ah ah ah ah, this is dw news alive from berlin, ukraine's president volunteers lensky on his way to the united states. it is the 1st time he's left ukraine since russia invaded in february. he's due to meet president biden and address a special session of congress. also coming up on the show no limits. russia is

vladimir putin of vows. his military will receive all the money and weapons it needs to achieve its goals in ukraine and europe's largest economy is running out of some basic medicines, fears mt, that sick children in germany. may not have access to the drugs they need. ah hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us. valerie's lensky is on his way to the united states, where he is expected to meet president joe biden and address congress. it is his 1st to no trip abroad since russia's invasion of ukraine in february. and it's thought that the us will use the visit to announced the delivery of more advanced weapons to ukraine. president zalinski has taken every opportunity to appeal for

more money, aid and military support since the start of the war in ukraine. either one hosting world leaders in the capital keefe. some of the virus of all, when addressing governments and international institutions with his face, appearing almost daily on multiple screens in almost 10 months of fighting, though he hasn't left the country until now. zalinski is due to meet with his us counterpart, joe biden, in washington, and address congress by the coin. you say it's a visit fraught with security concerns in a letter sent by us. how speak can nancy pelosi on tuesday, members of congress were urged to be present in person on wednesday night session for a very special focus on democracy. the trip comes a day off to the ukrainian presidents unannounced visit to the front line to meet

troops in the city of back loot that he handed out awards to soldiers and was gifted a ukrainian flag making this statement. just moments later, lou portals visited, the enemy is increasing his army and our people are braver and need more powerful weapons. we will pass it on from the boys to the congress to the president of united states. they are grateful for their support, but it is not enough, not to wear them. but washington is one of ukraine's biggest supporters. and what happens here now could be crucial with us politicians preparing to vote on a spending package that includes around $45000000000.00 in emergency assistance to ukraine. and our washington correspond mikaela cook now told me earlier about

what's expected from zalinski trip to the u. s, and his meeting with the west president. well, there's a lot of symbolism playing into this as we saw russian president vladimir putin oversee his defense minister, basically announcing that the russian military will be expanded here as symbolic meeting in the united states. romeo lens, e. visiting by far his most important and biggest factor, the united states, the u. s. president. yes. but also u. s. congress that has sent some $50000000000.00 in assistance already ukraine's way and is about to potentially do the same. this is a crucial day in washington d. c. where a almost 2 trillion budget could be decided upon and vote him is zalinski. it has been increasingly making the case that he needs more weapons and he needs more sophisticated weapons systems. and that's why we're not just announcing 2000000000,

that's what we heard from a white house official in extra assistance, but also cruise to the of the deployment of a patriot defense system. which could be a game changer both in defense technology, but also diplomatically with moscow. already warning the united states not to use it, that it would become a valid target as well in this fight that the united states under a democrat controlled congress, as you mentioned, has sent tens of billions of dollars of aid to ukraine. this year alone. do you think that the lensky trip now is timed in part to turn up the heat on republicans will be taking control of the house of representatives in january next year. well, a white house official described as i just want to reach out to you an important injection of momentum in the relationship, particularly with congress. increasingly there are going to be in the future

congress that comes into power in january, some hard right? voices from the republican side who don't want to, and i quote, write a blank check to ukraine. so yes, it's crucial to keep congress on board both for this budget to go through, but also into the future. to biden promised that he would do whatever it takes and state with ukraine, as long as it takes both on the international stage. but also 3 action which has to be backed by the american people now posted that a majority is behind this. they want to see support for ukraine, but the debates could become more uncomfortable. hence, it's so important that voted mid savanski. if he takes his risk to leave, the country comes here. and this is after all, not just of where most of by far of the aid comes from that's going into ukraine. but also it is the capital of the west that is being defended in ukraine

against russia. thank you so much for that update that is mechanical for us in washington dc. so as we've heard, president biden is expected to announce a new package of military aid for key if it will contain what one u. s. official has called a very important new capability, namely a patriot missile battery officials that this weapon will enable ukraine to better defend itself against russian attacks. moscow says supplying ukraine patriot missiles will have repercussions. the patriot is a highly effective surface to air missile system. it would be the most advanced system provided by the west to help ukraine repel russian attacks. it typically includes launches along with radar and others support vehicles to help you, craney and forces knock out even more of the missiles heading towards the cities. but russia says, sending patriot missiles to ukraine would be an escalation with consequences,

