known that the boat would be that small and i never would have gone on the trip out of it. i would not have put myself and my paris in that danger. thought if the theme of the little foot akita slater would love instantly hunted london live with them. i had serious problems on a personal level. and i was unable to live there. i went and got it. ah, you want to do their story? diesel migrants clarified and reliable information for migrants. ah, that's even common him though to a village. welcome to deutsch bella president. find my just i maya. thank. thank you very much. have been this president, mister president. we'll talk about ukraine and the western balkans in just a moment. when i'd 1st looking at the current events in china, i would like to ask for your assessment. what type of reaction do you expect from

beijing in albany ein ot long as know? i feel it's very difficult to say just what is happening because we currently have so little information. but of course i'm following it closely. and the images that we're seeing from bay ging, and other cities around china movement vague with the other. we all remember our own fight against the corona virus against the pandemic ago. and still remember how heavily it weighed on so many in germany in the on good. we can only wonder what a burden it must be for the people of china. where measures of far stricter and further reaching even today, the muslim india fused victor fee lung on tightness and beside the vision. and they said ok, so i understand why people want to voice their impatience and their grievances on the streets of rosalyn. so has a democrat, i can only say that the freedom to express one's own opinion, easy,

important to them. and i can only hope that all authority is in china and respect the right to freedom of expression for her and the freedom to demonstrate. i and mine also as long did than one feels while and of course not, i hope the demonstrations remain peaceful of yours. whitley lo and when as president, we are witnessing ukraine really has nothing to do with actual war in terms of military operations passes. it is a war against civilians. why is put in doing this and what does it change for germany? yet? heard of best frightened as a smith imply would dispute the idea that it has nothing to do with the war either he has, i believe what we are seeing is part of the russian war strategy. then really clear that not only do we have a brutal war of invasion, being waged against the ukrainian army in the area in but also, and this is becoming clearer as winter approaches as a brutal attack on critical infrastructure. and with that, of course, on the civilian population line that we fear. and this is something we have seen in

recent weeks with the destruction of gas heating and electricity infrastructure. what might await the people of ukraine, hardship, and darkness, and cold and calendar north duncan hides on colder under does this, and these are not coincidental side effects, but rather it looks as if they are in fact the aim of rush and attacks are oh, do you hand that part of russia's strategy, his to hit the civilian population of to grind down the entire country. so, and that is what our solidarity has to stand up to. and that is why we have to help to guarantee these people survive the coming winter of until they listen. vendor doesn't germany is helping ukraine even with arms deliveries. ukraine has meanwhile begun praising berlin for supplying weapons kit ki of is still waiting for battle tanks. isn't this war against the civilian population? reason enough for belin to reconsider its approach shaken,

discover in dots and as the i feel that there's not only been a lot of thought in germany, but also a complete rethink and current as we understood we had to make decisions. and that doesn't apply to the administration alone, but to the entire german population, who in just a few short weeks in just a few months, won't recognize that the security we had come to know in europe was no longer guaranteed on theaters that had that of the of the year that led to the government passing massive defense spending measures, as well as better equipping the bundis fair will also storm doors and wounded the unhappy that are above all, it actually led to us providing not only humanitarian financial and economic assistance to ukraine, but ultimately, far more military assistance of isn't busy this not been to ukraine, as you know, and i can say the criticism that was being leveled against germany over arms

support has subsided, and there is, instead, a great deal of appreciation to day dunc buckhead. if i also believe that the german federal government went with the right kind of support that the, when i was there, air raid sirens wail daily, and people had to wait out attacks in bomb shelters, come on and investing in air defense in protection against drones and especially missiles was exactly the right thing to do for the or not, it was under the miss out log and now the lifting of bundle, and that is now helping cities and communities across ukraine protect themselves as best they can live in. of course, there is no total protection over, but 60 to 70 percent of russia's missiles. they're now being effectively countered by the ukranian army. also thanks to german military assistance with wonderful

