ah, ah, ukraine is a country at war fighting to push back its russian neighbours, turned invaders, and it's also at war with winter. russian drone strikes destroyed much of ukraine's power grid. weather is now vladimir putin's weapon to today. romania top. diplomat from 30 countries came together to discuss how to shorten this war and how to change this season as quickly as possible. and you probably know what comes next. more money is headed to you crate. this time to turn the lights and the heat back off. i'm broke off in berlin. this is the day, ah, bill invaded ukraine saying that they won't let natal in this. borders is getting

the opposite. nato is stronger and more united than at any time. i can remember is getting more presence of natal trips in these don't bottle the lines and he will get those read us natal members. we're not on the term for we're going to read press from the black to the policies. i think what he's afraid though is democracy and freedom. and that's the main challenge with him. and i don't thought that that's the reason why he hasn't been ah, also coming up to night calls for china to move away from mass lock downs to curb the corona virus. what will it take for beijing to reassert control? says it only facts have proven that china's cove. it measures a science based, correct, and effective. ah,

which, who are you was watching on p. b as in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with mother nature herself. now, part of the russian attack on ukraine, when the invasion began back in february, spring and summer, and a quick end to the war dominated talks here in europe and in the united states. with december are about to begin. the hopes have fallen along with the temperatures hopes for a quick end to winter or what we're talking about now. so there was already falling across ukraine just as rush and rockets, rain down, destroying power, and heating facilities. russian president vladimir putin using weather as a weapon and ukraine's allies have announced a retaliation plan more money in addition to more shipments of weapons. here's the head of native speaking today. russia is sir using brutal miss all andrew nath.

access to leave ukraine cold and dark this winter. president putin is trying to weaponized winter to force ukrainians to freeze or flee nato allies are providing unprecedented support. on today, allah's made additional colleges to naples comprehensive system package for ukraine, freeze or fleece. he w, corresponding economy, he is in the cave. he has more on what you crave, wants from this nato midi while the foreign minister had me to call, i will put it very briefly. clearly he said 2 things, transformers and patriot missiles, so that transformers part of the key kind of crucial kits to make sure that ukraine's grid survives we don't really have a power generation problem. the ceiling of electricity being produced. the big

problem is bringing it to people who need it. that network has been attacked time and time again of the last 6 to 8 weeks by the russians. and that's proving to be the real kind of crucial point. now making sure that ukraine has the capacity to keep on rebuilding right now. we've heard from the authorities here that they basically have run out of spare parts and any new repairs the system of basically a 100 percent dependent on keep coming from outside. and it's very difficult to get that kit on the open market right now, because everyone is trying to get that equipment and ukraine's moving up everything you can find. and the picture missiles that is nato's basically most sophisticated air defense system that so far hasn't been sent to ukraine. that lots of nature countries, if that is too complex, the ukraine would require too much training, but the ukrainians would count to that, that they have proven time time again that they are able to pick up the new tech get to grips with that much faster than anyone predicted and they say they see that's anything that will keep ukrainian sky safe and will actually make it worthwhile rebuilding the infrastructure without that a defense component. they say it's basically pointless,

trying to keep things going here. but the sooner they repair anything, the russians we back with the, for the strike that was des, nick connelly reporting from keith. i want to pull in now bran bowman. he's the senior director for the center on military and political power at the foundation for the defense of democracy. he joins me tonight, washington dc. it's good to see you again. brad. we heard there from the secretary general at nato, saying that putting is weaponized winter. we know that you can't fire missiles that mother nature, but ukraine could fire more missiles to defend its own air space from russian strikes. is that where we're headed? thanks to the option to join you. thanks for the question. yeah, there's no doubt, you know, putin is used a food as a weapon or war. now he's using winter. i think the secretary nato secretary general set it right. he wants ukrainians without water, without electricity, without heat, without light to try to demoralize them to break their will. to. so they stop

defending their homes against this unprovoked invasion. and i think it's in nato's interests and interests of all free people everywhere to help the ukraine and ensure who is not successful. and i think there's 3 ways to do that. one is to listen to the ukrainians and get them what they're asking for. and what they're asking for is more air missile defense capabilities. we've delivered a lot. we've committed to delivering more. we need to honor those commitments and get them there asap. we also need to listen to their needs for ground warfare, right? the more we can support ukrainians in their ground offensive, the more that will force russia to divert it's finite strike assets to the front lines rather than ukrainian infrastructure electrical infrastructure. and then finally, obviously the generators and transformers and things like that will help i, i would note in the november 23rd announcement, the pentagon announced were sending 200 generators. that's great, but it's a drop in the bucket. and i'm hopeful that our european allies will come alongside