not by yet in 5 years. we strongly advise those who making decisions in washington to finally listen. what was the need to be put to themselves? do it's and draw the right conclusion from our repeated warnings in you anyway. construction and apply to ukraine. you must, including the patriot, along with a personnel servicing them. oh, will remain legitimate priority targets. the russian armed forces are a few before the patriot can be deployed, us troops will 1st have to train ukrainian forces that would take several weeks and most likely happen in a 3rd country, potentially germany like any weapon. it does have its limitations, but ukraine has long asked for the patriot to help defend itself and getting it will be further evidence of the west support. marina myron is a defense expert king's college london,

and i asked her earlier whether the patriot missiles expected from the us would make a difference in the war. so yes, absolutely. our 1st of all, we have to consider is that this is a most sophisticated system that is being promised to ukraine. so in theory, patrick missile systems could make a difference. however, we have to remember that they will not be deployed immediately. and the training has to take place or has been an arrangement to train ukrainian fruits in germany to operate so systems. so the big question is, what will happen on the battlefield? until the systems arrive? will they be able to arrive on time to save the ukrainian power grid? so that's basically the main problem. and also, as the lensky and generals who have pointed out, it's not enough. so they want a long range missiles which the united states doesn't want to provide. so in how

far jeff patriot systems alone will be able to change the course of the war, remains questionable. so there's a question of timing that's crucial. there's of course, also been talk of russia preparing another major offensive possibly even with help from bella. ruth, do you think that that is realistic, a given month of russian set back on the battlefield in these or have been signs basically putting meeting look or shanker and discussing these matters behind closed doors and then finding military cooperation on december. 3rd, the document does not disclose, so there is a lot of secrecy behind it. obviously, this is all being reported by western media, which russia once, in order to sort out in order to basically make this threat, credible. but bella, ruth doesn't seem to want to be involved in the war. and as a matter of fact, there's a lot of opposition and

a lot of citizens have gone to ukraine to join the ukrainian military. so for luke or shank or it will be very difficult to create some kind of balance because balance is dependent on russia on the one hand and it's training russian troops as we speak. and on the other hand, it has this popular opposition to any involvement. so perhaps bel ruth will not answer as a war as an additional actor, but what it could do is provide a launch platform for russia to launch its offensive. however, as the kremlin spokesman said, may treat the schools he neither confirm nor denied the fact that there will be a major offensive kind of leaving us all guessing and in the dark. and that could be a way to lure away ukrainian troops and to re focus on a different geographical position while russia is making or trying to make gains

in the dumbass. thank you for that assessment. marina. before i let you go, i also want to ask you what you think about president the lensky visit to the united states. do you think it's the right time for him to be making this trip? well, perhaps it's not the right time, given the carol that is going on in ukraine. however, it is important to counterbalance at, you know, put in, look, shank, a meeting and growing ties between put in an era the gone in light of the turkish election. so for the landscape, it's important to secure the support of the united states, and especially because the rest, some kept the service coming from the republicans. and as far as the aid is concerned, and they want to launch an audit, or at least they threatened to do so to see where is that money and all the weaponry is going and what ukraine is doing with that. so appearing there personally might help to strengthen the ties and show to the international

community. and specifically, to put in that the u. s. is still standing behind the ukraine and that us will be supporting ukraine. because if ukraine were to lose the help of the united states, europe combined wouldn't be able to make up for that help, both in terms of financial aid and in terms of military aid. so it's very important to make sure that the united states doesn't withdraw. and of course, lansky might plead to get more advanced weapons souls of the ukrainian forces can achieve the aims, outlined by lensky to push back to russian forces and to retain crimea. especially important that says, amidst the skepticism growing among european leader as such as macro and who is considering that the risk of venue for a dialogue was put in ok. the key role of the united states will be keeping a close eye on not meeting. of course. thank you so much for joining us with that update. i think marina myron meanwhile,

