i imagine the impact you and your friends can have together, we can end global hunger. please download the app. ah ah, this is d w. news live from berkeley for a lot of me salenti. thanks americans for their support in person. speaking before the us congress, he current president says russia must be defeated and that next year we'll be turning for the 1st trip abroad since the start of the pool. so coming up, my grants hoping to reach the u. s. c. the chances diminish mexico titans

regulations for people traveling through the country, leaving, leading to either crowding and desperate conditions of migrant camps. and it's an uneasy holiday season for many here in germany, with high living costs and a surgeon illness, but back at their beloved christmas markets. many germans tell us they trying to stay ah, i'm anthony, how it welcome ukrainian president. the letter miss lensky has used a surprise visit to washington to thank americans for their support, calling it crucial in these countries, fought against russia's invasion in a speech to us. lawmakers, valencia, he said, no country could be a neutral bystander, and that russia must be defeated. he predicted next year would be a turning point, had salenti his 1st trip abroad. since the start of the ball. president zalinski

was given the red carpet treatment as he arrived at the white house greeted like an old friend by his u. s. counterpart joe biden. they've spoken many times on the phone, but this was their 1st face to face meeting is the start of the war in ukraine with lots to discuss there in the oval office, another show of solidarity and mutual praise from both lead us women continue stretching. you crazy building defense, so particularly care defense. and that's why we're going to be providing you credit with patriot missile better cranium. people continue as far as the world. i mean, necessarily, i just inspire husband inspire world with their courage and aaliyah and chose resilience and resolve for the future. thank you so much use. of course, thanks. my boss board, thank squan gris and the man,

thanks for mom. just ordinarily bold to your ordinary people. americans laid down the president of the united states and the president of you. great. they space is an important one for both presidents . mister zalinski came to washington with a wish list with military hardware right at the top. for joe biden, it was a chance to send a strong signal to russia to the us is in it for the long term, not stages committed to ensuring that the brave ukrainian people can continue, continue to defend their country against russian aggressions. as long as it takes next step for the ukranian presidents, a speech to a read joint session of the u. s. congress entering the house to a heroes welcome. he delivered a christmas appeal to the hearts and minds of america. we do not judge and

compare whose life is easier, your well being if the product of your national security, the result of your struggle for independence and your many victorious we. ukrainians will also go through our war of independence and freedom with dignity and success. for laudermill zalinski no support like this in washington will be vital in the months or years of fighting ahead. but it's not guaranteed. some republicans are concerned about the billions being given to ukraine and when they take control of the house next year, all could change or for the perspective from ukraine join now by d. w. correspondence among bushes in cave. emma, how's the length he's address and indeed the decision to be there being received in ukraine. sh. oh, well anthony, i think people are

a surprise 1st at that tray bed here. oh wow. you know, there's something dots or the president i said are in front of their congress is that this was no charity or that the us or what was doing that was a matter of national security as well, of preserving a global, a security. and that's very much what people here are thing this trip is about. it's not just about the security of ukraine, it's also about the security, the global of security. so most people completely supported this trip in any of course, there were a, so a bit concerned about their president. a, let me remind you that our president lensky had said that he wouldn't leave a ukraine unless russia was defeated. and so far it's still not the case. yeah. he was taking personally a, a big security brisk emma coming to washington. do we know if he got what he gainful? well, i think this was a visit that he deemed a crucial, you know,

ah van. oh, not him. is the landscape is no stranger to danger. ah, just 2 days ago he was on the frontline, he was in baltimore, which is one of the hot spots of this war. and yesterday i was talking to people here in keith and they were saying is only so much you can achieve 2 video calls. and indeed this was the 1st in person meeting between dr. joe biden envelope, mr. lansky, since the beginning of this war. so at a time where, you know, there's a little bit of a fatigue in international community when it comes to offering financial support to ukraine and at a crucial time for ukraine, where each indeed needs a more of such support. i think it was a crucial trip or for a lot in miss lansky. speaking of which president, pardon promising a patriot missile system to protect against russian missile and drone attacks wilbert system and the rest of the age. i package change life in you pretty much

well or it could definitely our be very, very helpful in fighting the air strike attacks, day happened time and again and our being more and more dangerous when we, when you see, for example, a swarm or of drones coming over it is only so much air defense can do. they are being very perform and our taking down most of the drones. but they're still, you know, hostile objects flying in and destroying a critical infrastructure of power generating facilities and their patriots or assist them would really contribute to a further idea further how these air defense. so of course it is really useful, but less keep in mind why the loading me zaleski, also warned against in the united states. he is very thankful for doubt, but he's not going to stop asking as long as the asteroids will continue. and on the russian side, well, a things are show no sign of winding down so you can still needs more weapons and

