ah ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, no decision reach by germany on sending tanks to ukraine. a meeting of ukraine's military backers hears at berlin is still thinking through the pros and cons of allowing its advanced leverage to vehicles to be used against russian aggression

and celebrations. begin across the asian world to mark the lunar new year. billions of people are returning home for the special festival, but some in taiwan and hong kong are feeling political tensions. mixed with the festivities. ah. a michael ok welcome. western military leaders meeting in germany have failed to reach agreement and allowing german made battle tanks to be sent to you. craig, going into the talks. keith was optimistic that berlin would give her approval for its powerful leopard, 2 tanks to be delivered to the battlefield. but those hopes were dashed after the german defense minister said his country were still weighing the decision. the question of whether germany will send tanks to ukraine took center stage at ramstein airbase. but instead of giving the green light,

germany's new defense minister just said that it is up to the chancellor to make that call. but if i need to even and chime in the event of a negative decision, nothing needs to be done again by sunday. but in the event of a positive decision, we have to move quickly because it is then a matter of training, checking the leopard tanks and the like, my them all, that's what this morning i ordered my ministry to examine the stalks of the different types of leopard tanks, both in our own forces and in the industry, in an agony, like captain ice all go by the end of p. as sounds that has led to criticism, including from other partners who want to supply the same kind of battle, thanks to ukraine. poland and finland, for example, are willing to send them to ukraine fast, but also need the green light from berlin. despite the dilemma of or tangs exports, us defense secretary lloyd often had warm woods for germany, a country that he called the reliable l i going forward. now, germany has contributed a lot to this up to this campaign. and you know,

from the very beginning when we saw them cycle in air defense capability, the gephardt's, the patriots most recently, ours t r. they stepped up and offered to provide martyrs, they will provide the those martyrs and conduct the training on those platforms. but for many, including these protest us who gathered outside the chance to relate friday, but in it's dragging its feet when it comes to sending tanks. d w also spoke to us democratic congressman adam smith, who's a member of the house armed services committee. does he agree with the criticism level that germany, i don't think actually it's a fair criticism to say to germany as dry to see just because you know, somebody in the process has said, well, you ought to send that, ya send it. now. there's a calculation that goes into this, that a lot of people don't pay attention to, as i said, you know what, what weapons are in their stockpile?

how does this affect their own national security needs? and then always remember that there are a number of rolls in ukraine, but there are 2 that are primary number one. we want to preserve a sovereign democratic ukraine. we want russia to be defeated, not to be successful and trying to take her grant. but number 2, we do not want a direct conflict between the u. s. end, or nato and russia. we want to avoid that direct conflict. ah, and you have to take down into her countenance. part of germany's argument is, you know, what is that asked latoria point at which it runs a higher risk of getting into that direct conflict. so i think people just look at this in your gosh, germany, they should send whatever they want whenever they want, not even think about it. you know, i don't go down that road. it is more difficult calculation than i think a lot of people are willing to admit. let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world right now.

washington will designate russia's wagner paramilitary group a significant transnational criminal organizations. the move allows the treasury to impose additional sanctions on the mercenary army owned by clinton allied, if gainey proof precocious the u. s. estimates that the 50000 wagner personnel fighting in ukraine include around 40000, convers police and protesters of clash for a 2nd night on the streets of the peruvian capital. thousands flooded into lima to call for fresh elections. and the resignation of the country's president dina blew up. dozens of people have died after weeks of violent protests. u z lynn's education minister, chris hipkins is set to become prime minister, taking over from current pm just into order who announced her surprise resignation on thursday. pipkins was the only candidate nominated to replace or suggesting

lawmakers nominate wanted to avoid a drawn out leadership contest was the only nominate for the chinese lunar new year . holidays officially begin this weekend with the associated travel rush, commonly regarded as one of the world's largest annual human migration events. this year's holiday season is the 1st in china to feature such mass travel since the pandemic began within 3 years ago. lunar new year is expected to provide an economic boost, but health officials have warned that covered 19 cases could search in the coming weeks. correspondent fabi and crush mar joins us now from beijing. fabi and i understand you just come from the airport yourself. so tell us what this a lunar new year looks like at the travel hobbs and also out on the streets.

