i me cause sure is very hard. they beat you day for their losing all your stuff. find out about someone story in so my green, reliable needs to migrate wherever they may be. ah ah, business dw news live from berlin, protest in berlin about germany's in decisions about sending tanks to you. great baltic countries feed with germany to act as the government stalls on without to allow it to vehicles used ukraine's fight against russia. also coming up,

millions of people in china are returning home for their special festival to mark lunar new year with all the increased travel come fears of a corbet, sedge, and all eyes are all new by and he by young sama. how's the bonus? d r. v. stocks after the winter break. life sick, deny the swiss into national dream. did you? ah i am eddie micah junior. welcome to the program. western military leaders, meat and in germany, have failed to reach agreement on sending german made battle tanks to ukraine. key voice optimistic that belin would give approval for its powerful left, but 2 tongues to be delivered to the battlefield. but germany's defense minister said his country was still way in the decision that sparked, protested berlin,

and please from other countries to provide the weaponry the question of whether germany will send tanks to ukraine took sent to state at ramstein abbeys. 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 eigen slide captain i, it's all good 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 our tangs exports,

us defense secretary lloyd often had warm woods for germany. a country that he called the reliable ally going forward can do more. no germany has contributed a lot to this surface campaign. ah, you know from the very beginning when we saw them cycle in air defense capability or the gap, ards ah, the patriots most recently, irish te ah, they've stepped up, been offered to provide martyrs, they will provide the those mortars and conduct the training on those platforms. but for many, including these protestors who gathered outside the chancellor, relate friday. berlin is dragging its feet when it comes to sending tanks. robert fox, as an associate fellow at the center for defense studies, king's college london alia, he alia, shed his thoughts with me about germany's decision to not send lipp at 2 tanks to you grain jeremy's position. for all the generosity in quantity had added money and

material has been quite ambivalent. it follows the americans, the american, follow the germans, one foot on the accelerator, one foot on the foot, break there warning about digits of escalation, provoking russia. meanwhile, the one person who was really ganged out of this is vladimir putin. yeah. so, i mean, ukraine is receiving many other weapons, but friends, zalinski says quote, there's no alternative but for the west to give you green heavy tanks. so why is that so important for you green in its defense against russia? you have to turn this on the head. it's really valerie is zillow's ne, and hid 5 o 6 generals, some of whom seemed to have real genius. but also experience interestingly now, because of the fighting ukrainian force is more experience than many of those they're asking for weaponry from they've got a campaign design for breaking or breakout. they have to have ahmed

formations and they're going to be built round the tank. the maneuverability and the defend ability of the tank and the best available for all kinds of reasons. if the leopard to that the challenge is to have a bronze m one, a 2 on bad either. that shows clearly how badly they need that now germany says no. is there a possible scenario where a country like, for instance, poland would leopard tongues can send them to ukraine without balance approval? well, i have to say that mr. patrol pastorius caused immense tactical damage to the nato alliance yesterday. or both by what is the assumption to what he said and by his body language. at what is very surprising. yes and surprising that poland estonia, finland of saying we would like to find a way of getting our leopards through to you, craig, because they're needed. now, by the way, the british tanks are already in training for this. what was surprising,

what the dutch have also said that at the dutch of said they would be prepared to provide leopards and possibly the danger behind them, and they want to provide epa. so what does all this me now this is clearly not there, or it can be a natural decision. it has to be all allies coming together to agree, but what seems to be happening now with that? well, what's happening is on the other side is that putin is moving into a new phase. he is quite clearly staking his dictatorship and it is a dictatorship now, on being out on its military stance. it died oh for it winds or falls by that a turning russian industry over on a war footing and he's going to get to a position where he will have said he wants to be seen to have triumphed as a military diplomatic leader by the summer and if it stays there, if he does build up and if it is still contested, there is every possibility of

a wider war in eastern europe that will involve nato pars. i'm it very in. the outlook is very gloomy because of this surely shelling at ramstein yesterday is the time we'll leave it here. robert fox, the fence analyst, kings college london. many thanks. let's now look at more stories making headlines around the world. washington will designate rushes, wagner, harmony through the significance transnational criminal organization. the move allows the treasury to impose additional sanctions on the mass and every army owned by putting ally danny ferguson. the u. s. estimates that the $50000.00 wagner is now fighting ukraine include around $40000.00 convicts, tech he has canceled the plan to visit by. the swedish defense minister added further to the support of sweden joining nato, that turkish defense minister says the move was in reaction to stock homes. granted

