they have no nationality in a total, they don't belong and everyone has the right. everyone has the right to say, like ah, this is d w news coming to you live from berlin, a new surgeon western military support for ukraine. u. s. president by announces the u. s. will deliver 31 of its powerful abrams tanks to the battlefield. this just hours after german chancellor of schultz confirm berlin will send 14 of its

leverage to tax, also coming up a deadly cold snap sweeps across asia from afghanistan to japan. sub 0 temperatures and heavy snow are causing chaos or millions, pen and buddhist lea. a football doctrine breaks the deadlock at the last minute to come away with 3 crucial points in their match against muns. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. western made battle tanks will soon be confronting russian armor on the battlefield in ukraine. the u. s. has confirmed its sending 31 of its m one abrams tanks to keep the announcement polos germany's decision to deliver leopard to tex. this coordinated move aims to support ukraine encountering an expected russian offensive in the spring. kia has called it a historic day,

but russia's ambassador in washington said the u. s. decision was another blatant provocation. and moscow's response to berlin's move was equally furious with the kremlin, saying berlin had abandon, it's quote, historical responsibility to russia. after days of diplomatic wrangling to big announcements from either side of the atlantic to day to day, i'm announcing at the united states will be sending 31 abram tags to ukraine. the equivalent of one ukrainian battalion secretary austin, has recommended this step. because all has ukraine's capacity and finished her turn achieve strategic objectives. the u. s. president statement came just hours after germany announced it. we're deliver 14 of its leopard to battle tanks to ukraine. okay. does this, does a given us, this is the results of renewed and intense consultations with our allies and international partners. or we'd like to underline that it was right. and it is

right that we didn't let ourselves be forced into action. now that we instead counted and will continue to count on closed corporation on these issues, international pressure had been growing and germany to agree to send le, to tangs to ukraine, or to at least lift an export ban on the german may tanks. so other countries could supply them that last week and meeting of defense leaders from more than 50 countries at ramstein air base and germany failed to produce any agreements chance loan of charlotte's was unwilling to send german tanks. unless the u. s. made a similar commitment that diplomatic gamble seemingly paid off the agreement to supply the tangs is a huge political turn around for germany. and it's a major boost for ukraine. western battle tanks like the leopard and the abrams are

what ukrainian president followed him here. zalinski has long been pleading for and many say they could be a game changer in the war. i am grateful to all our allies of our willingness to provide us with modern and much needed tanks. always proofs for most important fat for the world to day. for fat, for freedom is only getting stronger and the way we are all working together to strength and freedom to defend ukraine in europe is a historic achievement of a part of the leaders who are working on it right now. that zalinski also stressed that speed as now key. while the 1st leopard tangs could arrive in ukraine in the next 2 to 3 months. the white house has already said that it will likely be many more months before its abrams tanks will arrive at the front of more. i'm joined by our political course, but it thomas sparrow. so thomas tanks for ukraine. how's this decision going down

here in germany? within the parliament, it was probably approved by most politicians, even by the german opposition, except for probably the extremes of the far left. on the far right, there were differences on how that agreement was reached on how mister shots communicated his decision on why it took so long. but in general, the idea, the decision to send these tangs was supported within german parliament. a different question altogether is how it was received within the german why the population german people are in general divided about as we've seen, that all along, even before the decision was, was taken. because some people believed is good, spiraled out of control. this could mean a wider participation of germany and even nato countries in this conflict and as such as this topic that for many germans, it's very controversial. this has to do also, by the way, with germany's post were history with germany's reluctance to get involved in conflicts and so on. so one thing is, the german parliament with even the german opposition, for example,

the cd. you supporting the idea, not the method by the 8, but the idea a different situation altogether is how the germans, the why the population actually believe this or what this means for germany. in particular, this decision was a long time in coming. berlin held out on delivering tanks until the u. s. agreed to send its own. do we know how this decision came about? well, we don't know all the details. that's for sure. it was probably a mixture of a background discussion between germany and other partners, including the u. s. and also discussions that happened, for example, in the german, a u. s. base of ramstein here in germany. that was last week. so it was probably a wide ranging set of discussions. what is important from a german perspective here is the fact that germany had stressed and that was something that mister shows also are getting the german parliament and also an interview that he gave last night. that he had to make the decision in close

coordination with his go, his allies, in particular with the u. s. because germany did not want to be seen as being the only country sending heavy tanks to ukraine. so that's why all this happened in close coordination with germany's allies and in particular with united states. germany didn't want to go it alone. there is a lot of talk of german ucsd around this decision. what about fears that this could lead to an escalation in the ukraine war or those peers justify, or that was at any one of the issues that was, that went into those discussions. and again, that has to do with germany's post war reluctance with changes that we've seen also in recent months. that's also one of the reasons why many germans are very skeptical still of the decision to send battle to ukraine. german made battle tanks to ukraine. so whether they're justified or not, that is something that will ultimately be seen on the battlefield. the german chancellor, german government does not necessarily believe that they're justified. they say they are helping ukraine and that this is a necessary step in the war at this particular time. by that germany and other

