[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to live from berlin. the press barrage of russian air strikes on ukraine. the attacks calm as cubes commander in chief warns of a new russian onslaught as moscow steps up the misery for ukraine civilian

population being while european union leaders and brussels agree on 18000000000 euros in fresh age for ukraine and a 9th package of sanctions against russia. also coming up as nationwide anti government protests continue in iran. even the niece of the supreme leader has condemned the regime. she's one of thousands of protesters in detention. and a giant aquarium bursts here in berlin, releasing a 1000000 leaders of water and devastating the lobby of a downtown hotel. the huge tank had been home to 1500 tropical fish. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. ukrainian authorities say russia has launched another major missile attack on energy facilities and infrastructure. local authorities in the capital,

keith and the northeastern city of huck. he reported explosions. the latest strikes come as ukrainian military and civilian leaders warned that the kremlin is preparing for a new wide skill offensive as early as january. ukrainian infrastructure is coming under almost daily. russian bombardments this among the latest attacks with rockets severely damaging a warehouse in the northeastern city of hawk eve, prompting the city mer to urge residence to stay in shelters, investigate his am war crime, prosecutors on site soon after to inspect damage and collect evidence. as is also russia conduct strikes on civilian infrastructure. as you see the warehouse was completely empty. there was no connection to the military whatsoever . not although there is called the maya in southern ukraine and the liberated city of her son, emergency teams do their best to tackle a fire after more shelling,

according to officials here, the city is now completely without power. for those who remain life is a daily struggle. after nearly 10 months of war, the un high commissioner for human rights is now wanting that more strikes could lead to a further serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation. me so strikes on civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities and hydro, electric power stations. i exposing millions of civilians, especially persons in situations of vulnerability to extreme hardship. during the winter months. over $10000000.00 consumers are facing cuts in electricity, and millions are cut off from a regular supply of water. and russia has rejected a proposal of a christmas truce with pro moscow officials in the occupied city of don't ex, blaming ukraine for this attack. an apartment building and

a hospital among the buildings damaged in the shelling. a senior ukrainian military general now says russia is digging in for a long war in ukraine and still wants to conquer the entire country. graham with the kremlin, realizes that in the short term, it's impossible to achieve victory in the war number with us. it's seeking to turn the conflict into a prolonged armed confrontation aimed at exhausting ukraine and our partners. there were now concerns that any new russian assault could come from neighboring bella roofs, whose armed forces continue to hold combat readiness drills close to its border with ukraine. earlier i spoke about your crime with mike barton, from the department of war studies at kings college, london. i asked him about the likelihood of a new russian ground defense that could target ukraine's capital. i don't actually see that as very likely. i'm firstly,

i don't think the russians have that intent. they've, they've very clearly signaled that they're interested in the dumbass in the country . i think lead designs on kiva. and secondly, i don't think they have the capability. russia at the moment, very much on the defensive in ukraine and to launch a huge, another offensive all the way round coming from better route i think is unrealistic . that's been reported that the u. s. is preparing to send patriot missile systems to ukraine. do you think that would be a game changer? the patriot missile system is it is a highly effective across system. and so what it would do is enable the ukrainians to at the moment that sort of shooting down about 70 percent. the missiles are coming that way, they can increase that coverage and knock out almost all of the missiles that are heading towards ukrainian cities. is it going to change the balance of the war? no,

because the russian attacks on the crating cities themselves are not changing the strategic balance of the war. but it will mean that a lot more you creating civilian, survive the winter. what about battle tanks? mike, there's your crane is begging for battle tanks. germany is under massive pressure to send them. why is nobody sending battle text to ukraine? they, it's a very good question. um, do you claim needs these tanks in order to go on the offensive at a large scale? they are somewhat complex and have quite long logistical tail. so it's not just a question of the tanks. you need the crews and the logistics and the fuel to run them. but i wonder whether these fall in the bucket of is this escalator re, if we include these in the package. but i think eventually the west is going to get round to sending the main battle times to new crime. russia says that sending patriot missiles would be an escalation,

