i if you see something that looked like james bond, it has to do with starts december 23rd on d, w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine's president volota mirrors. the landscape arrives at the white house is meeting with us presidential by for talks on the war in ukraine ahead of an address to congress. that the lend case, 1st trip abroad since russia invaded,

also coming up being viewed as a potential game changer in the war. the us made patriot missile system will soon be operating in ukraine. we'll look at how it could reshape the conflict. also on the shell, the path for migrants hoping to reach the u. s. gets harder. mexico titan sits requirements for people traveling through the state of what haka leading to overcrowding, a desperate condition, migrant caps and mounting concern in germany as a growing number of infants are hospitalized with r. s v but also home as a vaccine to protect newborns from the virus could be just around the corner. ah, i'm nickel, really. it's good to have you with us ukraine's president followed him re zalinski is in washington where he's meeting with president joe biden at the white house at

the landscape 1st strip outside you bring. so russian invasion in february is due to address congress later. the u. s. is keys most important ally in the war. i mean, supply tens of billions of dollars in military aid and of his arrival the vine administration announced another aid package for keith, including for the 1st time patriot air defense systems. will hear now 1st from bulletin, re zalinski and then u. s. presidential by just like really full my appreciation from my heart. the heart of your brain is cody craven from all of the nation. strong nation, all the procedures to you this will mission present for your weeks for either because you're a many congress helped us at all healthy. no, because the war single door should be the button anyway, but that is your leadership. thank you. well, we're gonna continue stripping you crazy building differential,

particularly here defense. and that's why we're going to be providing you credit with paid traditional training force together with our partners. we're also going to change post caution on the kremlin and will support your credit for she really just piece things with, with, with, with, with merck. is washington bureau chief in his poll as with me and in the studio, our chief international editor, richard walker, units and i wanna go to you 1st. president zalinski is holding talks with joe biden in the oval office. we saw it there. it tells more about what you've been saying and hearing well, and he called president lensky. so again,

that he really knows which buttons to press. he not only thank the american president for his leadership, not only in the us, but also in europe. then he think congress, which is so important to sign the bills for military aid, then as we just heard in the sound bites, he delivered a very hard talk. thank you, from the average or ukrainians to the average americans. and then, and this is, i think, very specific and very special for him at the end of this little prescott gathering an office, he gave a cross for military, married to president biden, talking very briefly, but very convincing about the dire and dangerous situation for the ukrainian soldiers, and with that he set a very specific tone for this visit on the one hand, being very humble and thankful, but on the other hand, being also very aware of the outstanding bravest of the american army. richard the u. s. has since this war began,

been ukraine's staunchest ally. now the last his 1st trip outside of ukraine, since the war began to the u. s. has symbolic. yeah, it is incredibly symbolic. i mean, if we sort of been having a conversation about the situation 10 months ago when this war began, the thought that lensky would be able to stand on the steps of the white house. as a wartime leader visiting joe biden would have seemed very, very far fetched. i mean, in a sense he has travelled the world to the virtually, during the course of this year. he's made address is 5 video link up to the u. s. congress to the board to start the parliament here in germany and to many other places. so beaching that drum of support, you know, getting international support. you krench just been so so important. and he's proven himself, as we saw with this gesture, the enestus mentioned that as an incredibly talented communicate. and i think going to be seeing more of that was

a press conference coming up to where you have this address also to congress and where we can see this kind of combined message of, of, of saying thank you to the united states with the support which is being completely essential to, to his ability to still be standing 10 months later um, but also wrapped in that. thank you. is the slightly harder message of it. it's still not enough and this support cannot stop coming because if it does ever stop coming, then the ukrainians will be extremely vulnerable. yeah, and there is quite a bit of discussion in the united states in as isn't there about whether or not there should be less or more aid flowing into ukraine, especially now that the house is going to be held by a republican majority. and what do you think we're going to hear in his address to congress later today? your rights lensky is coming to washington. really, at a very critical moment when the support for the crane war,

among many from the hard right in the, in congress is starting to kind of weaken. so he wants to ensure that also the new congress, which will be sworn in the beginning of january, will continue the support, which is so crucial, crucial how richard are just pointed out of in the war efforts against, against russia. so this will be his main task to kind of convince to reach out to those who are much more critical when it comes to spending so much money or for the ukrainian support. we heard already today, nicole that many republicans have already threatened that they won't hand your grain a blank check. so he will not only address a joint meeting of congress, but also will have many bilateral talks to, as richard said,

