ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, grief in pakistan as a suicide bombing claims more than 80 lives in a mosque inside of a police compound. more of the hospitalized are police officers, and the search for survivors continues. now there are questions around the pakistani taliban initial claim of responsibility. also coming up,

u. s. secretary of state antony blanket meets is rarely politicians ahead of his visit to the west bank and calls for call after the latest violence between israelis and palestinians. and ukraine reinforced its defenses on its quarter with bella. ruth military intelligence says that the threat of the russian invasion there is low but increasing as men's closest ranks with moscow. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. the death toll and the suicide bombing at a mosque in the pakistani city of pasha are continues to rise. more than 80 people are confirmed dead, while dozens more are injured. rescuers are still searching the rubble, but hopes of finding more survivors is fading. many of the victims were members of

the security forces from a police compound surrounding the mosque. while a pakistani taliban commander initially claimed responsibility for the attack, a spokesperson for the group has backed away from the claim that they were involved . ha ha, ha ha ha ha! mournful prayer, as, as officers are laid to rest with fill police honors ah. just hours earlier and a legit suicide bomber detonated his best at a mosque during afternoon prayers. emergency crews raced to the scene some using their bare hands to free those trapped in their rubble. languages, there was chaos. at the sight. i rescued 7 people and put them in ambulances order . one portion of the mosque had totally collapsed in the blast. and i cannot give you the exact figure of casualties. there were many worshippers at the time of the

explosion make up in my team were taking the log away. most of the victims were members of pakistan, security services. the mosque is located inside a police compound, in a high security area with other government buildings. it's a major security breach. it's not yet clear how the bomber was able to slip into the walled compound and blow himself up amongst the hundreds of worshippers. dozens are injured and in critical condition you, hey, this is a good week. i little there are a lot of bodies here and we are transferring them with mccurry, but we will, this is not the 1st time this kind of bombing has happened. local to hello your hobby shahid who took it from 2006 to now. we have had enough of terrorism and thousands of people have lost their lives request. thank. the victims were visited

by prime minister shabbas sharif in hospital after he condemned the attack. it's still unclear who is responsible for the blast. as the victims fight for their lives, authorities are anxious to determine who would have carried out an attack that even the taliban refuses to justify. and from war, let's bring in d, w reporter venus javert. joining us here in the studio, there's some confusion about who's behind this attack on kara thought initially, a faction of taliban are back if any valuable known if the tippy claimed responsibility for the attack. but the mean group d, t b has distance itself from the attack, but d t p has been attacking akani, security officials are in federal, dedicated incidents. and they have claimed responsibility of these attacks. believe that the fear that us last year, more than 100 police officials were killed arm, but it's not only t t p that's operating in the region. last year there was

a suicide bombing in a mosque claimed, and the, and an affiliate of the for called a slam. instead, cook came responsibility for that, a dog in that, and i got out 60 people were killed. 4 different groups are operating in the region, but ttp boys is the most threat to the state when it comes to terrorism. when we talk about that threat more broadly speaking, um, why has the government been unable to deal with the insurgency? the government did carry out multiple military operations against insurgents, especially after 2014. when in a school a been a school was attacked by d t p. and more than $120.00 children were killed at that time. there was a consensus among the government and multiple milton. my military operations were carried out and between 20152020, there was a significant reduction indebted incidence. but now the government is as afghan

taliban have taken over in afghanistan are focused on a valuable have started attacking aggressively. especially diag a think security officers. the good and government also blamed the former government for initiating these dogs with buckets only taliban. for him. don han, former prime minister, focused on an initiative dis, dogs, it there was that facility did buy a $9.00 bond, a critic fair that these dogs with a dentist organization emboldened them because during this dogs to offer compensation m non hun asked some of the fighters to return back to pakistan, there were, there was a plan duty happily did them as long as they lay down their arms. but in reality, it didn't happen. the choice between the 2 parties, august and valuable, broke, that truce. the govern government also blames of gone balaban for providing 5th heaven to buck us any valuable and for not in, not controlling their movement when it comes to entering into pakistan. so there

are multiple factors. and there is also a criticism that currently the government lacks consensus and doesn't have a cohesive strategy to counter detritus. m theory has been a chavez with more on on this incident. thank you so much for putting it into context to us. here are some other stories making headlines around the world. oh, francis has left rome for a 60 visit to africa. his 1st stop is the democratic republic of congo, home to more than 45000000 catholics. francis's aiming to bring a message of peace to the war torn nation. it is the 1st people visit to the country since 1985 us defense secretary lloyd austin said that washington would boost security cooperation with south korea as he met with his counterpart in sol. austin also promised that the u. s. would deploy more advanced weaponry to the korean peninsula. amid rising concern over north korea's weapons testing program.

