companies and countries on rethinking everything and making later changes you reviewed this week on d, w. ah, ah, this is, these are the news live from berlin. there's another shock at the world cup and carter as germany are out as a flex man. finally, get to when beating costa rica, but it's not enough to stop them heading home at the group stage for the 2nd consecutive time. also on the program, ukrainian officials,

one russia is gearing up for a massive aerial attack. satellite images from a russian airfield suggest preparations for an assault. and in washington, d. c. leaders of the united states and france vow to hold russia accountable for war crimes in ukraine. but president biden says he's prepared to talk to vladimir putin, but only if the russian president is willing to discuss ending the war. ah, i'm really mm hm. at welcome to the program. germany are out of the world cup in guitar to spite beating costa rica for 2 and a thrilling game. germany took the lead, then lost it then retook it. but it was cold comfort as their fate was decided on another pitch. to re cameron germany lined up for one last chance to move out of

the group phase. as stephanie for par became the 1st woman to referee amends. world cup match, gemini, played the 1st half, swarming forward and got the games 1st. go on 10 minutes through search. can every one mill late was days past half time, but they soon came to regret not having more on 58 minutes. yeltsin tahita put costa rica on level terms, the underdogs and their fans riding and unexpected emotional high. and soon on cloud 9, when the ball was squeezed, past germany, goalkeeper men will know it. as costa rica took the lead, was not a big limit. the, i'll bet your stadium as suddenly costa rican read the place. in the last 16, germany settled down though, and struck back another 3 times. at the atmosphere fell flat as would spread, the japan were beating spain. the wind was in vain, and germany hitting her. japan pulled off one of the great world

cut performances, adding spain to their list of major scalps at this wild cup and topping group e in the process. everything seemed to be going to plan for spain. when alvarado murat. i made it one nil early on, but a sunny goal from red to de one made it 11. the substitute had only been on the field 3 minutes that his shot was too hot to handle, and aho to knocker sealed their latest welt captcha with the winning goal on 51 minutes japan managed to hold on dumping germany out and sending their fans into raptures while the, let's take a look at the final standings in group e after that topsy turvy night of soccer underdogs, japan go through, off the top in the group, having beaten both germany and spain. spain qualify for the not house too, but germany joined costa rica in making the early trip home earlier i

spelled t t company sports correspondent jonathan harding in katara way. he has been covering the german national team and i asked him how much of a disaster this world cup has been for them. but absolute disaster, i don't really know how better to explain it, but we saw in 2018 was bad enough. we thought that was probably the worst it was going to get. there was signs of improvement last summer. the euro's but this really takes the risk as they say, i can't think of a worse situation for german people to be and you know, back to back while cups where they've gone on the group say just this is germany. is there for time woke up when they find themselves in the situation. embarrassed, going home again despite having one and ultimately because they left it out of their own hands, you have to control your own destiny. it's almost like this. and germany pay the price. we're not doing that and for playing bad football a key times. so what's been behind this rather dismal wells cup campaign? well, an increase will follow and i could probably write

a dissertation about how many problems have been on display here for germany. i think you've got to look at the structural issues in youth football, not producing a number 9. nicholas roku played a role here. sort of perhaps made a bigger one. you've got issues in certain positions as well, such as wing backs. that's been a major issue for germany over recent years, ever since phillip lam retired. so there are issues on the field. there are issues off the field, the dfi and their approach in recent years has been arrogant. not really connecting . think about the fact that germany has had their base camp here in the north of the country completely far away from everybody else. isolated, you might say, so there are a number of issues, but the bottom line is that germany are just not very good and they haven't produced good enough players in certain positions for a long time. and that's why they're out of another welcome. and a japan now go through after topping the group and beating germany and spain. could anyone have predicted that? no, i don't think so. i think a lot of people thought staying would get the job done and taught the group and be

comfortable. but this woke up a certainly shown i look at the number of teams are gone through already. morocco, a really exciting, sorry, even though saudi arabia to make it through, they be argentina. there's been a lot of upsets or this woke up. so maybe we should have expected another one tonight, but full credits of japan. they delivered under pressure and germany didn't. and that's why germany are going home. why that is jonathan harding speaking to us from doha, thank you. and in group f star studded belgium are also going home early with crecia progressing at their expense after a goal. the straw morocco advanced to the knockout rounds as the prize winners of the group after they beat canada, who were unable to pick up a single point. belgium managed for, but are nonetheless heading home as well. crash it go through in that 2nd place. now in other news, ukraine's military says russia has pulled some of its troops back from the main

front climb near her song. but missiles and rockets continued to pound. the city and villages nearby ukraine's president's office said on thursday that shelling has killed at least 2 civilians. officials are wanting people to brace for more, saying russia appears to be preparing for a major aerial attack. the ukrainian habit of their banker has been devastated by war, leaving residents were at shelter as winter sets in central club. my heart is bleeding. you can see yourself that the village is gone, everything is destroyed. can them wire? millions of ukrainians have lost their homes, and russian missiles and drones have left millions more without electricity. worse is expected to come. experts say the satellite images show russian bombers preparing for new strikes. at the o. s e security meeting of foreign ministers in the polish city of watch,