as well, and continue to send more equipment like that. and if anyone has any questions about what's actually happening on the battlefields, i mean, the statistics coming up are incredible. the amount of artillery shells being used now is the highest seen in europe since the 2nd world war. ukraine is using weapons ship, mainly from the united states. and you warned on this program last summer that the u. s. does not have an infinite supply in weapons reserves are we, are we about to crash into a wall here in the united states? you know, my research tells me that some of our our arsenal, some of our munition supplies for a weapon, supplies are in better shape than others. we're taking risk and a lot of areas. i think we're always taking risks for taking more risk than usual. we have to balance us as the united states is concerned against other requirements, including requirements in the taiwan strait. contingencies related to north korea

and even iran. but i do believe the united states in the midst of what i would call a munitions production capacity crisis. so we've seen about 26 of these drop downs where we literally have taken 26 since august, the 21. taking the equipment from our own stores and sent them to you create i supported doing that where we got to continue to watch this. but most importantly, we have to stop procuring these munitions at the minimal possible rate because of insufficient funding. and we need to ask any defense supplier in the united states and frankly, europe, what is the maximum you could do now, please give us that. and what do you need to double or triple that next year? i think we need to be doing that for our own sake for ukraine sake and from the united states perspective. also to ensure that we have what's necessary to turn her aggression, the taiwan straits were bred. i mean, maybe for our viewers, you have insight into how this works at the pentagon, but also on capitol hill. why is this not happening in the u. s. if the u. s. can't

deliver lots of weapons then who can while you know, we, i would respectfully say we have delivered an extraordinary amount of i'm incredibly proud of what the united states has done since february 24th 19.7 $1000000000.00 and security assess. and since the beginning of the bio ministration, you know, i would say we, ukraine would be fundamentally different than it is today for work for the sport american provided. but i think, i think the, if this behind your question, the answer is i'd say insufficient defense spending. and a lot of people immediately dismissed out of some defense hoc. but you know, if you look at the percentage of gdp that we're spending on defense, united states, we're near post world war 2 lows. if you look at a percentage of federal spending or near post world war to lowe's, america is not in danger going bankrupt because of defense spending. we're going to, we have problems because of entitlements spending. and you know, we were able to get away with that for a long, long time before february 24th. because we are engage in wars and can stand in iraq

that we could sustain. but when you combine what's happening in ukraine, trying to help your crane defend against this invasion, conducting the largest modernization effort and 40 years and preparing to deter aggression in taiwan strait. and there's just a mass of mismatch between the defense industrial base we have, and the one that we need. we're waking up as usual, americans were waking up, belatedly. there are reports, i saw reports this week, that weapons deliveries to taiwan or nail behind schedule for this year in amounts . billions of dollars behind schedule is defending ukraine. is it leaving taiwan suddenly very vulnerable to a chinese invasion? you know, i don't believe an invasion of taiwan is imminent. i do worry that we could see something before 2027. if you look at the recent party congress, it's clear that they are expediting their preparations. the pentagon just released their annual report on the chinese military today. there's lots to be concerned in

there about it. they, they specifically said they're intensifying, accelerating their modernization efforts. they have the largest navy in the world and air force this increasingly just as good as our own. and the p l. a rocket force. they launched a 135 ballistic missiles and 2021 alone for training and testing. that's more than the rest of the world combined. so we got our, we got our hands full in taiwan. we're, we're, we're, the problem is we're trying to get taiwan the arms. it needs to make itself a porcupine, as we talked about before. but right the harpoon missile, for example, we said that we were get, we announced in 2020 we're going to send that to taiwan. we're not going to complete that shipment till 20. 28. might be over by then. well that's, that's a very specific as well. bred moment is always we appreciate you putting all of this into context force valuable insight. thank you. thank you. oh, right to ukraine's neighbor now. bill reuss, where

