less all these things and more in the new season of the mixture, to tune and wherever you get your past and join the conversation. because you know it love man. mm ah ah, this is the w news line from berlin, germany names and the defense minister. modest historian will succeed christina lumber, who resigned yesterday. he takes over at a critical time with berlin, under pressure to boost military support for you christ. also on the program in commission president us here on the line address is world leaders. on the opening

day of the world economic forum, promising continuing and steadfast use support for ukraine. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. germany has a new defense minister barak historic will replace christie, the lumber act. was lambert resigned yesterday following a series of controversies for the last decade, mr. historian has been interior minister of the german state of lower saxony in our faces, the formidable task of overhauling germany's armed forces. after years of neglect, you'll also have to oversee key decisions on military support to ukraine. boris pastorius is an old hand with a new job. taking the reins of germany's millet tree during times of war and europe . he told reporters he was ready for the task come yard

d model disability and respectfully enormous task. before me finish the ministry of defense. it is already a great challenge in peacetime, and even more in times when germany is involved in a war, indirectly or am, i am aware of the responsibility and the great significance and em all the more grateful that i have been entrusted with it to get hardwood on bed, i will throw myself into this challenge with 150 percent from day one. along for the last 10 years, pastorius herself does interior minister in the state of law. saxony varnishing a reputation as reliable and unafraid to speak his mind. chancellor ala sholtes hopes, those qualities, will help steer the armed forces through considerable change as national and fine don't. he is not only a friend and got a politician, her position, but also someone who has a lot of experience and security policy fruit. there. the who has worked very

openly and closely in his previous function with the bonus via on to and to also possess as the strength and calmness needed for, for such a big task. at the face of the current changes, pastorius will have plenty to do at a ministry known as a career killer. modernizing the military, strengthening, fighting forces and handling weapons supplies to ukraine of possession, figures have called on him to turn germany's sight vendor or turning point into a reality. so he needs a steep learning curve and he has to start quite soon because the expectations on germany arnold lowering the r a will increase in the next months. therefore, he has to show leadership and to bring site and when the into practical terms and practical experience for the others. pastorius will have no time to settle in his

1st big appointment and meeting with his u. s. counterpart in berlin. later this week. while i sachi from ethical, corresponded need a harder how barristers taurus is appointment will affect to and germany's policy on ukraine. well, he will have to learn to swim instantly after his official appointment this thursday. because the u. s. defense secretary will be here in berlin, and he'll want to talk about how best to supply ukraine with weapons. how best the west considered as a support ukraine. militarily. there is a big, high level meeting of international defense ministers on friday at ramstein military base, or where we're hearing that there is a bit of movement. germany could agree to give its consent, potentially, so that other countries can deliver combat tanks to ukraine. now that is of course, something where germany has come under a lot of pressure in recent weeks and months. gemini so far is not willing to

deliver those combat tanks itself, but might give its consent so that others can deliver those german made tanks. but whatever those decisions imply at all have sites, the chancellor has made it clear that they lie with him no matter who leads the defense ministry that she physical correspondent need hotter. while in ukraine, the death toll from a russian missile strike on an apartment building and denise pro has risen to 45. 1 of the bodies recovered on tuesday was that of a child emergency services of entered the search for 20 other missing residents. the bombing is one of the was deadly. a single strikes against civilians, though the kremlin denies responsibility crimes presidencies, calling for faster deliveries of western heavy weapons in the wake of the attack, which is described as a war crime or brush is repeated assaults on ukraine's energy. great in recent months are forced many cities to schedule power cuts to save energy and the capital key,

which is still home to 3000000 people. city authorities have restricted public lighting that night, leading to significant consequences for people on the streets. they w's. sonya found the car ventured out on a dark cave night and sent this report during the deed, despite the war, the ukrainian capital can look and feel quite normal. but as night falls key if slips into almost darkness. streetlights are off and many crossings, traffic lights as well, the dark mix it down, right, risky for those on the streets. book done works for a full delivery service in keith, taking orders to customers around the city. go few isn't until 11 pm. so much of his work is in the inky dock. rewards,

broadest dollar washroom hot work has become much tougher because of the lack of light is certain futile. it's hard to ride in the dark, oscar, and if a person doesn't have reflectors in them, i just can't see them so sure. once you have to be careful because they could be people on the street assuming that the kids are booking and there are potholes and open drains, which you could fall into their morning. neither motor with a yamazik with their for their shorter both within a month ago. walked on, had an accident when he is a curb in the dark, he smashed all the reflectors on his bicycle. the streets in the ukrainian capital are clearly not safe at night. and that's especially thought for those navigating the city on foot. not the deputy head of keith's traffic. police told me the par students involving pedestrians had gone up by a whopping 80 percent since last october. that's when the city was forced to introduce rolling blackouts in response to russia's debilitating midline and don't