countries will certainly try and avoid any further escalation. they do not want to see this as developing into a war between russia and nato. and that's why the german government and in particular, german chancellor have stressed basically that further steps, like, for example, sending ground troops is out of the question that that is something that is not going to happen. that that is something of the german government is not going to approve or political correspond, thomas sparrow. thank you so much. well, please say to people have been killed and several others injured in a knife attack on a train in northern germany. the incident took place as the train was traveling between the cities of keel and amber. police arrested the lives attacker of palestinian man in his thirties in the tone of boxed it. the motive is still unclear. jenny bit is a journalist in hamburg. she told us more about the stabbing incident on the train

. there was may him on the train eyewitnesses say that the man began to run a mock that people were running through the train and panic that there were bloodstains on with the train. and apparently the, the fight that the, the attacker was stopped by people on the train and overwhelmed and that this, this disturbance, this altercation then continued on to the platform once the train stopped and broke state. so a really, really shocking incident. and of course, the, the station itself was cordoned off. the police are using very scant detail this, the saying nothing at all about the, the, in that with the possible motive, apart from the fact that they're investigating in all directions. so that could be a psychological motive. or that could be an extremist motive, but that's simply not known under to take time to investigate this. sketch up on a few other stories making headlines around the world to day. a church official has been killed and a priest seriously injured after a machete after machete attacks in spain. the attacks happened to churches in the

southern city of alga, cirrus, a suspect, was arrested authority say they are investigating possible case of terrors. at least a dozen people have been injured after a bomb exploded near a market in eastern congo authorities in the town of benny say, an unknown person detonated a device hidden in a bag. the victims were taken to hospital and an investigation is underway. social media giant meta says it will restore the facebook and instagram accounts of former best president, donald trump, after a 2 year suspension. the company says the ban will be lifted in the coming weeks. trump was suspended from the platforms after his roll in january 6th. capitol writes a cold front is making his way across asia. it's causing record low temperatures, improving deadly in some countries. freezing weather has affected millions of people from japan and south korea to afghanistan,

which is experiencing it's coldest winter. in 15 years. people in china's northernmost city more he and no strangers to the cold. the temperature here can stay below freezing for up to 8 months of the year. but this week things are especially chile, temperatures plunged to minus 53 degrees celsius. it's colder. stay ever recorded. with yet so northern china has been hit hard by the freezing front, affecting asia roads are covered in snow rail tracks. a frozen with thick ice jelly or bar. yeah, go here and junk. a cycling isn't an option either. the cold sweep has caused sea ice and northeast and li alden bay to expand rapidly. it's not just china that's freezing. japan is also experiencing record low

temperatures. heavy snow is blanketing large parts of the country with $93.00 seem to meters falling on the city of money were in just 24 hours in south korea, nearly $500.00 flights in and out of the resort island j ju were cancelled on tuesday to to the wither, meanwhile, and central asia, the weather is proving deeply in afghanistan, temperatures have dropped to minus $34.00 degrees in parts, and more than a $120.00 people are reported to have died. we are having so many problems with this cold weather. we have no call, no stove, and our children have no warm clothes. the cold is deepening, the humanitarian crisis, facing the country since the taliban took control. yep, gun winter makes everything a lot more difficult and we're very conscious of the season of the timing. and as you say, we see some of the consequences. loss of life. this is within the context of

6000000 people. it's an astonishing number of people knocking on fallon's door. the bitter temperatures are plunging much of afghanistan, struggling population further into poverty. this year marks the harshest winter and a long time in large parts of asia and for the millions affected spring can't come soon enough. ah and honestly a football dorman paid a visit to mines on wednesday. the hosts have struggled to make gains the season, but they had dorman deadlocked until the very last minute. that's when americans, jo rena. scored another winter to give them a to one victory. ah, don't them lined up in mind snowing, i had to attack them in and read without their best known defender will come. when the mats hummel's was dropped, heading to the bench, wondering how his side would confront along held weakness in defending st. paces

without him, it took 2 minutes to get the answer. not well. an early blow pleased the manager, jason li, squeezing his head or in the neopost mind said, made the perfect stars that have stirred the visitors into action. just 2 minutes light in a wage in julian rice and had time to try his luck from distance. 11 after 4 minutes, the reply revealing his luck was most definitely in bows, fence and huffed, and puffed pleading for a month's hero. dormant brought one of the bench, sebastian helen on light as he continues to take steps on the way back from kansas surgery. but he wasn't to be the hero this time. that only felt the same man. who did it last time. g, a raina with his 2nd game winning strike in just 5 days. dockman climbing the table

once more and the young american is again a heath. watching dw news up next, tesla charging ahead. electric car maker beach market expectations, rob watts, has more in businesses on terry martin for me and all of us here. thanks for 3 . i for johnson dodge to searches for the truth again.