i understand this new culture. so you are not a visitor, another guest. you want to become a citizen in phil migrants, your platform for reliable information ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the christmas break with tradition of the war rages on many ukrainians mot christmas earlier than usual to distance themselves from moscow is orthodox doctrine. our correspondent visits a community near bushes in the, in bush,

in the keith they've been putting on their own traditions. also coming up more than 2 dozen people i did from a be say christmas storm in north america will have more on the cale shortly. ah, i'm jarrett great, thank you for your company. we'll stop the shower in boucher outside of keith. it's a city that all the branch of rushes, initial invasion for survivors of alleged war crimes. their christmas is especially difficult. it's different in another way, if you to with the holiday happening now instead of in early january as per russian orthodox tradition. it's the grey and rainy christmas day in butcher and residents who have come back to the city after rush. an occupation will not celebrate as you sure. i mean, it is a yeah,

i wasn't really in the mood to celebrate christmas, but now that the lights are back on in our apartment, this is my mood has lifted. lot, movable. he already to celebrate by the sierra. it's only going to be the small family circle with rosie. what is the loss of? i'm not really in the mood for christmas this year, but i'll try to create special moments for the children. i am your moment. this year they survived the west. but butch, i residents are unbroken to night. the art school students will perform at the concerts. and sasha, a young musician, is proudly wearing his bishop vanka, ukraine's traditional outfit. oh, where my vicious banker, i feel very ukrainian, i feel that ukrainian pictures, ukrainian culture is very rich. i feel very proud to be born in that same day in butch as art center. hundreds gathered for a few hours of pure joy. sasha who hopes to become a professional pianist bring some magic on stage

ah m. 2 or your former shall, i'm decent, was little cordially the wall. it's about what is really important. every day we must prove to our defenders on the front line that we support them. margin that ukrainian traditions can be destroyed by the enemy. cheer mom, livery, polity, and li recording you there. you keep what organ little be awarded. have a rated from the russian occupiers. butch us years hardly showcases ukrainian culture. it was of us came with us giving it of all we had a very difficult 6 months preparing for this show in the shelters without light, who we continued. because we wanted to show our skills today was look a lot, especially during the war a concept like this is important. the children are thought i also received presence from the cities for in supportive bringing much needed relief after difficulties.

ah. here in germany, president frank valdez stein maya has used his annual christmas day address to call for a fair peace in ukraine. his beach includes a thank you to the people of germany who helped others this year. labor mid 3rd of this year is addressed by president stine mile focuses on what he calls the brutal russian attack against ukraine. he speaks of the suffering of people forced to flee their homeland and spells out that what every one is longing for most is peace. over these or 3, there is not an issue. however, this piece is not yet within reach of the design, and it must be a fair piece of the lawn which neither rewards the land grab alpine nor abandons people. ukraine to the arbitrary actions and violence of their occupiers lead. i'm kaylin gun until this piece can be established and it is as humanitarian imperative that we stand by. those were being attacked,

threatened and oppressed. by doing this, we are shining a light of hope in the, in the darkness of injustice. there half known the president talks of the welcome that refugees from ukraine received when they came to germany. and he praises the solidarity shown by many ordinary germans towards the new arrivals. and finally, his vault a friendly word line, a small gesture of kindness, understanding for others with her openness towards strangers give a feminine shine. maya also refers to the continuing threat from climate change after a year in which activists have made headlines with controversial protests. he calls on every one to face up to the problem and praises the commitment of concerned young people. the of often done by this for, we need both forgot the ambition of the young and the experience of older people, the other after all minds that we all share. a common goal as to do that the young

are not the last generation on this planet. and rather that they are the 1st generation in a climate friendly world. despite immense challenges, the president says germans have shown creativity and resolve, building on those virtues. people should look forward with confidence to the year ahead. that's going to run up of some other headlines now. 6 people have been killed after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in northwest in spain. to survive is including the driver would take, continue by hospitals, strong currents due to heavy rains and they can see a region injuring search and rescue. if it's heavy snowfall in japan has killed more than a dozen people and injured over i see thousands of homes have been left without power and transport has been heavily disrupted. residents have been asked to refrain from non essential trips until at least monday morning. police

divers have searched to stretch of canal here in berlin for evidence related to the 2950 priceless jewels from a museum, and dressed in around 4300 diamonds. and now the precious stones were stolen from the green vault museum. a large part of the whole was recovered early of this month, 6 men are currently on trial for the break in to north america. now where authorities say at least 30 people have now died due to the extreme way that sweeping through the us and canada. nearly 2000000 homes and businesses have suffered power outages and countless holiday makers have found themselves stranded a christmas day where progress was slow and frustrating. here in new york state to cause slipping and sliding in slow motion plows on the roads trying to clear a path through the snow. but many only scratching the surface the state governor urging people to stay home. i cannot overstate how dangerous the conditions still

