ah ah ah ah, this is dina. we knew his life from berlin, ukraine's president urges americans to keep supporting his nation's fights against russia. during his visit to washington will let him hear the landscape routines. pledges of military assistance, including the patron air defense system. russia response by accusing the west of fighting a proxy war. also coming up. a massive winter storm brings bone,

chilling temperature is too much of north america. thousands of flights have already been cancelled. throwing christmas travel into chaos. ah. on the call for i think it's great to have you with us in cranium. president roland, where's the landscape is back home after a surprise visit to washington dc. he made a stop in poland on his way back, where he met with his polish counterpart on j. duda and aid to do does said the leader spoke for about 2 hours, posting on social media. zalinski said they discussed the years historic challenges due to a full scale war. while in washington, the landscape predicted that next year would bring a turning point in the war, but stressed or ukraine is still very much relying on continued support from western allies. precedence lensky was given. the red carpet treatment as he arrived

at the white house greeted like an old fred buys you. s counterpart joe biden. they've spoken many times on the phone, but this was a 1st face to face meeting since rush invaded ukraine. in the oval office flight and granite lensky, another wish hi. on ukraine's weapons list. we're gonna continue to strategy created ability to defend herself, particularly air defense. and that's why we're going to provide you credit will take your missile battery 1st and lensky. it was an opportunity to pay his respects to ukraine's because back i knew that i want to give you something. one guy is really, really hero real captain. and he asked me to pass his award and he asked me to best work for islam by them. you will understand

a said captain, fall climbers, battery. yes, he is very brave and he said give it to very brave raz, that. and i want to give you that is the cross cross for military marriage. that is one god movies. yes. well, one deserve with much appreciate. thank you. thanks for joe biden. it was a chance to send a clear signal to russia that the u. s. is in it to win it not as stages committed to ensuring that the brave ukrainian people can continue, continue to defend their country against russian aggressions, as long as it takes the president of ukraine. next, not rooting lensky, a hero's welcome. as he addressed

a weird joint session of the united states congress against all odds and doom and gloom. shenaria, see your grain didn't fall. you green is alive. and keegan. our 2 nations are allies in this battle. and next year will be done in point. i know it, the boy, and when ukraine encourage an american resolve, must guarantee the future of our common freedom, the freedom of people who stand for their well, here's why. the mirrors on wednesday no support like this or 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 giving to ukraine. and when they take control of the house next year, they might trade

a title, the purse strings. reacting to the landscape trimmed the kremlin, accuse ukraine and the west of ignoring its concerns. and as might rush us continued attacks on ukraine, russian president vladimir fulton, earlier to day told reporters at russia was open to diplomatic negotiations to end the war. a few conflict of chivalry ruling, a conflict, all armed conflicts eventually and with diplomatic negotiations, alina gregory, and we have never rejected such an opportunity with some warranty, beautiful, ukrainian government that's barred itself from holding negotiations now, which it looks quite unusual. garage would have been say, strange to me, but sooner or later you will decide yeah, carina conflict with each other. so just sit down and negotiate with sooner. our opponents realize that the bathroom and we don't have never rejected that

president burton has been claiming that he wants to negotiate a way out of this conflict for months now. with a war going quite badly for him, i asked russia analysts, maria. cat, i might say, if putin would be willing to compromise at the stage. well, i don't think that ludovic put in is ready to compromise, at least at this moment, the stakes are too high for him. it's either only going forward whatever sacrifices that means for their russian people or defeat, which will be devastating for the regime and potentially dangerous for him and his family. he will never compromise on crimea, for instance, which was an ox by russia back in 2014 and other 4 ukrainian territories that rush illegally say after a february, probably after having a knox ukraine's territory. at this point, moscow wants to seal the deal, but still at this point, there are so many instruments available to vladimir putin,

such as black mailing western countries with gas and which watering ukrainians, making it difficult for them to leave in home. so without electricity and water now that he has leased instruments, he will see what kind of a fact they will have and then he will act accordingly. but we have seen that so far he is ready to sacrifice everything and compromise on nothing. i was dw russia analysts, murray. i gotta, let's say, federal prosecutor here in germany have arrested an employee of the country's foreign intelligence service for allegedly spying for russia. the suspect who's been identified only as constant l is accused of sharing secrets with moscow. he w political correspondent, time young has more. yeah, this man is a, an employee of germany's foreign intelligence agency, the b n d. he's

a german citizen and he's been arrested on the orders of the federal prosecutor accused of spying for russia. a he is alleged to have passed information that he obtained in the course of his work to russian intelligence services during 2022. and he appeared before a federal judge on thursday, accused on a charge of treason, and he's now being held in custody. his apartment at his work place and all the locations have been searched and there is now an ongoing investigation which is a very sensitive investigation. in fact, the head of the b and d has said that it's important that further details of this and not made public because doing that, he said just helps. germany's opponents who want to harm germany. and he went on to

