gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on d, w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is the w news live from berlin, ukrainian president vladimir zalinski addresses the world economic forum, repeating his plea for advanced weapons, saying that deliveries must arrive before the rush. next russian attack, also on the program, the european parliament elect a replacement for it disgraced vice president. mug of luxembourg takes over

after greece is a bar. kylie is ousted in a corruption scandal. ah, and it's been 40 years since floating balloons became a symbol for the madness of nuclear brink manship. we look back at the phenomenon that launched an obscure german singer to cold war started ah, i'm told me that it was good to have you with us. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has made an impassioned address to the world economic forum in divorce, calling on western partners to speed up military aid to ukraine. he also paid tribute to the victims of a helicopter crash near cube that claimed the lives of at least 14 people, including the countries,

interior minister and several children. zelinski warned that tragedies outpacing life in ukraine and warned western countries to deliver military supplies before the next russian attacks. at the annual gathering of world leaders and divorce, one issue was always going to dominate the agenda. delivering his speech by a video link, ukrainian president, florida may zalinski, found a poignant way to remind the audience the victims of russia's invasion. i talked to memory of eren garcia lot when and he then wasted little time urging the world community to speed up the supply of weapons to ukraine. entire and free will use to

thing is use my turn to kilo o p. next newsroom, organization. all our enjoying and the supply ukraine. when to fast systems mom out, please ross nancy, miss allen days. this applies less than 10 must be another in these russian tat with russian forces still deep in ukrainian territory to lands news desperate for western main battle tanks to help push out the invaders. keith is especially keen on the german made leopard to a powerful tank in use in over 20 countries. like international pressure has been growing on berlin to drop its re export veto, and to donate some tanks itself. german chancello love show it's reiterated his

country's support for ukraine at the world economic forum. in order for the war to ent rush, us aggression must fail. that is why we are continuously supplying ukraine with large quantities of arms in close consultation with our partners. we are not just support, but he stay clear of making any commitments on tanks. or many observers believe that shows will finally drop his objections at the meeting of ukraine's main backers at the ramstein air base in germany on friday. united states are so did chancellor shalt deliver the doubly correspondent, benfor zillion was watching intervals. no, he didn't. someone in the audience art. why hesitate? why wait? and it's germany's partners who are also putting the pressure on all i've shown it's the lithuanian, latvian, and polish presidents all in talk he yesterday

a polish house where i was and desperate to get their message through to germany that these heavy tanks, a strategic right now to winning this war and perhaps ending the war and bringing about peace and j due to the polish president said it's very, very, very, very needed this decision. his lithuanian counterpart said it's a very strategic factor in this war. we're seeing weapons coming from all parts of the world, but it's these tanks that is so strategic. germany is not allowed to produce them to be stored or stock piled according to law. so it's left with this conundrum that it has to call on its partners to also supply the tank that it has made. and these tanks are said to be the best that the west has to offer. so they also don't want these tanks falling into the wrong hands. they don't want russia stealing this technology or passing it on to china with some analysts worry about.

and germany does not want to be dragged into this war. lindsey lynn speaking to us from novice, as mentioned earlier, a helicopter crash in ukraine has killed at least 14 people, including the countries interior minister dennis, when astir ski, the aircraft carrying the minister and other officials went down in the city of bro . very, just outside the capital, keep official say it hit a kindergarten and an apartment building as it fell, several children among the dead. a building ablaze moments after the crash emergency services were quick to the scene. it's not yet clear what caused the helicopter to full from the sky. that the moment was won't be no. what present is that the helicopter fell to the ground between the kindergarten on a residential building in the town of brewery was in order to put the issue on

board. the helicopter operated by the state emergency service was where 9 people was among them. the leadership of the interior ministry. sort of me get of islamist . absolutely. she's role. interior minister denise modesty ascii as well as his deputy and other officials are among the dead away. they were believed to be on their way to the front line. when the helicopter came down in foggy conditions, one eye witness said that the pilot seemed to try to avoid buildings as the helicopter came down in the middle of you. so my think that he chose the smallest target. those move because there was a 2 story building there. and here there were 10 floors, you know, the pilot made heroic effort. if you buzz to, he flew the helicopter to the smallest place. he did the best he could, i knew them to view them,

