or without to found the jaga for whom gentlemen once is in fear, the years before the 24th of february were an error. with a tale wind, germany pushing out from groups to dodge and happy times like the moment of german unity, the peaceful withdraw. it troops look on for the end of the confrontation between the east and west marks and the growing together. europe please give didn't that they were views of the peace dividend, the emitter from which we germans, at the heart of the united you heard you have profited abundantly when she liked off docile the item was and looked perhaps it's also the case that the happy fortunes we experienced in germany shaped the way we saw the world on fine. we believe that we were surrounded by friends, clickable, and that war in europe was unimaginable higher than democratized. freedom and democracy seemed to be on the advance everywhere. trade and prosperity impossible

in all directions towards allah cleveland unit, despite all the crazy news of that time. and although not everything we hoped for succeeded. yeah, those years were good years. dotson and germany at country with such a dark history line, good works had grown into the international community, had become respect and even loved by its partners with growing room for maneuver of boxes and increasing responsibility in the world dodge sunshine and germany in a country. so small on a global scale, when i can almost without its own raw materials and natural resources had become a strong both modern, globally networked economy. or thanks also to good education and training women. a willingness to reform with the guns of the subs. and thanks to trade relations with the whole world, and this is why i say there was years with a tail wind pushing germany toward success. they weren't good years. not that it

fell into our laps. we worked for peace and for prosperity. we relied on international cooperation and we played by the rules done come to and then came the 24th of february and fees on the 24th of february puts in nationally not only broke this rules and ended the game abruptly. no, to show ladies and gentlemen, he turned the whole chessboard upside down, wasn't tyler and good question is brutal. war of aggression in ukraine. european has reduced the european security order to rubble infinitely young with his imperialist expansion. as the possession, the russian president violated international lansing in fog contesting borders. land pulp committing land, grabbing a russian attack as an attack on the lessons the world had learned from 2 world wars how it is in these days. and those commonly and fabulous piece visitors are

making lessons have faded. one of them for instead of sharing and searching for common ground, is increasing the struggle for ideology and dominance of the young people, china's claim to economic and political power is an important factor. illness and these are sitting and this struggle before a dominant will shape the future of international relations in the long term. co, legal. oh, the sad truth is, unfortunately, that the world is on its way into a phase of confrontation, billing, and, and even though what it needs more urgently than ever, of course, is co operation. cream of under climate change did undermine extinction, and releases pandemic, starvation and migration more 90. but none of these challenges can be solved without the williams and preparedness to work together internationally. and, and this is why, despite the word of despite crises, the world must not give up on its efforts in this direction that i'm going to

invest, but didn't general. what does that mean for us here in germany? my response is, is come and help the yarber harder years. oh yeah. are coming tougher years in our head of us, the peace dividend that has given used up on, on the poker. and i'm getting an error of head winds blowing in to germany. place is beginning filled as a country in order to survive in 4 times we can build on the power and strength we've acquired in past years, and so far home in deviate. but, and we will be able, that we will be helped by the experience we have gained in overcoming others. so as closely so give you, despite all of these concerns, let us not forget that we are economically strong, stronger than many others. we have excellent research, strong companies and efficient states and blue, and we have a large and strong cor at the high device society around. so didn't stagnant elizabeth langon, but we need to add to the strengths that have helped us so far. been missing,

we must conflict, become capable of conflict both internally and externally, that we need the will to assert ourselves and evolve and all the car. and we also need visit, drink, all kinds for self restraint that it, we don't need a war mentality of it. but what we do, newton's guys is a spirit of resistance and resilience. and that includes 1st and foremost soon on a strong and well equipped german and voices, the blunders via our citizens. but also our neighbors and our partners visit expect sellers in the middle, we are as the throng country at the heart of europe. and we have a duty to make our contributions to point the alliance and to defend, to day, much more then in a time went others above the usa held a protective handlers candles. we could long rely on others, and we can continue to rely on others. but now others need to be able to rely on us

as well. it was, it wasn't bad. none dodson, i assure our partner, germany is accepting its responsibility and nato is a year and in europe. i don't wonder and long the federal government security policy decisions since the turning point of the 24th of february have shown this fmla houston. but it's also shown that they're due by the broad based public support with which these decisions have been taken. and the so, as is particularly important to me, it is also shown by our growing attention and growing respect for our gym and like, and, and german armed forces of one's fair in society at large. and finally, a tight time of the society needs a strong one is clear that the bundeswehr also need your society that support in that regard. as was it in german present, i will continue to stand for this conflict fears cogan veto sounds, conflict capability and resilience require more than this. however,

ambia evolved from has expectations of us grow yet. optically pick a criticism of us will also grow with it. the misbehavior advocacy, and we have to deal with this criticism it on an adult mana, you want and not immediately misuse, every criticism from outside of ammunition and domestic, political disputes zones. given a country like ours is going to be criticized and we have to get used to that. i mean, look at the u. s. a bar there used to it, and you as a global leader and they are criticized for what they do was you know, for what they don't do accordingly. stuff and they can or the past the but google to others are appealed to higher authorities. they have to know what they're doing and why they're doing it, and germany 9 don't know. germany is not a global leader. harbor, however, isn't another. we are one of the lead players in europe. the leadership is expected from us leadership in the interest of europe, and what is decisive is not the plaza. the audience darken,

global. what is decisive was the strengthening of europe. the more uncertain in the world around us is the more certain and we have to be about our shared path. concerned him often and click and in a candid look at this new era. good. who means asking ourselves so she's really good. awesome, difficult questions. the beds that since this is the turning point in history or well, it has become a different one from out in. and that means that we have to get away from the old ways of thinking and old hopes phones and we go from and this is particularly true rise. that of the way we see russians em long. i know that many people in our country feel connected to russia to its people, musical love, russian music and literature in austin, in eastern germany. because there are very different highly controversial memories of 40 years of history that still have an impact on us today. and to invest in our food, eastern and western germany, we have grateful with the miracle of unification. and we do not forget that we owe

it to michelle. got about charge of it was that it remained piece was up to the fact that the soviet troops returned home without firing a shot gave us a lot of hope of under 2 hours for a peaceful future. when these are half, i shared that hope all is well for mona, and it's been the impetus for my work over many, many years of involved as well. so on that when we look at russia to day, even kind clubs, there is no room for all dreams. and the lender to day, like our countries put in fire against william as i'm hootin, is leading an invading i'm a lotto ticket and ukrainians are defending the country that they have been building since they are independent living building for 30 years or so. precious aware of aggression has shatteau, i'm glad which harvest dream. women of the uncommon european home. it is an italian fung about an moved one for lawrence in the rules of law. the principles of non

violence of inviolable borders. it is an attack on everything that we, german stanfull as well shoulder. so those of us who shrugged their shoulders and asked, what is this war have to do with us here in germany, daily the fender? when for ungodly, these people are speaking irresponsibly, and after we get on history, conan via us thought in a while back, we cannot continue and will do well in europe as germans. with this attitude, it is the wrong attitude, and therefore, ambassador m, i k of we will support ukraine for as long as it will be necessary. we will support them in military terms. your president has just told me the daughter of housing since the, the german or girl defense as these are saving the lives over there. we will support you financially. and politically. am to 9 o 8 ball will support you as well in the rapid reconstruction book.