a political allies of jailed opposition leader, maria collision cova say that she has been hospitalized, and then she remains an intensive care list. cobra's father says that she was taken to the emergency unit and underwent surgery. but he says there were no further details because she's 40 years old and she was part of a trio, prominent women who lead historic demonstrations against philip. bruce is leader alexander lucas cinco and she was jailed after she's spectacularly resisted exposure for her own country by destroying in public her passport. franak vehicle is a spokesman for the belushi, an opposition. he joins me tonight from building us in that the way up front. it's good to see you again. what are you hearing about your colleague and friend, maria? are we all are praying for her health for her life? we found out about the situation just a few hours ago. i was

a lot of channels and we were shocked. she was a very close friend and ally for atlanta and maria was the symbol of the women's protest. she inspired little chance to protest. her symbol is red lipstick, and the symbol became also they inspiration for many women who wear on the streets . and right now, the symbol is in jail, is incarcerated. struggle for her life. we know very little information because she's got some k j, b sensors. they don't give information like that, the lawyers nor to family. we know that she's a life at this moment. we know that she for state of health is as stable critical. she got surgery yesterday, but she was delivered to the surgery directly from the punishment. so punishment from prison, where she is serving her 11 years central. and from,

from what you know about the way the prison system works in bella ruse for someone, a prominent prisoner like maria to be taken from prison to the hospital immediately for surgery. what does it tell you then about her health and, and it must be very serious. right? belarus presence is one of the worst places in the world. been in the prison. you don't have access to information to media. you can't meet or see your relatives. the only communication with outside world is the lawyer who kind of is, if you're rarely but not when you're in the punishment cell. people are often from prison, brought to this to go outside to the small yard, near the prison, and kept frozen for 4 hours. many people, many prisoners, women are tortured. just a few days ago,

we heard them statement from human rights activists who is a political prisoner right now. and she said that she, she was beaten. she was humiliated and by ocean coast guards. and we don't know what the deed to maria because 10 days ago she was put in such punishment, sell what information they wanted from her. what they were trying to do to her, let's not forget, she's one of the biggest enemies to look at shanker, it's a very good point and we know that you will stay on this and hopefully we will have positive information sooner rather than later. for your call, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. thank you. and there is still a lot more to come on the day. remember, if you cannot catch us live, you can always watch today's edition on demand online. just go to our website at d, w dot com slash the day. ah, when it comes to pros,

focusing for reasons wrong. in other places, our position is the same, which is that we support the right people every to easily focus to make on their views, their concerns in their frustration. that was you a secretary of state antony, blanket and voicing support for those anti lockdown protesters in china. the world has watched that wave of anger and frustration sweep through chinese cities once again under harsh cove at 19 walked out. and it's the biggest display of public descent scene since the tenement square approach us back in 1989 and then explains why china's top security body is calling for cracked out. police are now trying to identify anyone who took part in rallies over the weekend. police patrols or checking people's cell phones. universities are reportedly sending some students

home raging against 3 years at cope lockdown measures, protest, pete at historic level. never seen during the era of president eugene pain. it figures to some that she's power and his 3rd term could be tested. we don't want authoritarianism, we want human rights. we don't watch a monarchy. but after unprecedented demonstrations and china and elsewhere, and clashes with police over the weekend, anger appears to have centered and police who are out in greater numbers, appear to have more control on the streets. washer far, china is a country governed by the rule of law. and the various legal rights and freedoms enjoyed by chinese citizens are fully guaranteed. and in corinth with the law. at the same time,

any rights and freedoms must be exercised within the framework of the long cong johnny. houston activists are under threat of investigation for their role, and the pushback against cobit lockdown measures and political oppression. now, the possibility of repercussions seems to have reduced the size of the protest. china's biggest wave of discontent under she has also been met with the relaxation of some lockdown measures like east social distancing rules and coven 19 testing exemptions for seniors. and people who work from home. a sign that the people's voices and frustrations might be getting through to chinese authorities. yeah. following the unrest, the chinese government is now aiming to increase vaccination rates among the elderly. china says that 65 percent of people over the age of 80, however, received booster shots only 65 percent. or tuesday officials launched yet another