or marla investigate his already looking into the incident which presidency lensky has dubbed a terrible tragedy. new zealand prime minister jacinta arden says she will not seek reelection come this october and says, serving as p. m has been a full filling 5 years, but she doesn't have the energy to serve the country as she should are. and became the world youngest woman head of state when she was voted in at 37 years old. she led the country through strict pandemic lockdown and terror attacks against mos in christ church. last day in office is february. the 7th. as i look at some more headlines from around the world, israel supreme court has ruled that prime minister benjamin netanyahu must fire a key ally from his new cabinet. the court found that are you, the head of the ultra orthodox shower party was disqualified from serving as the

minister as he was convicted last year for tax offenses. the ruling present, there's a yahoo with a potential coalition crisis shooting for the police, a fire tear gas at protesters taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in goma in easton, congo. the group was condemning the presence of foreign peacekeeping troops in the city. they want the enforcement of a previously agreed withdrawal agreement between the government and the m. 23 rebel group, both of whom accused each other of violating the deal. a train is derailed in southern slovenia, injuring 5 passengers. no one died in the accident which happened near the town of noble national railway officials blame the incident on trees falling onto the track . after a recent snowfall, european union lawmakers have elected a replacement for a scandal,

hit vice president who was facing corruption charges. mark angle is from luxembourg and a member of the parliament left of center socialists and democrats. group is also backed by the parliament, 2 of the largest groups. his predecessor greek, m e p a that kaylee is one of 4 people with links to the parliament who under criminal investigation and facing charges including money laundering, dw alexandra phenomena has spoken exclusively to the newly elected vice president mark angle vice president. congratulations on your election to day. what will be your priorities for the european parliament in your new position? thank you very much for the congratulations. my priorities will be of course, to be a team player in that bureau. but in the given circumstances, also try to be a champion of transparency and anti corruption with the other colleagues together. and of course, you know, i'm a social democrat so i know where to come from and, and, and also

a very active member in the employment. and social affairs committee to social europe is also something which is important to me. and i am a fierce defense of the union of equality. and you know, equality glasses. you can always wear them when whatever portfolio or the president of the parliament will attribute to me. so we will see that i hope they choose a portfolio which fits to me. but you know, i'm adaptable. i've had a bit of experience already also in national politics for many years. so i am ready to take challenges and the election was necessary because your predecessor ever kylie was removed from that post. she is one of the suspects in ab corruption, scandal doubt, katara gate. and in fact, a number of former crowds are under investigation. do you have a problem in your group? i cannot say that this happened outsider group. it happened in our group and this

is why our group reacted from day one very proactively took measures. and we know that we have to do homework to. we are having an eternal inquiry. i, our group leadership will inform other at the press about the mandate of it and how we organize it. we are aware that we have to do homework, but i don't think we have, we have been betrayed by some of our members. but the whole group are, cannot be compared to these few could few criminals if it's, if, if the justice were, will prove that they have done something wrong, but it looks like it, but that's the justice to, to, to do their work. but yes, it happened in our group, but it doesn't mean that the group is a problem as a whole. now to a song that me a song made in germany that became a global hit at a time of nuclear. anxiety has been for decades since the release of 99 red balloons by nina. the cold war era,

single has captured the hearts of generations of music lovers and its anti war message and years. ah, it was a song that conquered the world and propelled a totally unknown german singer to the top of the charts. since his release 40 years ago, 99 red balloons by nina has been hailed as a classic anti war anthem coming out originally in germany, 983 and a year later in english, the song hit the air waves at the height of the cold war with the threat of nuclear strikes was always in the background. in germany, the 1979 decision to allow the us to deploy. pershing to miss allison german grounds, doors that threat even closer to home. but amongst the demon, gloom, came this colorful counterbalance. isn't m as in this was the time when the big question of whether nuclear weapons should be station in germany was at the for

a question that didn't only interest young people in germany. nina and he was on 99 red balloons, who wasn't ear warm for many, all around the world. the seed against 1000000. why? the idea for the song came in 1982 and the rolling stones concert in berlin. and a moment of inspiration for guitarist carlo car guess he watched on his balloons, ascended into the sky at the end of the gig, and wondered what would happen if they crossed over the border into east berlin? would they be mistaken for jack fighters? ah, the song went on to become a global hit, stopping the charts in gemini on new zealand, even reaching number 2 with the u. s. and it's the german version that is in georgia in the hearts and minds of fans. and now today,

40 years on the songs message and relevance remains as strong as ever mm. slowly affects our documentary series presents the longest voyage. looking back 500 years at ha, my gallon became the 1st explorer to travel around the globe. is more news and analysis at d. w dot com. until yoletta go. thanks for watching. leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks. was there another symbolic