vladimir putin has vowed russia will achieve all its goals in ukraine. in an address to, to fence chiefs, the russian president told them the military would receive whatever it needed without financial limits. he went on to say that the russian navy would be equipped with new hypersonic cruise missiles early next year. and that moscow would continue to develop a strategic nuclear forces to actually upgrade your way to go through with sodium them everything. a service man needs should be modern, i'm drink comfortable with you and reliable you and the supply should be based on real needs. ideally, you normally minyard. if some departmental standards are outdated pneumonia they need to be changed quickly run a good unit. i know i would like to draw the attention of the minister of defense on the chief of the general staff and all the commanders who are represented to you . we have no funding restrictions, though. you the country or army, the government, give everything that the army asks for, with everything will bring them. i hope the answer will be appropriately formulated

and the corresponding results will be achieved and we'll do this too good. so let's dig into this with roman con, to ranko, from d w's russian service, and bon roman. how realistic is it for put into promised the military, everything it needs while the russian economy is also whether in western sanctions? well, it's going to been difficult and it is very important for him. this is why he's dressing. so he's trying is basically trying to avoid the major mistakes of the soviet union in the eighty's when during the cold war, the war stories war and actually broke the bank of the soviet economy and the soviet society. so he's very keen on that, not to worry with building the legs, and that is why he's trying to limit this war in the ukraine. she's trying not to involve too many people because this is indicators that the russian society, he's not, he's not pleased with this war,

not pleased with mobilization. it will be difficult for him. but on the other hand, the russian economy is stronger than the so if you call me in the eighty's, it's a market economy now. so it has maybe a greater potential island site and a lot will depend on how many casualties the russian army will have in your brain. we had no figures on that from present to him, but he did commemorate those fallen soldiers at the beginning of his speech. and a logical also depend on how the gaps in russian economy will be filled, because a lot of people were mobilized. a lot of people left russia fleeing from that novelization. and this, of course, is a major blow to the russian economy because the best, the smartest, the brightest people and all abroad. and we've also been talking about how the ukranian president volume is lensky is abroad on his way to washington to ask for

more military support. what has the kremlin response been to this trip? well, we haven't heard much of a response, and i think that he's trying to avoid any comparison between president wooten and presidents lensky. remember, zelinski visited the front la, i'm son, the city of baltimore where there is a fuse fighting going on. whereas the russian president was, i'm having a ukrainian ukrainian circle glove, right. with russia, i am in the kremlin and it was a russian soldiers of them. so there was a huge difference in social media and was pointing at that as so i'm, we've heard on the russian state media so far. the, the major line of the kremlin being repeated, which is when the united should the united states supply ukraine with modern weapons like patrick muscles, nerve russia, we'll see those as a legitimate military target. that's,

that's it. thank you so much for that update. that is a roman country ankle for us from bon and we can bring you up to speed now with some other stories making world news headlines. germany has sent its 1st batch of by on tech cove, in 19 vaccines to china. for now, at least only german nationals living and china will benefit falling a deal between beijing and berlin. china's otherwise sticking to its policy of using only domestically produced vaccines. british ambulance workers are joining nurses in striking overpay health care leaders. have warned. patient safety may be affected, the government has refused to raise, hey, in line with record inflation for staff in the state run health care system. monsoon rains have triggered deadly flooding in northern malaysia. at least 5 people have died while more than 70000 have been forced to flee their homes, flooding the annual phenomenon in malaysia. but experts say climate change is

likely exacerbating the problem. and 3 days after a ty, warships sank in the gulf of thailand. hopes of finding more survivors, our fading. rescuers pulled one survivor and 5 bodies from the sea. on tuesday, the vessel sank in rough seas on sunday night with a 105 people aboard. 23 of those are still missing. while germany is dealing with a shortage of basic medicines, especially for children, drugs like paracetamol have become impossible to get in some places. it's partly due to rising to man caused by a surge and respiratory illnesses. but other factors including government policy, are also to blame. he has ins in us for this is where piracy html for children is normally stored. as you can see, it's empty. that's because we are no longer getting any supplies of lay out via, via miss beverly from van. andrea league vig heads the hospital pharmacy at the university hospital cooling one of the largest clinics in germany. she currently