germany has pledged 200000000 euros to help brazil protect the amazon rain forest where deforestation surged under far right. former president john bo sonata. the announcement was made shortly before the german chancellor, olaf sholtes landed in the country. he is the 1st western leader to meet with the new president de la de silva since is inaugurating this month. you as president joe biden has ruled out sending f 16 fighter jets to ukraine. there is growing debate among western allies about delivering war prions to keith. ukraine has been seeking modern jets to replace that soviet built air force since the war began. fell over us and russia have announced a week long training program for officers in charge of their joint military grouping. and bella roost moscow's troops invaded ukraine across the belly, mercy, and border last february, ukraine says the threat of

a renewed russian offensive. there is currently low, but they're doing everything that they can to make sure it stays that way. as our correspondent, max sander reports somewhere close to the bella rouge and border under the cover of pine trees, ukrainian border guards are reinforcing their positions. huh. who does not renew for these trenches are designed to protect the lives of the people in the military, as well as to provide defense, mobile, 90 obama, subordinate of them. so if the enemy attacks from the nearest road, if sure, our infantry will respond, it was just that i'm in the role you let us know that i am would empty quoting these. he won't go into detail about their preparations and won't even confirm that he's trenches are new, that others, but you can smell sawdust and the boards seem dry and clean. in the distance, we hear trees being felt broadly above it or their messages. russians won't get

past them a 2nd time. with this bridge used to join ukraine and bela bruce. the defenders blew it up to try to stop the 1st rush in advance. now they are looking across the river again. right now, the situation here seems calm, but soldiers here prepared for this to change at any moment. the worries are that the russians could push through here again in the 2nd attempt to take key. if, with freshly mobilized troops and lessons that they learned from last time, it's places like these that the russians moved through before the settlement south of the border where the fighting was fierce. oh, phil had lives changed forever. alexander lived here with his wife young mother and stepfather. he wants to show us the damage to his property. took me lemeu with a regular citizens were shelled with mortars in

a me. the russian artillery was firing at the farm and our tanks fired back at them nicely. but the artillery and tank shells didn't hit our house, but the mortars did look to be mimi. a wall came down on his mother emilio with his elbow. oh, philip dilemma. this is where my mother's grave was mrs. vica, fully vividly mcclellan reached alexander, burried her here in his guard. only after the russians retreated, could he move her to a cemetery? and yet, alexander doesn't want to be of was rosure ludy. i believe that people have experienced such horror that it is difficult for me to add anything. yeah, you have to live, we want to live open and panic. so there's no sense in panicking like when you where to run could that we have nowhere to run to liberty. we'll see what happens. i shall go live, but most of those who are still here feel like him. further

down the road, yohina runs a shop at her house was also damaged in the fighting it. i don't even know. i don't want to go anywhere. and at the moment we're not able to. it's very scary for children and i'm very worried everyone we met, you can talk about pain and loss, but it seems courage and determination run just as deep and belive versus authoritarian leader. ah, the authoritarian president, alexander lucas chicago, is moscow's closest ally in europe. while he is repeatedly denied that he is taking orders from putin, the increasing collaboration between the 2 countries tells a different story. in the early days of the war, a birds eye view of this ro towards cave caused shock and fear and ukraine and

beyond. satellite images revealed is 64 kilometer long convoy of rushing tanks, headed towards the ukrainian capital from the north as part of moscow's invasion of ukraine, russian troops and at the country from bella, ruth and territory. in february 2022, a grand assault on keith was thwarted, but the offensive showed that moscow could count on its ally in minsk. i. if someone is thinking about driving a wedge between us, it will not happen. little too many. it was no surprise, get it, but a ruffian leader, alexander lucas shanker, is politically isolated in europe, and heavily reliant on the kremlin. in october, the 2 countries announced the join force of russian and by the ruffian military units stationed in bella. ruth, with an early january, so lucas shanker, pay a visit to russian soldiers. they're both putin and lucas shanker. have looked to display unity, but that doesn't mean that the 2 i look step according to x out belushi. no

position e dot svetlana. she kind of sky, oh, put in also knows that there are some people i guess because shanker and disposable and the participation of bill were central schools rise, unpredictable consequences. you know, i doubt that sir. possible. a tech can take a can play co place like on land, but sir, me, south can be launched from bilson territory at any moment. would have to work hard evidence of a planned russian invasion from bella. ruth is also sparsely and that'll get right to your questions. we do know that russian forces have conducted exercises with bella luce forces, but at this time, no indication of any type of offensive action that looks imminent. but again, we'll continue to closely monitor with real quick quickly to through i missed a recess joint drills with russia for defense purposes. only look new pictures like these haven't delayed fears. that moscow is planning

