ah ah ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. germany is poised to get the green light to send its battle tanks to ukraine. this development is emerging as it's being reported that the u. s. is planning to send it's tanks to also coming up, nominated for the oscars are out. we'll look at which fields could bag the biggest prize in show business and buy and make their fans wait until the dying minutes,

but it was worth it. jubilation follows a spectacular goal for you also, a kimmie saves the day for the defending champions. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. there are widespread media reports that driven chance for all of schultz will today announce a decision to send leopard tanks to ukraine and that he will also approve other countries to do the same decision comes from it. increased pressure from western allies to scale up military aid for kip. ukraine wants to use the bottle tanks, reclaimed territory still occupied by russian forces. german chancellor, olaf schultz has reportedly decided to send leopard tank to you and allow other

countries such as poland and finland to do so to leper tank. so used by a number of nato countries. they're seen by defense experts as the most suitable heavy battle tanks for ukraine's needs follow to me. it's lensky welcomed the news, but says he needs $300.00 tanks, which might or would it put on there is a lot of talk about tanks. know about the modern tide. yeah. need management. how this deficit can be fairly fitzy many effort his words promises or beach, but it is important to us human reality. but there is not 5 or 10 rather than holding it hangs to does the need is greater yet less we do everything. and what he just filled the debt is the only session. i thank everyone who's helping us, unless the juggle cosmo calls me on us, cham will be 3. as he spoke, reports emerge from the united states, but washington was preparing to send. he runs em one battle tanks. while on

confirmed such a decision, would mark him major turn around, though it could take months before the which ukraine the m one is a complex weapon system that is challenging to maintain as we've talked about. ah, that was true yesterday. it's true today will be true in the future. again. well without getting in hypotheticals, any time that we provided ukraine with any type of system, we provided that the training and sustainment capabilities with that. the development common master, a number of allied countries, expressed frustration with germany over rich reluctance to a low tank deliveries. they needed barrel lens side off to transfer the road. they now appear to have it. the news has gone down badly and russia. of course, these deliveries would bring nothing good for future relationships. they will leave a lasting mark for the world. no wait to see whether you cream gets the tank set so

desperately once and in time to fend off a russian offensive in this spring. it goes straight to our political corresponded thomas para, thomas german media reporting that chance will sholtes had decided to send leopard tanks to ukraine. what can we expect to coin expect an announcement today? we can indeed, terry expect an announcement today, especially as chancellor schwartz has a scheduled meeting in the german parliament. so it is very probable that he will announce that approval coming from germany, not only when it comes to its own leopard tanks. we're talking here about 14 german lepper tanks, but also authorizing allies to send their own german made leopard tanks. it is certainly an important decision coming from germany, not only because of the pressure that the german government had been on the criticism that the german government had received for what allies can say that

germany's reluctance on the international stage will probably help ease that pressure if indeed, the german chancellor to day as expected, confirms germany's approval when it comes to the leper tax. what led to this decision, thomas? on the one hand, the growing pressure on germany to do so, coming from different allies, that certainly one element that has to be considered. but the german government has to stressed on various occasions that it did not want to what it described as unilateral decisions, in other words, only sending german made tanks. and that's why part of this decision will probably also be that the u. s. will send its own u. s. mate tanks as well. this is part of germany's understanding that these decisions have to be made together with its closest allies and not only germany deciding on the delivery of those tanks. on the one hand, it's the pressure. on the other hand, it is certainly that idea that for germany is particularly important,

that decisions when it comes to military deliveries to ukraine, have to be made in accordance and hand in hand with germany's closest international allies. so when we put those 14 leopard tanks that you're talking about together with all the german support has gone there. so for where does that put germany in terms of support for ukraine? well, it certainly puts germany and that's, i mean that, by the way, the german government has reiterate it. many times in the past. it puts germany at as one of the countries that has helped ukraine the most, not only economically and politically, but now clearly also, militarily as well. and that, despite the criticisms coming from germany's allies about germany's reluctance and the fact that it takes a long time when it comes to making these decisions. germany certainly among the countries that has helped ukraine the most taurus. thank you very much for political correspondent, thomas sparrow. and we can also speak now to

defense expert under us ruts. he is a senior fellow with the german council on foreign relations and join just from budapest. good to see you this morning though, it looks like germany and the u. s. are preparing just had to send heavy bottle tanks to ukraine. what impact could this have on the war? it depends on 2 main factors. first one is the timing. so how fast these banks can be sent to ukraine? and the 2nd factor, of course, is the number of tags. so far the discussion is about all a quotation mark only if you dozens of things, as it was said before from 14, they will far from germany. if similar amount approximate they're similar from poland, dungy government also indicated that might be ready to send some video bars. there are some quotes and similar situations in norway in and but to get her this going to get these got to get if you doesn't affect it, if you doesn't have the motor tanks delivered the sometime in early spring. this is

not the amount you grant requested you requested from 300 motor battle tanks. so mean, if you doesn't, it's possible to create a local decisive, superior a day over where the russian troops total support one or 2 smaller scale officers. so this amount of thanks can constitute kind of a spearhead, if you like, but this is not the amount that would change the title of the war. we are not there . ok, but even getting a few dozen of these main battle tanks, these are big, sophisticated weapons is into the field is a challenge. what sort of logistical challenges are involved in deploying these tanks in ukraine? there are several logistical charges besides actually learning to use these highly complex buddy modern systems. you also have to say double just to go challenge of handling simply debate of these machines. i mean your part tank more than one and

a half times heavier than any other tanks you bring has been using the disposal challenges for the bridges or the transportation systems for the roads, particularly big ones. so there are several challenges lying ahead. however, based on the experience gained with the other best of our system, transfered and ukraine's surprising, the ability to learn using the using them in a proper way. i'm actually quite open and the logistical challenges with the tanks could also be you know, want me to deliver the spare part, the munition deliberate on a lot of things. this can be sorted out in a few months from now. the kremlin is calling this anticipated move a blatant provocation. can we expect any further response from russia? said to me, yes, however, russia is unable to give before the senior brig response. what i mean by that is that russia doesn't have its own motor tanks yet in the reserve,

which no could be deployed up or online. russia is, or the deployed up front and everything it could deploy. russia, it kept talking about deploying the t 14 amount the tanks. however, in reality, the amount that is not yet finished, it combat testing is not yet been needed. and so far there are approximately 2, those are the arm up of manufactured altogether. so even if russia delivers a few of those are mostly information and propaganda purposes is highly unlikely that most of the send them to actually better. so instead of giving the fully symmetric, or we can expect a lot of information pressure from russia. 3rd, the d gradation of existing the body, and possibly the delivery of them thanks much going to be russia decision students that going to be mobilized asian. however, there are some also know it that if you doesn't defense another really became devoid. so i do not expect the new media, their furniture from the russian side. you see before exact,

a few weeks later than we see the exact numbers and types of things going on. rush, thank you very much for talking with us today. that was under us ruts, a senior fellow with the german council on foreign relations. thank you. now the nominations for this year is oscar war. so been announced in los angeles, the german anti war drama. all quiet on the western front has 9 nominations, but the sy fy hit everything everywhere, all at once. is the film to beat it? land 11 nominations. all eyes were one, beverly hill was full. the 1st to life oscar nomination event since before. but pandemic with act as rays are made. and alison williams tasked with announcing he made with final cut. he all the 10 nominees for best motion picture of the yeah. and it was the moody birth hoping action, comedy, everything everywhere, all at once. that's all to the list. receiving 11 nominations,

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