attack on ukraine's energy infrastructure. everyone here has a story about the dock holding there was spoken. it's really dangerous. i'm wondering how i can cross the road to the other side. but shall i go further and look for proper crossing or should i follow another person? so we are in a group of farmers subaru, i bought a glow, stick color for my dog, because i can't seem when there's no light in the park. it's very convenient or yeah, all of them live with it. it was dark at the crossing a movie for people approach me and punched me in the nose and snatched my phones from my pocket. what was the wallet? what telephone of the brawley. but living in the city shrouded in darkness can also habits upside mentioned. there's a bit of intrigue and mystery in the air, especially when it's close to the curfew and there's no one around with them. it's quite interesting to ride along dark, empty streets, movies, and quite literally disappear into the night when the

president of the european commission has promised that support for ukraine will continue for as long as it's needed. addressing the world economic forum and the swiss time davosto still on the line of praise, they use response to russian aggression in ukraine and told, gathered political and business leaders that you took less than a year to free itself from what you called a dangerous addiction to russian energy, her address, followed that of ukraine's 1st lady alina, as an ensco, was the landscape called on the international community to continue it support for you christ, aggressive country? well, d w. 's, editor in chief manuel. our caspar clergy sat there and dove. also. she asked herself on the line what she meant when she said that you would support you credit for as long as it takes. yes, it is very important, fast to support the brave ukrainian, the courageous people in many different fields. her 1st task for europe is to support financially. we have accepted a,

a package of 18000000000 euros for the year 2023. and the 1st trash has been approved yesterday of 3000000000. it's crucial to keep the state of ukraine up and running, paying salaries, for example, hospitals running schools going on. then of course, military equipment is of utmost importance. here it's a task of the member states. but i think personally ukraine needs the military equipment that it can handle and that it is asking for like, what, for example, well, as it is not the european union who is m owning any kind of a live military equipment. it's the member states. we have to decide on, but am always positive on advanced material advanced equipment because if they can handle it, they and they need it, they should get it. then of course, we care for the round about 4000000 ukrainian refugees. and we work hard with

ukraine on any topic that is helping the economy. we have for example, there security lanes. 60 percent of the grain of ukraine has been exported via these roots are violent through the european union. all for example, we have a synchronized are an energy grit electricity grid with sir the ukrainians. so we're doing everything to keep the economy up and running to support financially to support militarily and of course morale as a sort of on the line. and there are correspondent i'm showing is also that and doubles are welcome emily. as to what sort of support can you crave expect from this gathering? well, it certainly ukraine certainly was one of the main focuses of the gathering. we heard her as well underlying, taught, talking there and also in her opening speech today, she talked a lot about ukraine, especially at the beginning emotional words from hair her where she talked about

the bravery of ukrainians. she talked about the necessity of europe, supporting ukraine for as long as is necessary. you mentioned alaina's announce code. the 1st lady of ukraine spoke today as well, of letting me as a lensky, the president of ukraine, will be talking to morrow. but it does seem that when it comes to support the ukrainians want a bit more than words and all that attention, even though that should help they want concrete business support. yesterday i was at the ukraine house here in davos, which is where the delegation kind of gets together and they hold events. and the 1st event that they held was talking about fundraising. so they're really kind of emphasizing that ukraine is a good investment that they want more investment. i think some people may be worried that with so many big issues on the agenda here in divorce, including a, you know, a, the threat of recession, inflation and so on. ukraine could slip down a little bit, and that also was the case even in or the left underlying speech. today. she talked about ukraine and then she switched and talked

a lot about what she called the green economy. all right, and so what else stood out for you today? so today i think, you know, especially in that speech by or is it a funder lie and you kind of saw that there is a lot of fault lines emerging between participants in countries. in this difficult time, economically, the theme of this forum here is actually cooperation in a fragmented world. but you know, from lion talked about china as one of europe's main trade photos, nodded. so many words just before the chinese vice prime premier spoke. then she also talked a lot about wanting investment for green economy in europe and subsidies, which of course hints at the stat between the us and europe over a subsidies going on at the moment. so a lot of fault lines emerging here today at doubles. thank you. emily show and

d w corresponds a very us is a quick look at so small headlines from around the world sauce in bella. ruth, for the trial of the exile, the opposition leader has begun admins. cosette longer to go. sky is being tried in her absence and used to speech at the world economic forum to denounce the court proceedings as a fast particular sky. i claim victory in 2020 presidential election, but he's now facing a range of charges, including high treason, a former commander where the russian paragon to treat wagner group was claimed asylum in norway after deserted crossing the border under medford have posted this video in december, criticizing the groups operations entered no way on friday and has been charged with entering the country illegally. china has announced declining its population for the 1st time. around 60 years, the world's most populous nation, counted 850000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous year of an aging

population. coupled with birth rate, climate activists. gratitude back is one of the number of demonstrators who have been detained in the west, german village of looks at. let's turn back took part in a protest against expansion of an open cast. coal mine in the area. new protest comes just a day after or thirties managed to clear climate. protesters out of neutral is asia with. melissa china is next. taking a look at china's population decline. i'll be back at the top with .