yeah, i literally just landed in beijing a couple of hours ago and the capital. he is a very quiet at this point. why? because most people have already left there visiting their relatives in the provinces in the west, south or north. and so he, under capitol, it is much more calm than usual, but in the last days are basically all the train station work. really crowded. of course, also the, the airports and in are the ticket prices are searching. and this year is expected to drink, 40 day and travel a season. and the chinese people will undertake roughly 2000000000 single trips. there is really a mess of a mound and almost 70 percent of pre pandemic levels. that means we're slowly getting back to normal here. i'm curious, how worried are people about the thread of yet another surge of covey, 19 infections during this short travel season? actually most people, i mean that some are cautious, but am after basically 3 years of not being able to visit relatives in the family

and they still take the risk and you know, half of large gatherings this weekend. well, of course, authorities are worried because especially in the provinces and the health systems not really wary. good and, and it's basically a super spread. he went, but them, on the other hand, you know, other authorities are very in trenton, spare, and to make it very difficult to really assess the situation here. and yet the ver health commission has said that 60000 people who have died here since early december, when china basically lifted 00 cobit restrictions. but experts say that this is really far too low, for example, on, on base affinity. that's a company which are basically, or have, has a model to predict how many people have died. they say that 600000 have died. so that's really a big difference. but we don't know so much. and also there's a lot of, you know, a censorship, correct? on going on. so am yet really hard to assess the situation. but it sounds like it

is a risk that they are willing to take, that is a fabi and crash mar in beijing. many thanks. south africa presidency around poser is holding emergency meetings to address the countries deepening energy crisis. authorities have been imposing, rolling black out as the nations in battled power utility struggles to meet demand . and the power culture hitting the economy hard. did obvious christine moon were reports from johannesburg. the, the scenery to is keeping tandem was business running. but the backup power solution is not a cheap one and it's costing a whole lot more to continue serving the local summer favorite. insulated be a fortunate that we have invested in the generator pods. the costs of running swift look remedy have grown because we need to purchase

petrol on a regular basis. the past few weeks has seen some of the worst power cuts on record in south africa with the pow utility s. com. rolling out nationwide blackouts, locally referred to as low cheating for up to as much as 10 hours a day. even hospitals have not been spared. it does affect a lot of our equipment that we do have on site. for example, like i have mentioned, we have elevators that are obviously put onto the generators which keep going on and off, which have lots of patients in very dangerous situations by being inside. they're not being able to be able to get out in a country that already has high levels of crime, the power outages of the compromising safety and security. in some areas, people are scared even use the roads at nights. so peach blacks said that the

sexual right behind me being one of the hot sports people are getting robbed, getting mug cause or being stolen at gunpoint. so those are the issues that we face during low trading, especially when it's peach black at night. so that because coal power stations supply most of the country's electricity, but these power stations are not functioning at full capacity, sub africa uses on average, about $27000.00 megawatts. the moment re struggling to produce 21. and in an electricity system, you've got to match supply and demand instantaneously. exactly. the reason we have load shedding, all load reduction in south africa is that is to prevent the grid from collapsing while the power outages are a necessary evil. public outreach is growing. what really riles people up here is that much of the country's electricity problems have been attributed to endemic

corruption at the state and pol, utility and a slowness by the authorities to invest in new sources of energy, especially as the countries coal power plants are very old. they breakdown easily and often have to go for maintenance. that puts them out of commission. as the electricity crisis further deteriorated, the managers of the pal utilise, he held emergency meetings with the countries president and other stakeholders that south africans have been warned. there is no quick fix and that the outages will continue for at least a another year. that report again from d w's christine when we're and now to the loss of a legend. one of the best loved voices in rock music has fallen silent. american musician david crosby has died at the age of 81. he was one of the most influential orders of the 19 sixties and seventies, creating an enduring folk rock sound with the birds and crosby, stills and nash,

looked back now at his wife and legacy. oh, it's not easy. big ego? no brain. i don't think i was a good lover. i think i was chavo. hm. this is where we were. i feel alive. scenes from the last major documentary charting the life of one of the greats of american music. david crosby made it into the rock and roll hall of fame with not one but 2 bands. ah folk singer songwriter made his 1st big splash in the mid 19 sixties with the birds bit tension. split them up and in 1968. crosby joined forces with graham nash and stevens steals to create crosby, stills, and nash after neil young edition. they became crosby, stills, nash, and young. their music was political, a reflection of the counterculture of the time. one of their earliest gigs the

famous woodstock concert of 1969. from minute we were hopeful for a minute. we were not facing the vietnam war from matter. we were non creation lucidly kennedy's fermented doctor king. steph wasn't hanging over the legendary group, enjoyed multiple hits and successful albums before tensions also broke them up. besides his innovative guitar, 2 names and vocal harmonies, david crosby was known for his peace activism, his turbulent professional relationships and his rockstar lifestyle. he underwent a liver transplant in the 1990 is after decades of drug use, finally caught up with him. in later years he turned his health around and continue doing what he always had. so i conic lee. no music. now the tricia, she only thing i got to offer real. david crosby will be remembered as one of the

most influential musicians of the 20th century. oh wow. and we and there we have doc filled up next with a story about a death in bangkok and there is much for news and analysis on our website that d w dot com. you can also follow us on social media. i'll handle there is at the w news a michael oak, who from me and the rest of the news team here in berlin. thanks for watching a what people have to say matters to us.