are. we need people to stay off the road. yes. one more day. i know it's christmas . i know how hard it is. you came off of a couple of years of being separated during the pandemic. it's heartbreaking. some of those he wanted to leave a homes, couldn't even get out the front door. okay, well it was a colossal waste of time. this is how furry made it out. the snow is so thick and heavy that you can't, you can't even get through it. snow has been pining up from coast to coast with freezing winds, sending temperatures plunging well below 0. across the border in canada, travel is also battling the elements. those going by train from ottawa, arrived at the station to find her journeys cancelled for some for luggage. went back into the taxi of his foe. don't know how to get home. fortunately, james hendrix today. so just trying to get back her holidays. now. i'm waiting for

you. go to hell and stay there for a day yesterday and i got across north america. the wind to weather has knocked out power, leaving millions cold and in the dog forecast. to save a deep freeze will stick around for christmas before return to comma conditions. from monday. and earlier i got an update on the progress of the storm from meteorologist matthew could poochie in washington dc. the restaurant was a bomb, sag loan, essentially a low pressure system back ending in so much air towards the middle. the air was oven out. now it's sucking in more cold air from behind, which is why attempt years of this as you, as a dropped minus 40 celsius. now he, as you know, is boldly canada. 3 isn't the call here is coming in the back side, which is pushing down late period ontario thing it was your from the legs in the policy, it as warm as a very heavy snowball in the vicinity of buffalo, new york,

which is why $130.00 centimeters of snow ball, again, very blurred, prolific snow falls rolls around like $130.00 centimeters in a blizzard conditions lightly as well with gas united kilometers per hour. okay, is there more bad weather to come or is the worst behind us now? worse for the most part loosely behind is that now the system is finally pulling into canada now more for us in the united states. but the other issue too, is how why the system is about 1600 kilometers wide, which is why gusty winds are so prevalent as a result about 4000 why has been canceled. roughly 1500000 people in the u. s. with our power dirty people dead, and the issues for travel has just really been cascading bite laser. so my both been unable to travel for christmas holiday and many other holidays. well, matthew, i'm just interested to know your point of view about the causes of this storm. how much of this can we pin on things like climate change?

as he doesn't really tough thing to say, so the sort of storms he's middle latitude. psych loans tend to feet are something called barrack lunacy. you're essentially a change in temperature with distance over a short distance of the lower levels. or there's something we tend to senior, the gulf stream or a warm current of water on the eastern seaboard. so we typically see these things off the east coast. united states. very rarely do see them over the great lakes, especially in december. so to see something like this is not necessarily time require change is more random, but it's a rare nonetheless. debt said there are signs that the gen 3 in the upper level. heard that with the rams here is becoming more little the way the things, the climate change. and then maybe something that may have been tied to the development of this system though. again, kind of varies need to spurious lace but catch up to connect for girls a sort of, you know, if there was to be a connection would be that i'll be an unlike ok. matthew computer in washington d. c. there. matthew, thanks very much. then you, well,

pope francis has delivered his annual christmas day address to worshippers at saint peter's basilica in rhyme. this is speech focused on conflict and war around the world, particularly in ukraine. a christmas overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine who francis dens of the horrors of war and the destruction caused by 10 months of fighting and makes an appeal for beasts. nurses were those, let us see the faces of our ukrainian rumors and sisters together for who were celebrating christmas in the dark and cold or far from their homes. i may, the lord inspire as to offer solidarity to those who was suffering already. a may he enlightened rose. you have a power to silence for weapons and puts an immediate end to this war, which that was insane. shaka frances drew attention to other war zooms around the world, no longer in the head life for just sergio and yemen. he delivered his traditional

or be it, or be blessing to paulson's gathered on saint peter's square. but this is she a sphere to st. this in the web ross with magnificent army. it was a message of hope and beef for the faithful at christmas. well, the nutcracker, ballet has long been part of the holiday season around the world. but because russian composer tchaikovsky is behind this quintessential christmas, classic, some companies are choosing to pull a pause performances of this ballet. we have this report now from poland. it's a fairy tale ballet we're toys come to life on christmas eve. and it's one of the poems, beloved holiday traditions. but this year there won't be any performances of the nutcracker and the national opera. because the composer tchaikovsky is russian. something belly fans here agree with the vulgar or if you take into account how the

russians are waging this war, also killing people. then you need to make hard decisions. like some of the values, not the to foreigners, up or the most likely through the left is an act of the nutcracker, isn't on the bill. instead, they're performing don. quixote polls minister of culture encourage pulls to turn their backs on russians in a gesture of solidarity after russian baited ukraine. most upholds national theaters are taking part in the boycott. but the move is controversial. yes, them school on those gorgeous share. a pop said you buy a caught, i can understand and i support a boy cut of artists and actors that would earn profit for the russian state. they are bits, normal price was his kimmel was out of action as you are. but i sent poor to ban a literary and musical works that glorify russia. now get that out ski that a matter of getting a jackie was it's nick dilemma. we'll be glad if he covers what the nutcracker from chikavsky. many polls want to see despite russia's war, but not in the national feeder. instead, smaller companies are offering the ballet with the greening performers ticking over

the stage. you're up to date here on d. w. like going to leave you now with some pictures of christmas evening in key if you cry merry christmas or. 2 2 0. 2 0 oh. 2 i see this facade starts in germany, europe and below the w travel.