permission to the far right, danish activist to hold an anti turkish protest outside the turkish on saturday to finda aden's shock resignation this week means there's a vacancy for a new prime minister in new zealand. and it seems there's only one candidate. chris hipkins, widely known for successfully you see in the countries cooper and demick response. these now stepping up to the top job with his political c, v as anything but short. kristen conserved his minister for health police and lately education and the lit. no, he is said to lead new zealand government at a time that says the country on the edge of a recession library. i acknowledge that at the moment we're going through some economic turbulence, and we're gonna have to navigate our way through that i believe passionately that we can come at the other side of that in better shape than we went until it. i'm really optimistic about our future. i'm really committed to leading new zealand through that. i know why that is strong, stable,

and unify. hipkins nicknamed chippy is well known, particularly for his role in managing because at 19 pandemic now with a governing labour pot to losing public support. hipkins nomination receives mixed reactions on the streets, pays them that i would call a friendly guy, an easy going and very knowledgeable. i can remember once he came into alec and why anything today with lucas sinai? sorry his anymore. and to said, and the top people, it's a great choice. i wish it was still to send out, but i've got to get me most up. but um no, yeah, it is a good choice. i think we'll call it a day harden's resignation. goodman in new zealand, us by surprise, the popular leader cited exhaustion his reason for stepping down 3 years into his 2nd term. hipkins is considered one of the closest political allies. i'm just under provided, you know, cam stable, reassuring leadership, which i hope to continue to do. we are different people though,

and i'm sure that people will say that for the opposition hipkins appointment is prime minister means not much will change the upcoming elections in october. are going to show if new zealand things that is a good or bad thing. chinese new year celebrations have kicked off around the globe and especially in china festivities are in the yale. the rabbits and hundreds of millions of people are mocking the holiday. it's also one of the busiest days of travel on the planet. the travel surgeon, china, to spend time with family comes out our elect, sation of coven restrictions. shine is night. sky light, south is celebrations. kick off for the lunar new year. time for family, food. and bright beginnings, his devotees have begun in cities across the country to mark the year of the rabbits from lanterns to light shows

in plenty of rabbit themed products. what i want to buy was rubbish said pastry for my family. it's cute ortho baggage. elario has a heart, hulu, for many chinese, being with family hasn't been possible in recent years, due to coven restrictions. but with the rules relaxed, the holiday is expected to bring mass migration. the busiest annual travel day in the world with covered still circulating and recent surges and cases. many people are willing to take the risk to see their loved ones. anyways, my young and they were the cause of coven 19. i wasn't able to come back for 2 years, so i can't wait to go home. it's very warm feeling, you know,

and that has time to have the whole family back together again has including my uncle, my grandmother and my grandfather will all be together and gather for reunion dinner for the chinese new year. that will be perfect. we'll start to this year and a good start to the next one. them. we go over. chinese authorities expect double the number of trips made during the same period last year, despite the bounce back and travel, those figures are still only 70 percent of pre pandemic numbers. the real effect of the mass migration uncovered figures will only be seen long after all the bunny cakes have been eaten. in a few weeks time. we are last spoke to begun correspondence, fabiani, crestfallen, and asked them how people in china are handling the threat of a new said in coven 19 infections during this trouble season? actually most people, i mean that some are cautious, but m after basically 3 years of not being able to visit relatives and family and

they still take the risk and you know, half of large gatherings this weekend. well, of course authorities, i've worried because especially in the provinces and the health systems, not really very good and, and that it's basically a super spread. he went. but m, on the other hand, you know, of the authorities are very and transparent to make it very difficult to really assess the situation here. and yet the, the 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 m r have has a model to predict how many people have died. they say that 600000 f 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. not a bonus. ega has returned after i had extend that winter break due to the walk up in gotta the fast game back. so our

b light stick host champions by and we're hoping the new go keep i could fill the glows of manuel noah, who was out with a broken leg, but light sick shoed. they can go tool to tool with the leagues topside. leipzig, fans were clearly glad to be back as the bid, as league came out of hibernation on the freezing night in eastern germany. meanwhile, the buyer and supporters eyes were all on new keeper young sama. but it was his opposite, no book, and his blood speaking, who was picking the ball or to the neck. first. eric tuple meting bundled home for by on 37 minutes. much to the delight of newman sama. what mil at the brake? lights it got themselves back in it, thanks to some hotlist by and defending on 52 minutes. a terrible clearance eventually allowed dominic show bush like to head back across gold and left. but marcell house burg 40 bew shutout for zelma. but the point that keeps by and 6 feet

of leipzig was the chase that 11 titled in a row. up next, we have wild stories the week and reports, including how some russians are crossing over to latvia. to avoid fighting in the war in ukraine is more news at the top of the hour to stay with us. ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out. we've used them tim, one day indian, only the.