putting into the nevertheless, germany guy and many people have the impression that germany's 1st instinct is to say no before eventually saying yes. why is that? it's valid for the design or attempts are made to create that impression of and judging by conversations i have and i get around in europe and abroad, i don't get the impression that german is military contributions in solidarity with ukraine or under appreciated o'clock in the or klein of that ukraine recently commemorated the 1000000 victims of the holiday or more. the great family that took place 90 years ago. this week, germany intends to recognize this crime as gen, find white ukraine in president zalinski has compared that historical crime to what is happening today is put in carrying out genocide in ukraine's 14 and gonna sit in the old kiner. that is, the order more is the and for the holiday more is a crime that few in germany know much about the world. but we must remember that it

was the people of ukraine who were the victims of that catastrophic family, off of, on the work of us, all of our land, the catastrophic famine was not the result of failed harvests. as had been claimed over the course of decades, foremost by russian historians than as but rather was a targeted strategy by their style in regime in 193219332 starve parts of the population of the then soviet union. in order to make them pliable, once a lesson on z contributes a man defend him. dodson bundis thought, i am very, very grateful that the german bonus tag will take the opportunity to commemorate that great tragedy this week in a non partisan and parliamentary motion onto dog. these are likenesses on these are ta, good to in them. and wellness presidency. kennedy. mister president, you know, the warmongers in moscow putting has spoken openly about his designs, the ukraine for years. the german leadership,

including yourself never taken seriously. how should one deal with the fact that he is now threatening to use nuclear weapons? is that something different? essence of is retired and as the 1st i would dispute the claim that it wasn't taken seriously. but just look at the years after 2014, i don't think any other administration in europe was as engaged, not only in maintaining a ceasefire, but actually using that cease fire as a gateway to piece mince garb. com. and then there is the minsk agreement that we together with france and then ukrainian president petra bra shingo negotiated with russia. weaver was the father club on. and you remember how i took part in untold numbers of attempts to achieve progress in that norman d format. my with france, ukraine, and russia. what's, what is the thing is, is them in the, in the end we were unsuccessful, valuable life. so, but at the same time,

in my view, it was right to make the effort. i didn't serve as the 2nd. and in regard to the rush and threats to use nuclear weapons, i find them intolerable. also, especially as they come at a time when efforts are being made to create a future in which nuclear weapons are superfluous and nuclear are working through the vote. the threat of nuclear weapons is therefore not only unjustified. look, it also runs counter to all of our historical experiences. he does faith and it is unacceptable. listen. have a far along and on and on it vaguely tuned and advised that it is a further escalation of the war by russia, and there must be no use of nuclear weapons. and i believe that with this stance, we are in unison with nearly the entire world as on things like them as their visit seemed the eye and the deliberations at the g. 20 in barley were another expression

of the clear rejection of such threats. oh lord, i let alone the actual use of nuclear weapons, a clear signal, the globe, hopefully one that moscow will understand that in moscow for stanton, good. they severe food and what paths do you see leading out of this wall? what might a solution that is acceptable to both 5 look like yahoo. gov either. deborah hopped at nissan b. so can you and i believe any one who claims to know what that path is his overreaching. and we are in a phase of the war that is not headed towards a military resolution of anna. and i don't in oslo, of military of us in oslo do. and we're all i can say is thank god, the people in ukraine are bravely engaged and standing up to the threat stones is there with long and being on the as in i know ok. we're also watching as the ukrainian army drives back

a purportedly superior adversary. and the russian army is nifty inside also, but this is not the decisive juncture from which we can see a way out in, but at least i don't see one i let him feel long and yet then it is also reckless to suggest to cease fire. now, because to establish a ceasefire at this point in time, but would essentially condone all of the injustice that has already taken place, that with one another. and the buttons is than the other cease fire now would mean that russia would keep for its own the territories. it is occupied down there and its breach of borders, its flouting of international law and its land grabbing wood all receive an official blessing. and that cannot be the aim of a ceasefire that so sadly, i cannot say that i see any way out of the war at this sign in all signal list or train of thought above all ukraine want security guarantees, including from germany, before any negotiation start is that something he of can count on earth,