make sure that the support from the united states continues. richard, how make as a real danger, that there will be less aid destined to ukraine and it's war efforts after republican state. that's why i think, i think that the risk is that a to train increasingly becomes politicized. the in the congress that is divided in a republican party, where the search for the next nominee to run for the u. s. president. it starts to begin. so there's a risk of this becoming really heavily politicized within the u. s. which is, of course, is of course, a significant risk. i think there's one other thing that i would, i would add, which i think would be interesting to watch out for from to lensky is not just talking about the amount of military support and financial support that he's getting. but also how to deal with the question of how this war ends that both in europe and in some course in the united states, you get voices every now and again coming up. and that we're in

a kind of phase of that now of saying, you know, it's important to think about, you know, avenues if diplomacy of dialogue with the russians potentially finding a diplomatic solution. ukrainians are extremely alarmed by this prospect because they see that as a risk of, of essentially kind of drawing a line at the conflict as it is now. you know, in the lingo, freezing it where it is now, which they see is something that would just give the opie, the russians a breather, enable them to rearm and come back and re launch a war a year or 2 down the road. so the ukrainians really want support to keep going with this war to, to fight this war. not diplomatically but, but really, militarily. and i think one expression that we just heard from joe biden, in the meeting in the, in the, in the white house, which i think will be something valencia will be pleased to hear, was, will support ukraine in pursuing a just peace. and what is

a just peace that we can hear something from zalinski on that richard walker here in the studio with me and in its falling washington. thank you so much. now, as we've heard the u. s. has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine, including a state of the art patriot missile battery. keith has repeatedly pushed for the advanced to air defense system, which u. s. officials say will enable ukraine to better defend itself against russian attacks. but training personnel on how to use these weapons properly could take up to 6 weeks and to take a closer look at the military picture. i'm now joined by defense expert marina moran from king's college in london. miss muran us patriot missiles are going to soon be headed for ukraine. will they make a difference? and the war thank you for having me. well, obviously, if we're taking the situation in terms of air defense systems right now in ukraine, it would certainly make a difference to give some,

in the patriot era defense system. however, there are a few problems with that because 1st of all, as has been pointed out by other experts, the troops need to know how to operate at meaning the troops will have to be trained in germany as it stands right now. the 2nd thing is, when is assess them going to arrive. it is foreseeable that it will reach ukraine in spring. now we're still at the end of december. so what will happen between now and the time? that's the patriot missile defense system reaches ukraine. that's kind of the worrying part here. so and to add to that ukraine has asked for other weapons such as long range missiles. however, the united states is not prepared to deliver. so, and obviously it will matter where you please the area defense system. so the

question is whether one patrick battery will make such a great difference for ukraine, especially given the fact that it will arrive so late. yeah, well, i guess they think one is better than none. there has been talk of russia preparing another major offensive. is that realistic, given months of russian setbacks on the battlefield? now russia has been talking about it in its own media since november, i believe hinting at the a potential major offensive coming in january. and now we have seen, put in traveling to minsk to speak to electron rocha shanker. in order to discuss some matters, we don't know what it is and a room or is that there is a potential that russia might be involving bell roof into this war. however, the problem is that there's not a great military power and look or shank,

what he can provide the russians with is possibly some pinks and in terms of military power, they don't have that much. so i wouldn't see how's that major offensive is going to take place unless russia is just trying to fix the ukrainian troops in the north by kind of announcing or hinting at this major offensive in order to launch it somewhere in the dumbass and apparition. for instance, and the kremlin spokesman biscoe said as much he didn't deny the fact that you know, there might be an attack coming from the north and he didn't confirm it. so he's kind of trying to keep it all in shadows in order to confuse ukrainian forces and as a part of the information warfare campaigns that is going on. defense, extra marina here on. thank you so much for that analysis. thank you. has a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. thought