we continue to ask for more data believe correspondence among shars and keith. thank you. on his look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world now israel's designated prime minister benjamin netanyahu has managed to form a new right wing coalition government. and i the announcement of the weeks of negotiations with religious and 5, right political yahoo made his party to win the most seats in israel's november election, but needed coalition partners to govern ease israel's longest serving prime minister authorities in the bahamas say disgraced crypto exchange found a sam bank been freed, has been expedited to the united states to fight criminal charges. us prosecutors accused the ex, founder of stealing billions from customer deposits to his associates and now pleaded guilty to charges of the criptos changes. climate activists here in germany

have sawn off the top of the christmas tree in front of berlin's iconic brandenburg gate. they held the banner rating. this is just the tip of the christmas tree, st. germany seeing only the tip of the climate disaster, i accused the government of filing to address the climate crisis. with thousands of migrants have gathered at the us mexico border whiting to see if the u . s. supreme court will lift a series of emergency migration restrictions. the restrictions known as title 42 placed limits on border crossings to reduce the spread of copied 19 that was set out to expire on wednesday. but republican states have mounted a legal challenge to keep them in place. but even before reaching us border migrants now faced new transit roles in mexico, making an already dangerous journey. even hotter. some 10000 migrants white for their papers and what haka in southwest and 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, and calon ways, but that it was unbearable traveling with a young baby. her breathing suffered in the heat and she was very dehydrated, that policy, that ng and way authorities treated us very badly. i took us off the bus and took what little we have brought with us in a book yet that i am. in these makeshift tents, doctors without borders, treat around 300 people every day. many of families with young children, they have breathing problems from sleeping outdoors. when the agency arrived in october, there were more than $20000.00 migrants. it's coordinator helmer sharice wants the situation is getting worse. is that grand all? now, loman eats, creating a backlog of people that together with poor sanitation,

the lack of food that access to water, not enough toilets. could create an outbreak or a health emergency, or why when i met his, as anybody. on the border with guatemala, the mexican government has imposed you've requirements on those transiting through the state of walker on their way to the united states. but i haven't provided humanitarian assistance in let alone, my wife is suffering from fever, the flu, and the tight chest at bitch about it. though we cook over an open fire, but flies and mosquitoes are all over the food or le morkel, marketable be fillable, near the phone of year, and his partner have to bathe and wash their 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 on the 300 kilometer root,

farther solid 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 a great corral. maybe even a jail when migrants have to stay to say they want to keep them back at all costs. they give them documents, but these documents are valid for a very short period of time, which makes them useless. suffolk. and even if they allow them to go on, they sent them away later and give i, you know, they lent the sale of kitten motherland. but despite the obstacles, almost no one is thinking of returning home. las set and her family fled criminal gangs in ecuador. their only option now is to keep moving forward. it's an anxious christmas season for many here in germany at the moment. the effects of the war in ukraine are being felt with higher living and energy costs. not to mention the surgeon illnesses like kobe 19 and flute,

but germans are allowed to go to christmas without any of last year's restrictions . we went to a few markets to see how they're feeling right now. awe, mold wine, twinkling lights, and seasonal cheer. for many germans, a visit to the annual christmas market like this one here in berlin. off as welcome relief. after a year of unsettling news. it wasn't often coin we're meeting up with friends to drink some spiced wine together. it's something of a tradition for us at the quantity one by one is inflation of yeah. by asli albany . i haven't been here for 2 years. i lost my came was 2019, and i was already 2022, francis relief to 4 fair ground operator tommy arbor, who was forced to cancel the market for 2 consecutive years during pandemic lock downs. i knew the off log is are for the one of the locked down restrictions been the sale of alcohol on parking lots and in recreational park. saddam. but

a christmas market without mold wine when it is pointless to governor. now food and drink are once again on offer at japanese, roughly $3000.00 christmas markets, but prices are noticeably higher. inflation is dampening the festive spirit and vendors income. not all the regulars managed to return this year in the might of i just, i'm here him and honestly someone else operated the stall before as well as the one over there, but they didn't survive the 2 year break. so i said, okay, i'll jump in and run boat stalls. one man's joy is another sorrow, unfortunately. ah, the students from ukraine and making the rounds as christmas angels at the charlatan boat palace market. collecting donations for children, often by russia's war on their country. as an, as a friend, sports or their own ambassadors of peace, symbolic,

he flying over to the palace every day and bringing light, this is the light of christmas time to foster understanding reconciliation and solidarity. right now that's more important than ever before. geopolitical turbulence in economic uncertainty, not even holiday music and energy saving lights can keep them and tidy at bay from this year's christmas markets. ah, and that's all the nice for now. business use with daniel winter is coming up after a short break. remember this more at the website at the w dot com, matthew outs debit with many foolish floods thrown out in the world right now. climate change very hot the story.