a repeat of last years of salt on keith. katrina. and we are joined now from london by katia, glad russia west policy fellow at the european leadership network and an analyst on beller, bruce and russia at the center for european policy analysis. welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. we've just been seeing how russia and bella, russian troops have been holding joint military exercises in belarus for months. what does this indicate to you, especially about whether russia is preparing another attack on the ukrainian capital, steve? well, most military experts saying that the attack from russia is quite likely this year, but we don't know where they will be from bella bruce. and to be honest, the military exercises in bella. ruth, don't really tell us that the attack is going to happen from bell ruse, or it is and imminence. the most significant signal, hey, is that we are not seeing really sufficient number of russian troops. in fact,

the number of russian troops has decreased a few months ago that were about 1011, thousands. now, half at least of those troops that have already been sent to don boss. and we have around $5000.00 russian troops and bella, bruce. so we are really seen more than the military equipment on the soldiers. i've been sent further away from bella rhodes. that, of course, doesn't mean that the situation will not change, but at the moment there are no signs that there is any deployment of troops or any deployment of joint commands being built at bella, bruce, what do you think that is? um, you know, you mentioned that there were fewer troops in belarus as that just because russian forces are stretched thin at the moment. well yes, as traits seen as also because bela ruin has been more usa, more effective for b, as in very good saver logistical ria supports to the russian boy,

ukraine. we have seen that galleries has been used as the launch pads and the ammunitions have been sent about 65000 from september to march last year. that's a figures we have a bill. a root is read. it has been more useful in this sense because the troops that galleries possess a small in size. and another thing to remember that's a very low in morale than not reliable they may deserve on the 18 percent of the bill origin public think that if bill origin troops were sent to fight to ukraine, they would find most people think that they would deserve they were trying to fight on the ukrainian side, but they will not participate in this war. ok, so you know, when we look at the situation also more broadly, belarus itself was shaken by of course widespread protests in 2020 and there is a very active exile movement against its ruler. alexander lucas shankar, i'll secure, do you think his hold is on, on power and how dependent is he on,

on russia and couldn't yes, his hold is free to secure it now and he still has very um, small supports compared to their supports, dead opposition enjoys. and other russian society, um however, there are some people they are minority are always minority in bella. risk would think that it's thanks to the consent that bell risk is not being dragged into this war. at the same time, people on that very frustrated with the war because over 80 percent of the bill origin, public unlike in russia, did not see this boy as justifies. and these are not wants to see russian troops stationed on the bill of rich and soil. so from that perspective, people are against the regime how, where there is the team is still very strong. it's garza and obviously as you mentioned is got festival russian supports politically unfamiliar political,

military, and economic support. and economic support has been very poor. since we have seen that, despite that, the sanctions that have been imposed by the west on beller roost, beller is, has been able to read, have wrecked most of its traits lose to russia. now about 40 percent of them, for example, are trade between bella ruiz and the european union has been taken over to russia. so roughly is really a very safe harbor to deliveries. and we have seen that the relations between the 2 leaders have been recently quite good. we have not really seen thus. poison is pushing, lucas hankins is sending troops. on the contrary, russia has provide a cheaper price for the gas for galleries, a lower price for oil. it has given bela rizza, more investments in terms of helping to peel enjoy into your equipment. so it's a, it's been quite good for lucas shanker, but he supports them is still their catalogue fellow at the european leadership

network. thank you. in the wake of lucas ankles crack down on descent. following his reelections in 2020 thousands of bellow, russians fled the country. and many ended up in ukraine after russia's invasion, last february, many stayed aside, besought despite the risks he w. sonya founding car. send us this report from keith, idaho. yeah. oh, glory to ukraine. long live better loose dissidence and even fighters, the ukrainian army commemorate federal bell russians who have died fighting for keith organizers. c, it's the 1st rally bell russian exiles in ukraine. since russia's invasion, just months earlier, alyssa, me now had fled to ukraine to avoid prison for his activism. he said a warm welcome don't,