the or kiner had the ukraine has called for langley ford on the old kiner ukraine's demands its expectations are known. and that kind of they are also, of course known within the german federal government in the north. and there have been signals not only from germany, that security solidarity in the form of security guarantees may be feasible in this though one of one funds. he hurts guarantee in forster gun. but we are still at a stage where we can not clearly say what those security guarantees would look like, who would provide them and, and what they would have to entail is that on vacant, since the content of such guarantees are tied to the war actually ending and since there is no end in sight right now, we cannot yet formulate security guarantees videos guarantee. in long as those formalism have windows president curtis is the president. we recently held our

collective breath when 2 rockets hit polish territory was, is how great is the fear that the war rating in ukraine will eventually come to us? that was of i my account issue over there. that as for me, i have very much that that can be avoided, longest, darker varden. and my hope has been bolstered actually by the very sensible reaction not only from the united states, but from nato as a whole. admirals, it's like foreigners london on the nozzle in schism as how there was close communication between the american president and the polish president. right after the rocket impact in eastern poland comic as he once was. and in another condition, president on the employee listened because there was also an immediate reaction from the head of nature from the secretary j. it's another announcing that the cause of the incident would be investigated before a reaction would be determined on than the other. so on,

so m as in discover thus psych does, i believe that shows that level headed nest dominates among the nato countries. and it also shows that a minimum level of military contact with moscow remains in. it was one thing that should be emphasized, man, is that both sides should may use of such contacts. if they exist. there's a gun that i know that according to newspaper reports, no one in moscow picked up the phone when they were 1st called. that is an additional risk that must be avoided, recovered from it, and then when the fund wanted to think of the back and forth that ensued after germany offered to station patient nathan's. and poland defended odds and had, i think germany made an offer appropriate to the current threat level. the dogs of dorothy and hunger mason is the div poinisan how the polish government deals with

that offer is up to them. i know discussions are also taking place in poland and i don't want to get involved in them. and mr. winners. president, you live, anton hamilton, north, macedonia, and albania. okay. and the warren ukraine has given a new impetus to europe as mars to the west. and balkans will this will speed up the process of integrating the western balkans into the you. if eisner's above this line is that i don't know that it will be sped up the hill that my trip is definitely meant to signal the fact that we have not forgotten about the western balkans, them, the hamner to the out the buttons. of course, we have also had debates with our western balkan colleagues who voiced concern that ukraine's desire to join on the earl to forge closer ties to the european union. and that might be being handled differently on the far more quickly than western balkan states. a you states owed us with an i can understand to some of the

impatience this on the but like many others our, i will guarantee people there that no one has forgotten the western balkan. so kind of kind of august as done, the advisor. indeed, a trip to north, macedonia, and albania, also serves to send a message to the entire region yawn when corresponding domestic progress is achieved. the path toward membership in the european union also becomes more manageable of a sober other. the ill had, but it does not have a time table for western balkan membership. there are some there have set the goal of 2030 for them. found this when you speak with people there and in the parliament, will he be able to say whether that is realistic, has been president can for the time the president does not a profit by them that and that is why i can only repeat that it all comes down to

a willingness to pass domestic reforms and also a willingness to implement them and that are women healing with him. and we can also deal with states in the western balkans, differently to day because of the examples of north macedonia and albania. the which have taken clear steps forward and or none of the under that strength and self confidence in those countries. and makes clear to others in the region of the western balkans. the taking the step to join is worth the effort. is that they're both. it's foggy. furthermore, we cannot forget that beyond the question of accession, in the narrower sense, progress is made along the path to membership adams on the western balkans, accession process began in berlin years ago and was on the i remember that it was very tedious at 1st thinkers were but when i think about the last summit, i think that travel with personal identity cards,