of me bruton has vowed russia will achieve all its goals in ukraine and, and address to defend cease, the russian president told them the military would receive whatever it needed without financial limits. mission, so good. an ear zoom completely. monsoon rains have triggered deadly flooding and northern malaysia. at least 5 people have di, well, more than 70000 to have been forced to flee their homes. flooding is an annual phenomenon in malaysia, but experts the climate change is likely exacerbating the problem. germany has sent its 1st batch of biotech cove at 19 vaccines to china. for now at least only german nationals living in china will benefit as follows. a deal between beijing and berlin. china is otherwise sticking to its policy of using only domestically produce vaccines. thousands of migrants have gathered up the us mexico border waiting to see if the u. s. supreme court will lift a series of emergency migration restrictions, the restrictions known as tidal for new to place limits on border crossings to

reduce the spread of coven 19. they were set to expire on wednesday, but republican states have mounted a legal challenge to keep them in place. but even before reaching the us border migrants now faced new transit rules in mexico, making an already dangerous journey. even more arduous, some $10000.00 migrants white for their papers and what haka in southwestern mexico, this family left ecuador a month ago and made a dangerous journey through dense jungle. the trip took its toll unless it's one and a half month old daughter. she has a fever and diarrhea, long it was a marable traveling with a young baby. her breathing suffers in the heat and she d hydrate, the rep in place and they treated us very badly. they took us off the bus and they took the little we get that i am in the night shift tense. doctors without borders,

treat around $300.00 people every day. many families with young children. they have breathing problems from sleeping out doors. when the agency arrived in october, there were more than $20000.00 migrants. it's coordinator. how may sharice warns the situation is getting worse? effect random navigate is creating an egg numeration of people that come together with a presentation. it's like a food excess to water. that's not in a toilet by you can create an outbreak or a health emergency or whenever it's just anybody. on the border with what's a mala, the mexican government has imposed you requirements on those transiting through the state of walker on their way to the united states. but i haven't provided humanitarian assistance and that's a little when my wife suffered every day from fever, flu, vanity chest,

we cooked over an open fire flies and my leader was open if you know a lot more capable for local meet up with one out of yeah, and his partner have to bathe and wash the clothes in the river. then they spend the whole day waiting in line, under the hot sun to collect their documents. there are as many as certain checkpoints of the 300 kilometer root saw, the solar linda and activist on behalf of the migrants says the us is ultimately to blame kid in the same village who they want to make the sound like great colonel this you not to say jail where migrants heflin stay going to say we are seeing that they want to keep them back at all costs just kindred and they give them documents. but these documents are very short period of time, us ok, which is useless or even if they allow them to go on who i am, they sent them away late and must have a lunch. but despite the obstacles,

almost no one is thinking of returning home. let's sit and her family fled, criminal gangs in ecuador. their only option now is to keep moving forward. they were j. beer is the associate director of immigration studies at the cato institute. he is an expert on legal immigration border security and interior enforcement. and i asked him earlier if he agrees to the claim by conservative leaning states that warrant of an unprecedented calamity of title $42.00 ends. no, absolutely not. look, the united states is a very large country. we've seen much greater refugee flows in poland and much of europe. venezuela displaced population is over 2 and a half 1000000 in columbia. so the idea that this is some unmanageable situation for the united states with 330000000 people, one of the richest countries on earth is just not true. of course,

we're handling it extremely poorly. the administration and congress are not working together to produce a, an immigration process that is not dysfunctional and, and chaotic. but the idea that we can't handle this or that this is the breaking point for our country, is just hyperbole on top of hyperbole. this is a challenge, but it's one that is easily met with good policy and dedicated resources. winter has arrived and the northern hemisphere and with a huge surgery in patients with respiratory illness, a so called triple demick has left many hospitals overwhelmed. there are effective vaccines for 2 of the diseases behind it covered 19 and influenza. there isn't one against the 3rd pathogen rsv, but it looks like that can soon change respiratory. since it's your virus or rsv can pose

a particular danger to newborns like andreas. because the inflammation and mucus it causes can block the tiny airways and their lungs, like in many places in the northern hemisphere. pediatric hospitals in germany are currently struggling to cope with a crusting wave of infant patience. mise this up beth lamb. it usually chaos breaks out in the late afternoon. yes, they have her then the emergency room is full. hello and no more beds are available . kind of i and bitten me on my poor assistance, spend hours literally hours on the phone like trying to find a free bed for the children that's often. and although generally pretty harmless for adults, the virus can also hold dangers for the elderly. unlike other common respiratory diseases like influenza or coven 19, there are still no authorized vaccines to help reduce the ravages caused by r s. v. despite decades of efforts,