say that russia is a particularly at ruthless and violent actor. so this is a very serious information leak. right at the heart of germany's intelligence establishment and political correspondent, simon young. thanks. let's take a look now and some other stories making headlines around the world. today. the u. s. senate has passed a $1.00 trillion dollars spending bill for the next year. the bill is aimed at averting a partial government shut down and includes $45000000.00 in new aid for ukraine. bill now goes to the house of representatives where it's expected to pass through portman, the alleged boss of asia's biggest crime syndicate dubbed ages l. chapo has been extradited to australia, chinese born canadian, said she, lot faces drug trafficking charges and a suspected of leading one of the world's biggest suppliers of illegal methamphetamines and afghanistan,

dozens of women have rallied in the capital cobble to protest, a ban on women entering universities a taliban announced the measure earlier this week, prompting international condemnation. female students have since been turned away from university campuses across the country. millions of americans are under severe weather warnings as a major winter storm moves across the u. s. freezing arctic air is bringing blizzards. an icy winds too much of the country. as it pushes, se forecasters are warning the temperatures can plunge as low as minus 45 degrees celsius. in some areas, the record breaking cold comes as millions hit. the roads and the skies for the holidays. airlines have already cancelled thousands of flights. matthew could poochie as a meteorologist based in washington, d. c. and he told us why the storm is so unique and dangerous. real use was in a generation because all of the moving parts,

each of which is having its own impact. for starters, we have an upper level, low poverty, colder will pressure and spin this, helping test by a surface disturbance cause we call bama genesis base. we the rapid strengthening of the surface that's take place really great lifts. now because of that, it's sucking air from all sides. so on the eastern side of the eastern us coastline, we're seeing winds right northwards, warm moist air flooding rays and damage winds. on the back side. siberian air is cascading down southwards cross central us planes causing windshields down to minus 45 to minus 50 celsius. actual air temperature is down to minus 40 celsius and dangerous conditions for anyone outside the sub freezing weather, always out of the gulf of mexico. that in between those 2 air masses clash, you get heavy snow blizzard conditions all coming at a time of year. what about 130000000 people are expect to travel more than 80 kilometers or more of the holidays very bad time. and you said that there were looking at minus $45.00 minus 50 degrees. how dangerous is out for the human body.

it's a kind of thing, the human body cancer mind, a lesser actually protected and really indoors or bumps across your request in north central u. s. in order to year, we're advise you that anyone has to drive more than just like a minute or 2, how the emergency can your car. because if you break down, you know, it only takes what a couple minutes before ross way to set it and actually damage or even kill your skin and started using limbs and stuff like that. a very quick either after one can succumb to the coal for which reason. we say don't bed on authorities reaching you in time, don't travel. you don't have to. if you're in that part of the us, really, hawker down, stay home and stay warm and talk about the authorities because earlier, similar, not as intense storms have knocked out power 2, millions and killed hundreds. are the authorities in the areas a fact that now better prepared than they were those previous times? i think that's a really good point. you bring up, you know, about 2 years ago,

february 2020. you had a big event in texas, where says she, a piece of the polar vortex broke off, and rock very cold temperatures down the lone star state in the process. pretty much wipe down the states power. we're not, no power for 1000000 customers. and i think we learned a lot of lessons since then during that event, it was with rivers of taishan, so ice freezing, rain, snow that prevented a fuel from reaching the power plants and, and resolving power generated. that won't be a case this time urquhart, who is the company in charge of texas power red says they got this this time. we'll see if that actually is correct. but i think the bigger issue really will be the winds impact on travel rather than power averages. and the timing, as you say, is very poor on this meteorologist. nothing can poochie there in washington dc. thank you so much. and some sports now. sweden sandra naslund, continued her magnificent run, a form with her 13 straight free self ski cross world cup victory on thursday. the greatest ski cross champion of all time extended her own record to 33 podium

topping performance is only a dramatic big final in northern italy. olympic champion, as loan has captured gold in all 5 world cup events so far this season. and the international olympic committee has decided to allow men to compete in artistic swimming for the 1st time. at the 2024 paris games. a maximum of 2 men can be selected among 8 athletes in the team event that is due to include 10 nations artistic swimming, as formerly known as synchronized swimming, and has been an olympic event since 1984. now to the fact jack pod that millions of people in spain dream about every christmas, the winning numbers for the countries fame as lottery known as a going to go have been revealed. a price of more than 2 point. 5000000000 euros is up for grabs. a go to go means a fat one and has been running for over 200 years. gaping with recent tradition.

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