can't re stalk liquid power seat m all, or i be pro fin, prescribed to relieve pain and fever in children at slamming the fang pess of shifting. we've been concerned about drug shortages for years, having to be honest though the situation has never been as bad as it is now. simply because of the sheer number of medications in short supply even toxins and the hospital pharmacy can still cover its own needs because it can produce drugs for its own patients on site. it's managed to make up for the shortfall. empower, say them all by manufacturing. it here, but not every pharmacy has resources like that. in many cases, the shelf reserve for fever, reducing children's drugs is empty. the pediatricians. that's a real problem for inside the school. it means that we off now to rewrite prescriptions and look up the dosage several times over. full tentative medications . and we of talk for 2nd or 3rd choice prescription drugs become into that slightly

little given growth, improvising with children's health. even hopper was distressed by the medication shortage. 2 weeks ago, when her children began running high fevers, she couldn't find any drunks to bring the temperature down. she says to spot coals to numerous pharmacies. there the flat tire, i would estimate and i was on the verge of tears because i couldn't help them. and i just couldn't believe it. and when the little one is crying and says mom, it hurts or mom, i feel like i can't breathe anymore. you just feel helpless. those kind of roof mckee, good on. this was for the full amount. so how can europe largest economy have such a shortage of basic medicines, disruptions to global supply chain? so one reason high demand due to a wave of illness is another. but experts also blame price caps designed to keep drug prices stable, even as production costs rise. this is put

a number of manufacturers out of business to now children, parents, doctors, and pharmacists are having to improvise as they do their best to cope with the shortage. i'd like to now welcome andrew allman. he is a doctor with expertise on infectious diseases and a member of the health committee in the german parliament from the business friendly s t p. that's of course, one of the government coalition partners. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us about this important issue. i want to start by asking what you would tell a parent who's seen a report and is worried that their child won't be able to get the medicine. they need over the holiday period. well, we do have a supply shortage. this is really clear. but when i look in my own home town, i was visiting a pharmacy yesterday. the are still in supply of these children's tylenol or ibuprofen. however, the supplies are very, very low, and there has to be

a change between the pharmacies to guarantee a supply for the children. this is due to many factors. as you just said in, in the movie. however, we still have to see how we change our politics in the long run. and there are multiple things that play here, but as you've hinted at supply chain disruptions are one of the main reasons for these shortages. but these are not by any means, new issues. why has germany been caught so unprepared? well, for this shortage of antibiotics and children is basically due to the fact that after almost 3 years of quarantine, of the children infectious in take place and now they are taking place. it's not a big surprise. there are 3 years of children. how involved with multiple infections? it's from the flu, to our city. and to alyssa, extend as our school to and this doesn't come with a surprise. we were expecting

a twin demick. and we weren't really well prepared. the orders are the demand is a lot higher than the orders. and again, the cuts in the budget or the cap in the budget is one of the reasons here in germany that we do not have enough drug. it's really surprising to go beyond the border to the netherlands, for example. there is availability of those drugs, and that's why the health minister is now changing his politics with regards to the cap of children's medicine. you think that means that medicines are about to become much more expensive in germany? well, we're talking about here is more expensive drugs. let's make an example. maybe from 2 or 3 euros to 4.5 euro's so, the increases are and neglected. well, in my opinion, we're talking about children is not

a huge population. and i think our health care system can afford those increases. nevertheless, this is nothing new and nothing due to the government. now in place it's actually a new collection of structural changes that had to take place in the last 16 years, which didn't take place. and now we are in a crisis because the resilience of our health care system isn't. so they're basically that's what we have to change. now i want to come back also to the issue of supply chain. obviously we've got these 3 different diseases at the same time. the triple dominic that is partially contributing, was it also a mistake to rely so heavily on drugs that are being produced in places like china and india? well, basically that is a problem world wide. it's a problem with in europe. it's also a problem with the north america. those supply chains, interruptions is nothing new in the medicine world and just extreme right now, especially for children's medicine. and i think the diversification of the supply

change are very important that have to take place in the next coming month, that we also ensure that production is done elsewhere, besides china or india, to ensure that we have enough drugs that are necessary for populations. ok, thank you so much for that update. that's angel omen. and dr. and f. t. p. member of the german parliament. thank you. well, tourists in the egyptian city of luxor rose early for a spectacular sunrise on wednesday. hundreds of people gathered at the 2000 year old temple of carnac, to witness the annual winter solstice. during the shortest day of the year, the sunrise lines up with the axis of the temple, channeling the light through the ancient structure and see the spectacle left a visible him pression on many visitors just before we go, let's get a reminder off the top story. we're following for you all it here is

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