it's proven difficult to develop them. their long overdue was ours. is the number one healthcare burden under twos in there as in the winter season. arsie bronchitis is the last of how kept burden longer. many babies die from it in modern western countries because it needs to put the supporting therapy with oxygen. ah, it's very good. but if you have our c vaccine and stop this, babies come means hostile even in the 1st place. now options could be around the corner, and rsv vaccine candidate developed by pfizer for expectant mothers will be submitted for approval in the next few weeks. it's been shown to also protect their newborns directly after birth. and a pfizer vaccine for the elderly isn't far behind. rival glaxo smith klein is also seeking approval for its rsv vaccine. next spring. important steps forward and protecting the most vulnerable from the worst to fax,

the potentially deadly illness. for more on this, i'm joined now by a lot of slides is professor for epidemiology and public health surveillance in hamburg. good to have you on the show in your assessment is how bad is the current situation you're of during what's being called a triple demick. it's, it's not unexpected. what we're seeing at the moment that in the ottoman winter that the respiratory illnesses are increasing. but um, it is so much more than normally in a normal season before and the co it pandemic at the german hospitals are overwhelmed. i think children, they think simple medicines are hard to get. why is or me so it's seemingly ill prepared. my hope is there are lots of different factors which influenced us on the one hand side, of course, sir. and the last 3 years. mm hm. and the use of hygiene measures to

prevent respiratory illnesses reduce the situation or makes the situation a bit more difficult. now, while we're, we have reduced most of the hygiene measures. so all respiratory illnesses can spread much easier to moment and turn on the other hand. also, hospital staff is are equal to a large extent. and her also do well has co system itself was focused mainly on being trying to reduce costs over recent years. so there's not much of a pick up in the background, which sure could be used in a more difficult situation like this one at the moment. why does r s v appear to be a bigger issue this year than in years prior? because it's not a new virus that's true, but in the over recent years, over the last 3 years, for example, we used lots of good hygiene measures. when i wearing mars, we had spoke

a school closures with even looked downs, which reduced to contact of, of people and the spread of lots of viruses. not only corona virus. which at the same time then, and produced with more susceptible people at the moment because nobody got it at that time. and her at the moment was not or not so many precautions being taken. all respiratory cartridges have a much better opportunities to spread. and that's why we seem to speak ways talking about health measures and hygiene measures. you've worn several times, germany mind sees urging, honest. as this winter, do you think that stricter roger is, are needed to get that serves under control? now, not only me, lots of my colleagues also were quite aware that in this autumn and winter is gonna

be the more difficult one for several reasons. and so it's not always not good if you go from white to black or black to white from one extreme to the other and being very careful for, for the last few years. and being less careful at the moment. of course, it's not, not so very helpful. oil very good for the thought to chance, but not so good for us. so and better high g measures still using mosque in indoors when you're meeting lots of other people would not only reduce disparate of co corona virus, but also our speed burn, sir. and several other respiratory congressman as sanchez, professor for epidemiology and public health surveillance. joining us from hamburg, thank you for your time. you're welcome. all today is the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere in the winter solstice. and while most people likely have nothing special plant the attention city of luck for as a unique way to mark the occasion or now on

a light show that's thousands of years old. lou spectacular vista, a cheesy soundtrack. the stage is set forth tourist highlights, hundreds gathered early at the temple of conduct in the egyptian city of look. so to witness that very special light show. during the winter solstice, sunrise, the lines with the axes of the temple to channel the light through the ancient structure. the annual spectacle left an impression on the visitors. it's special because you know we came and this happened. it's just that it's sometimes everything just aligns the universe makes things happen on and they say the star is aligned in this case. the sun aligns for us perfectly. so was wonderful . these and exit amazing experience. we came from cairo way, we saw the pyramids and the museum, and now all the temples, carnac,

to this morning, the sunrise. it's just overwhelming. i cannot comprehend, in ancient egypt. how'd i manage to build all of this spiritual experience for some place built for worship thousands of years ago. and he is a reminder of the top story we're falling for you today in creating president followed him. he's the landscape holding talks at the white house with you as president joe biden, the lensky, thank fine, and the american people for supporting ukraine and it's conflict with russia. president vine, said the u. s. back ukraine's desire for a just peace. you are watching d. w. news and i will be back after a short break to take you through the day hope to see you there i

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