that would have consequences. what do you make about i think that we've heard this before from russia. so when we were sending anti tank missiles systems, i said that was asked lately. then when we sent long, the range artillery, the high mars everyone's heard so much about that was escalator re. russia says that everything is escalate 3. the question for the west is, i think most mostly what we end up doing is thinking that things ask later and then sending them anyway. so the quicker that we send them, the better the shorter the time until the war ends. mike, thank you very much. fee analysis that was mike barton, senior fellow in war studies at kings college, london. i, he european union is greed, a new 18000000 euro aid package for ukraine. at a summit in brussels leaders also drew up their 9th round of sanctions against russia. travel bands and asset praises are being extended. bolan's prime minister arrived at the summit,

threatening to derail the whole thing on the table. an 18000000000 euro aid package for ukraine. but a is from or the etzky was unhappy over several other measures. but compromises were made, every sink. vasa proved macro financial assistance, money for hungary and minimum fixation for a company, so called feler 2nd to the 2nd bill. so there is no need to come and the purpose i sing the result is most important. the ear was able to create a price cap for russian oil globally last month to try to stop moscow from profiteering, from soaring energy prices. but this time, the leaders in brussels, we're only able to pass on plans for a similar cap on gas to energy ministers meeting next week. officials did rubber stamp a 9th set of sanctions on moscow which include black listing, nearly $200.00 more people and binding investments in russia's mining industry. deeper. fidel,

such as the russian strategy of destroying ukraine's infrastructure and exposing its citizens to a brutally cold winter, may not and will not succeed. the vote cannot for come. the summit was overshadowed by a corruption scandal engulfing the european parliament. one of its vice president accused of taking money from cat off of favors here, a promise to retype corruption. as of today i am putting together a wind ranging reform package to be ready in the new year. so this will include a strengthening of the parliaments whistleblower protection systems, a ban on all unofficial friendships groups. i review of the policing of our code of conduct rules and a complete and in depth look of how we interact with that country. if the you is

winding down its business for the holidays, but before leaving leaders decided tackling the migration crisis in southern europe will be their priority when they get together again in the new year sketchup on a few other stories making headlines around the world. today. the united states national archives has released thousands of documents related to the assassination of president john f. kennedy. in 1963, the disclosure was authorized bike or current president joe biden. hello, the fraud. the documents are not thought to contain any major revelations, but will be useful for historians focusing on events around the assassination. the international, a tough, the international energy agency says global coal consumption will reach an all time high this year. the energies agency says high natural gas prices plus reduced power generation from hydro. electric and nuclear sources are driving the demand. the

trend flies in the face of pledges made the un climate tom's last year. a landslide has crashed through a campsite malaysia, leaving at least at least 16 people dead and dozens missing. officials say around 90 people were at the campground when disaster struck in the early hours of the morning. young bernardo though young, but a lot. iran has condemned the european union for imposing new sanctions over its response to anti government protests. the you announced measures targeting ran state broadcaster army chief revolutionary guard commanders, and a cleric protests have swept to rance since the september 16th death of a young iranian kurdish woman. in police custody courts in iran have sentenced 11 people to death in connection with the protests. with 1st 2 people executed in the past week more than 1818000 iranians rather have been arrested including close members of the family of ayatollah hunter. mooney is nice,

is one of the sharpest critics of the supreme leader. ah, it's difficult to get a full picture of life in iran right now. but when a video is published, the eyes of the world are on it. not since the islamic revolution have the iranian people made their voices heard so loud and clearly and at such great risk to their lives. ah, hawkins, i'm on on with among the fiercest critics. the supreme leaders own nice no more very day mood at cammie has spoken out harshly against her uncle, and called on foreign governments to cut all ties with terran, 100 ye missed the boy. draw a is on high yos, are they that cannot oh, free people be with us and support us that you government stop supporting this murderous and child killing regime on dangerous words in the islamic republic, or where she was arrested for harry de mer at kemi is currently, in jail and herron, where according to her lawyer,

she'll spend the next 3 years opposition to the supreme leader runs in the family ferry day mode. at kenny's late father was a prominent critic of the iranian regime. her brother is an activist living in excel and france. this branch of the i toys family doesn't want anything to do with his hotline religious policies, or his crack down on descent. ah, the unrest in iran has been going on for 3 months, and the rate on the streets has only increased in this video, people in tehran can be heard, chanting, i'll kill who ever killed my brother and death to the dictator after man was executed for his role and the protest. oh, it's tiny glimpses into iranian life like this one that show you that the ultimate determined isn't enough to silence the rainy people. oh,