reciprocal recognition of school and university diplomas, and degrees provides the willingness of european support. despite rising energy prices that cynthia, that those are significant steps for one, if 50 or the one good old. so i understand the impatience or no question, but we are not in a phase that calls for dejected this certainly not because of ukraine or as we continue to keep our eye on the western balkan states and on north macedonia and albania, where there has been progress of the union and overhung invoice with de la fontose, d o f added from the you expect fast reforms from the western balcony. it also says that it must perform itself before it can take a new members and begin negotiations. and how long do you think that process will actually last time as though to move this? now again, other hand should go as quickly as possible with these ards, i'll admit that at this moment i do not see signs suggesting the swift reform of

european institutions that is known in since i have known european institutions from the inside for years, i know that we have had a series of multiple crises worship and closing the can and the all clears. we remember the eurozone crisis and on, in austin. we remember more clearly the so called refugee crisis in 201520165 the wrong that we had a huge challenge for the european union in fighting the corona virus pandemic. the conform, covered under mucus, up naturally, these crises in all followed one another in rapid succession as we figure. and as we can see now, some like the pandemic and the russian invasion of ukraine continue to weigh upon us. we were deal klein out once a limit and under umbrellas that that absorbs a lot of energy while at the same time, not leaving much mental capacity by inner reforms,

which i will concede they are desperately needed. and therefore the listen. him or cain, a quick sang the most of the western balkan states. guy have shown great solidarity during the war and ukraine. they have implemented sanctions against russia despite and major concerns about the consequences. but 3rd, dea has repeatedly put it close ties to moscow under flay, is that you doing enough to support the western balcony in the fall? i doubt you with ukraine and how should it deal with serbia? and on the, as the time log in savannah to answer the 1st part of your question because that is one of the reasons i am visiting the region. oh, because of course i also want to get a feel for the mood in those countries on the thinker. yeah, thousands the hill and i think we will get a clear picture of the mood, whether north macedonia, and albania, in this situation in which they have not only showed solidarity with ukraine. not only proven themselves by helping increase economic pressure on russia,

but rather where countries like north macedonia and albania. it also fulfill their obligations within nato, in the v, not months and even beyond that for albania, which currently sits on the un security council. they not, or he, in that from neither of him when they had thought further than as if in the i'd say that's quite a lot that we can look at that we should respect. so one can of that we had the 3 of us picked yarns out of a bad. it should also spark self confidence in those countries and though daughter so i'm sure i will get a sense of whether that is the case during my trip histone on the therapy an unheard the by the time to answer the 2nd part of your question regarding serbia i'd like we have to continue efforts to convince serbia that the path it is currently following his raising questions and concerns about how serious the country is about finding its way into your organ enough down of the with the vic,

mid them, the vehicles on global focuses that i've been accompanying the western balkans journey towards the european union for nearly 20 years last month. and i've been to serbia often. i've been given. i'm certain that the people of serbia don't want to step away from the desire. shared with many other western balkan states to grow close to the european union and eventually become a member. therefore, i can only hope and continue to attempt to convince serbia's political leadership to pursue this path more clearly of hong and zavion, the fonts, overthrowing these and vague with iron door discard. so good. social is not good of design any are weighed about this conflict between serbia and causal that have been settled at the last minute. he what can germany and europe do to contain this security risk in the region in the long term that will have to answer them at

that thing conflict and gets off and issue pastors. as for the conflict, i find it of fitting final question. like not because it's resolution shows once again how important europe at the european union are for the region in this new one . so if there were no desire to look to europe and, and then europe would not have negotiating leverage in such conflicts between serbia and cars over the other one doesn't, there still is nothing. nevertheless, i am still convinced that it is the desire to come to europe on to eventually join the european union. a wish that is prominent in all of the western balkan states. that gives europe leverage of these, of, and the possibility to negotiate. and thus, the ability to help find a solution in this seemingly tiny, at least in our eyes, seemingly manageable conflict over automobile license plays of

a conflict her lose if tiny conflicts can be dealt with, then perhaps larger conflicts could also be peacefully resolved, contributing to a normalization of relations between serbia and kosovo and alban. these items in flickers that president stein my at thanks for speaking to us that thank you ah, ah, with

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