frosty after moscow used bell russian territory to launch its invasion as rosamille . it's a woman along the attitude has changed, but i get it. but a lost little misspoke. the ukrainian security service came to my place or to check the apartment my phone little and we had a talk for now, but it was politely and bella luce, some people come and masks and with weapons, and that's the end they or moscow. he thumbed his broom notice it. sure unless says he can walk freely. but he is working alone and on a shoe string, he says, feels the bellows might again help russia attack. make people ho wary of him. it's a feeling familiar to irina another young bella, russian who fled to ukraine. they bought miss home, but are starting to feel settled here. well, some younger chuckle, winnie me at the beginning of the war. i was really scared, especially because of my last name,

which is lucas shanker national helpers watch. i was scared to even say it or to show my documents, to say that i'm from bella ruth with the was very and i don't know what's worse when there's a war and missiles can rain down on you or someone can come to your home at any moment and send you to jail. to walk, elena says she's applied for asylum and ukraine. but as a bell, russian still can't open a bank account. here she's volunteering for the war effort and is determined to stay yet in the highest and inspired by ukraine. how they are organizing, how they're volunteering, how they're working together. i would love to see the same thing and belarus, that'll laugh at the rally i. this is even as a reporter, he has to take a stance. he and i were to leticia live below. when i came here, i asked myself, should i take the bell a routine flag with me still? a walk i decided yes kaya, when you boot her yet journalistic ethics don't allow it in his intro,

but on the other hand brushed it's a time when even journalists should take a position for to hold that is that show which side there on. so was out of the keep touch, so this is our common war against our common enemy. and so at the support there are a lot of this over at supporting a lot of her and now to some other news from around the world because you asked secretary of state antony blinkin is set to hold talks with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas in the west. bank, the visit comes amid an upsurge in violence between israelis and palestinians. earlier blinkin met with israel's defense minister, jo of galloped in jerusalem. he told the land that washington's commitments to his real security remain, quote, ironclad. he also sat down with his really opposition leader yala pete lincoln has been urging all sides to take steps to de escalate tension. the w correspondent rebecca writers is in jerusalem and we asked her what's expected

from today's meeting with the palestinian president. well, as you just mentioned, sarah march, like what was discussed here when blinking met benjamin netanyahu here in jerusalem yesterday. of course de escalation is going to be high on the agenda. this visit does come at time of rising tensions here. an escalation of violence and a call for com will be the main message when he meets with the president mahmoud abbas in the west bank later today. another thing, as you mentioned, is a security coordination, which was severed on thursday after a debbie raid in the west bank that something that he will urge the palestinian president to reinstate a coordination security coordination between israel or israel and the palestinian authority that hill no doubt urge is very beneficial for both sides. another thing potentially on the agenda is hill urge the palestinians to stop pursuing israel in international court. that's namely the i c j. and i see see that something that may well be discussed along with other gender items that were already this was

a long planned visit, and there were some other things that were going to be discussed and they will continue to be discussed, including bolstering the palestinian economy. which is struggling and of course a strengthening of ties between the u. s. and the palestinian authority. something that was almost if not completely severed under the trump administration. okay. and, and rebecca, we also know that in terms of agenda today, blinkin is going to visit ramallah after that meeting that we mentioned with israel's defense minister and the leader of the opposition. what, what have we been hearing after these meetings? as soon as you speak of the yale appeared, and the defense minister, of course is very standard meetings with a high profile visit like this. it's usually these hope visits of the person will meet with the opposition later. the same happened in the summer when joe biden came . he made he met with that then opposition later benjamin netanyahu. ah, but what makes it it perhaps, especially now gives it more emphasis is of course the proposed changes to the

supreme court in this country, which are very contentious and, and concerning for the u. s. they really see any potential changes to that as, as a threat. to democracy in this country. and so that would have been high on the agenda when he met with yellow paid earlier this morning than he met with the defense chief. that's also very standard. the 2 countries have very close security ties, and this visit does come at a time of high tensions, not just on the israel palestinian arena, but also because of the iran. we saw the thwarted attack yesterday, which some people, some media outlets in the u. s. a. reporting came from israel, that there's been no comment from here and so he will have been briefed on the situation there and bins and you know, been thanked for the u. s. support. okay, the debbie is rebecca readers interview salaam are following this visit. thank you so much. a quick reminder of our top story here on dw news, at least 80 people have been killed and does is more looted in a bombing at a mosque in pakistan. many victims of the attack in peshawar were police officers

from a law enforcement compound surrounding the mosque. the pakistani taliban as distance itself from the claim of responsibility from one of its commanders. next it is kick off with the latest. i'm going to say a football midway through it season. just stick around because for that there's always one website, d, w dot com. you can also follow us on social media. i'm sarah kelly and berlin. thank you for watching and with with

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