new vaccination drive. no geography d, we need to speed up covered 19 vaccinations, especially for the elderly. we hope the elderly will be able to complete their vaccinations as soon as possible to protect their health and that of their families . jaron jenkins shibel, one. yeah. next step would be to conscientiously implement the requirements of the plan, guard the organization and deployment across the regions optimize vaccination services, and worked hard in promoting coven 19 booster shots and the vaccination of the elderly and uncle. look. no, another dimension to this is the information that chinese citizens are getting from outside the country. consider what they are seeing now at the soccer world cup in guitar, images of fans filling stadiums without mass, there's no social distancing quarantine. it's left many chinese citizens wondering why their country is still trying to stamp out cove it when people elsewhere have

learned to live with it. nowhere, not even china is immune from what old cup fever, funds and shanghai have gathered to te can a game. but the spectacle has also offered a window one to a world which has left covert behind. i really envy them. despite the cheer the threat of coven, and particularly strict locked downs loon large. though some still think b james hard line approach is right. the, with an given time, his size and medical resources, i think it should rare been slowly and that it's ok to keep the 0 coated policy for now. but while the matches may be on in china, the chinese are being served up a sanitized version. one sports writer has compared game coverage, revealing subtle differences. the 1st clip was what viewers outside china saw

mosque. las ferns cheering their team. and this was what chinese state tv showed the coach on the touch line shouting instructions. despite those efforts, the scenes from guitar of triggered some soul searching online. one weeble user said you either lock down everything or you let go, the cutter weld copies, proving that it's time to treat cove it as a regular infectious disease. another asked is then no cause it elsewhere. everyone in the world cup looks so happy when living in the same weld, aren't we? a 3rd said look at the smile on the world cup audience is face, then look at us. the tournament it seems, has offered china, not just some distraction, but also cause for self reflection. it's

only been a month since the world's richest man. ellen musk took over twitter in that controversial $44000000000.00 deal and what a turbulent month it has been. he began by promising that twitter would not descend into a free for all hell scape, remember that rife with misinformation and heat speech. but since then, he's done little to reassure any one about the platforms direction. the billionaire ceo has cut around half of twitter staff, including many content moderators. he's reinstated previously banned accounts, including that. a former us president donald trump, and he's taken steps to roll back policies to tackle misinformation related to coven 19, for example. today, elan must to came in one of the biggest targets in the tech sphere. none other than apple with a series of tweet slamming i, phone maker the eiffel maker and its business practices. and here's just a sample mosque tweeting bit. apple has mostly stopped advertising on twitter. do

they hate free speech in america? and then there's this one. apple has threatened to withhold it twitter from its app store, but they will not tell us why. and that's an accusation that so far, apple has not responded to mosque. also joining the corps crying fell over the 30 percent. see that apple colleagues from store w's, washington bureau chief, she spoke with the american journalist. kira swisher, who has been covering all things internet. now for decades, here's her take on the musings of musk and where he might be taking twitter. today he tweeted a picture of guns like why he tweeted a misinformation about paul policies attack using an anti gay trope. now he's attacking apple for not advertising on twitter, apple, which is the who has to make a decision. if the, if the service becomes unsafe, to remove it from the app store. of course that's what he's doing. he's front

loading that fight. so it looks like it's free speech flight and not a safety issue on twitter, which is the only way apple would remove an app is that there's a safety issue. and so it's a real, he's doing all kinds of things that are incredibly divisive and angry. and in your face, a lot of stunts. so do not take them seriously. he's trying to call attention to the platform. he's essentially committing a traffic accident every day in order to get people interested in him. and that's not. and that's no way to run a business as far as i could tell from the people who have been really successful. why is he doing? kara was there's, you know, he's always a lot of money. he's a lot of money at stake here. he's got a he, maybe $11.00 theory is that he's trying to bring down the price of the debt so that he can buy it up for cheap and then own the whole company from the banks that lead to $13000000000.00. he's in a really untenable position because he paid too much and so he's got to figure out a way to pay less and then then fix it and then bring it public,

presumably at the very heart of it, away from all his antics and his, you know, his baiting of people and his rude remarks every time makes a remark of me. i know i'm winning because he's desperate about something. and so he's just really trying to figure way not to lose as much money as possible. maybe make some money here. and because he because of the origin soon as he paid $44000000000.00 for a company where it's maybe $8000000000.00 out. sure. cara swisher, she had a lot more to say about ellen, musk and twitter. you can see her entire interview with our washington bureau chief enos pole white. now on the dw news youtube champ for the day's almost done, the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter either at the www. she can follow me on twitter at brent gov. tv. and remember, whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then if

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