the ayatollahs own family. cbs chuck, he is an iranian german writer, filmmaker and activist. earlier i asked her if the people of iran are no longer afraid of the regime. i think that's absolutely true. good morning. the people don't have anything to lose any more. at 60 percent, 5070 percent. nobody knows the exact numbers are below or it's the poverty rate. they don't know what to eat. they don't know where to live. what are they scared? oh, and one thing that has happened more and more in iran is stat islamic republic has more and more. and broken into houses, arrested people without any reason. and lately we've seen executing people because they have locked street with garbage been somebody is being executed

because they block the street in a garbage been so with the garbage been. so you can do whatever you want to do, you might be executed. so why not go on the street and demonstrate the reports that children are among those who've been arrested and being, are being held as political prisoners. what can you tell us about that? that's the saddest part of the entire history of my country. a 15 year old boy who has been shot with spraying weapon with the ammunition still in his body, is kept in prison and his parents can not see him. and now they even threatened to execute him. what kind of human beings do that? they are not human beings? the european union has just announced new sanctions on the islamic republic. a, do you think?

do you think that the regime in tehran cares about this, about its image on the world stage? that's a very good question. i think that whether they care or not, i don't care and we don't care. we just have to continue with the sanctions, especially with the political sanctions and the financial sanctions that hurt the single people who are part of this government of this murderous government. and we have to close the embassies, we have to so the people who worked for the iranian regime for the ease law make republic out of foreign countries out of europe, out of the united states. we have to close all and institutions that have to do with them or work with them or for them. and they will be hurt if they, if they react now or if they, if they feel the sanctions now doesn't matter. we have to take bigger steps and

more effective effect effective steps for them to be really hurt. so we got sanctions being stopped up. we're also seeing more in executions taking place in iran where the protest are continuing. what, how do you think this is going to end? very difficult to say 3 months ago. nobody would have thought that the next 3 months will be full of fighting on the street. and normally people with empty handed, no weapons go on the street and face the brutal regime of these lumnick republic. nobody can say, but one thing is for sure this government, when never again come back into place, will never again have the same power that they had before. and these people will not stop to fight until the end. so in a certain way we can see the end is foreseeable until this government is in place. the fight will go on. she will thank you very much for talking with us. that was german,

iranian filmmaker and activists. cba shockey. thank you very much for giving the people in the wrong voice. mails breaking news, at least 2 people have been injured in over 300 evacuated after this giant aquarium in the hotel in a hotel here in central berlin. shattered sending over a 1000000 liters of water in 1500 tropical fish, spilling out footed shared by hotel guests on social media shows the broken structure and glass covering the floor around a 100 firefighters have been deployed. the apparent accident happened early on friday morning, when many of the hotels guests were still asleep and businesses closed. the w a reporter on a sir hasta, is on the scene for us here in central berlin ana,

describe the scene there at that hotel for us. i am indeed standing just in front of the hotel where it happened so you can see on the street behind me, there is a lot of debris that has been a forest bite at water onto the street from the hotel lobby. and it hasn't all been cleaned off yet. and also the water that you described before that is not visible on the street any more, but it has now gone under ground. and we don't know yet what the damage there will look like. and in the very back, we can still see some of the hotel guests being broadaway with buses. so the evacuations clearly still ongoing. a normally you have to imagine, since this is in the very heart of berlin, this street behind me would also be very busy with a friday morning traffic. i'm with cars with buses. it's also very busy tourist area inside berlin. there is a christmas market just across the street and a lot of the important sites. all of that is missing here. this friday morning. it

briefly on a, do we know it cause the aquarium to burst? well, at this point, we don't know that yet. we're still in the early hours into the investigation and emergency services are still here in large numbers, and they are not just looking at the damage, but indeed also at possible causes. what we do know about that structure of that aquarium is that even the slightest fraction in the glass would have a caused for it to explode. i'm but it made it still very, very early, and we need to wait for more information the hours to come. and i thank you very much, our reporter, honest roster. there here in downtown barley, well the world cup is drawing to a close with hard shantina and france facing off in the final on sunday. and while the matches have been thrilling to watch the tournament itself has failed to shake the controversy that surrounded it,

since kata was announced as host 12 years ago. so here's look at whether or not the tournament has been a success for the host nation. shortly before the world kept opening match, hipa president gianni intent, you know, made a bold proclamation. this fever woke up a tournament of peace and unity will be the one that brings the world together after some difficult times while the jury is still out there. some things are already clear. it's the most expensive world cup of all time costing roughly 200000000000 euros. it's also the most controversial enlarge part due to katara the labor conditions. thousands of workers reportedly died under unexplained circumstances building infrastructure. a workers death mid tournament meant those critiques haven't fully subsided guitars. treatment of women and homosexuals has also been criticized. this came to a head when the fif of band teams from wearing the rainbow. one love arm band.