the host nation was quick to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine. vinegar broaden a grassy broadening voice hills, responsible for the crime of aggression or crimes against humanity and for genocide must be held accountable. absolutely correlated. mortgage are not only in this way, can we restore peace in europe and prevent acts of aggression in the future. applegate's october, aggressive, just washed. russia is one of the security organizations, $57.00 members at russia, foreign minister and sag lover of has been night entry to poland on it. he chose to snipe from the sidelines instead, booked in the long term roost. you had your garage when the americans want to keep russia out of europe. i dave enslaved the whole of europe, cerebral. they have taken, not only the germans under their control, but the entire european union, elise, even obisky. so use german foreign minister. and alina babcock was quick to offer rebuke. i'm d, my man, when it comes to picking sides lately,

56 countries chose to stand on the side of peace and freedom seaton of desire to find freedom fun freiheit, pushed in. unlike his russian counterpart, ukraine's foreign minister received a warm welcome and watch u. s. president joe biden has welcomed his french count part emanuel emanuel, the count to the white house in the 1st state visit to 40 by the presidency. the 2 spent the day together ahead of a lavish white house dinner talks of focusing on the war in ukraine. but president, my con, also wants to discuss trade. he accuses biden's, us focus to climate policy of hurting frances economy. the 2 agreed to work closely on energy and climate issues moving forward. double go through the organ or the w. washington correspondent mikaela cooper is following microns visit to the white house. here's her assessment of the leaders meeting. the key signal coming out of

him on my car, heading to the white house for the 1st state visit of the bison presidency. is that joe biden perceives him as a leader of europe as he put it, almost swallowing the a quite clearly. there are very close ties to all european capitals, but particularly to the french over the ukraine war. here the symbolism was key that the west remains aligned against russia in its war on ukraine, that vladimir putin should be held accountable. but the overarching theme were economic concerns. emanuel mccoy had heavily criticized to bide and in the lead up to this visit for his policy of only allowing for u. s. companies producing in the united states to get the kind of tax breaks and public funding that everybody craves in the drive for greenow mobility. this is

not just a pressure point, this is a potential rift. as a mon omar call put it here in mom or call, couldn't get completely what he wanted, although joe biden said yes, he wants to create jobs in the united states, but not at the expense of the european. so there's a pledge to think of tweaking his i r a, his investment drive here in the us. but the europeans shouldn't hold their breath . they also clearly got the signal that they to need to do their homework. so a bit more than symbolism, but little concrete commitment that amount of our call can take back to paris and brussels. well, here's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world's nato secretary general jen stoughton burg praised germany's increase in military spending. after meeting with the chancellor lab results in berlin. both leaders reaffirmed their

support for ukraine in the face of russian aggression and stressed the need to protect european infrastructure. i can't do multiple sabotage. all to through the con, spain has increased security at public buildings and embassies after a number of letter. bombs, devices were sent to targets, including the spanish prime minister petro sanchez, and the ukranian embassy. according to the interior ministry, similar packages was sent to a spanish arms firm and an air force base. china has signaled a shift in the strict policies that provoked protests on a scale not seen in decades. far. premiers soon too long told health officials that the country's corona virus approach is entering a new stage. big cities like kwan joe and tongue chang are easing restrictions, as officials try to calm public anger. frustration boiling over in

wine, joe, and scuffles with covey workers in shanghai. rare public displays of anger with china's strict cobra policies. in recent days, in many cities, they moved into something even bigger with protests as calling for the communist party and gigi and ping to go. they. c they themes that reminded many of the t known min protests the 1st feeling that came to my mind when i read news very incredible per test across china was the spirit of the night. 89 has come. a key in beijing responded by unleashing a fears, crackdown, deploying huge numbers of police to stamp out the demonstrations,

but it is also signal changes to the strict cobra policies that have angered so many the elite ok. on wednesday, vice premier soon john learn told health officials china was entering a new stage in its pandemic approach. due to increased vaccination rates and experience with the corona virus. bunker in gwen jo authorities of already announced an end to mass p. c. r testing and lifted locked downs across the city. all part of a drive to implement cobra rules with more local flexibility. according to officials. beijing said is also planning to step up. vaccinations of the elderly, lagging vaccination rates among the old have been used to justify the current 0 covey policy. with protest seemingly stamped out for now and

a shift away from the approach that provoked them in the work. beijing may well be hoping the biggest challenge to its authority in decades is already behind it. their watching. these are the news life from berlin, coming up next is all the latest business with my colleague rob watts, armando. you can also find much more news analysis and video on a website at s d w dot com. thanks for watching. i'll cease in ah. she w's crime fighters are back with africa. most successful radio drama series continues grimma, all episodes are available online and of course you can share and discuss on d. w. africa.