germany's protests before their opening match highlighted this tension. the eyes on the circumstances around the tournament were already mad. it's taken the whole world for a right and the politics of it are sickening. the controversy has not fully eclipse the tournament on germany. t. v ratings dropped nearly 50 percent from the 2018 world cup v for reported that viewership is largely up, especially among participating nations. some symbolism has been less controversial . morocco has displayed the palestinian flag after its matches without reprimand, highlighting how the 1st ever world cut the mirror of world has helped spurt pan arab solidarity. i actually brought were closer to the out of where it fun, football, every. now we are to plenty more than he was for those that needed to katara. it's certainly been a unique world cup. hello. there was a lot of countries there and the, the term in but right now is being here. it's been organized incredibly well. the countries small size means accommodation is hard to come by,

but stadiums are close enough to one another that pens are never far from the next match. you know, i'm lucky enough to have been to 18 games which is pretty special because now i get to be an a fan, you know, normal. well, can you be lucky if you see one game a day or maybe one game every few days? and while this tournament has undergone more criticism than any other, much of the focus has indeed been on the football. whether or not that's a good thing depends on who you ask. joining me now in the studio is altogether, steinberg is a middle east expert from the german institute for international and security affairs. good. see again now before this tournament started, critics were saying that it was a clear case of sports washing that carter was using this tournament. to boost its image and distract from its human rights record where they write well, there's critics, right. i don't think so simply because of the concept of so sports washing assumes

that the host country knows that something is wrong. and in 2010, the categories didn't, didn't really see what was coming. that didn't believe that anything was wrong in katara. and i think that's a clear difference or 2 states like russia or china who have used these big tournaments in order to wash that image abroad. but where the countries had to realize that for at least the western world, i thought that something was wrong. and cutter should say that double standards were being used in, in judging this tournament, particularly by the west that the west was condemning carters, human rights record, while at the same time, very eagerly buying it's natural gas. what do you make that, you know? well, that's very much for the category and the galaxy position. and there is some, something to it. i mean, we have seen our interior minister lambasting the cutter re human rights

situation. and at the same time, her own government and her own party was very eager to get katara gas. i think it's at least understandable that the countries think this way. although of course, international politics is usually like that this tournament cost, i am told somewhere around $200000000000.00 euros. carter went out of its way to get it some say they corrupted lots of officials in order to finally get it. why was it so important for carter to get this tournament? do you think that they got out of it? what they were looking for? well i, i think this tournament was a tremendous success for carter cutter in the beginning or a cutter in general. since the mid 19 ninety's wants to get out of anonymity because it believe that the invasion of kuwait in 1990, was partly due to it's not anonymity in world politics. nobody or many people

really didn't know where these countries were. and that has changed now, katara wants to get protection out of being known to the whole world. and so it builds security relations to the united states economic relations to china. but it also, it also started a soft power campaign, and this was the culminate combination of this strategy. so this is a, a boost for carter itself. what about the wider region, the gulf region, and the arab world in general? do you think? what do you think the legacy tournament will be for the region? well, power relations have changed. it is that's not only due to the world cup is also due to the, the, the new profile of car, international energy politics, especially now. and how that russia is partly partly out of the game. but we have

seen a region where saudi arabia was clearly the lead nation in the persian, or at least on the, on the southern side of the persian gulf. that has changed a little bit. cutter has enhanced its profile. it's not only a regional power. ok, well it's, it's, it's a very important regional state. and it has entered the word stage and it will remain there in sports politics, but especially, especially in energy politics for some time to come here. thank you very much for being with us. give us time back from german institute of international and security. there's you're watching dw news from berlin coming up next. we've got global 3000 for you. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching

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