ah, yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. ah ah, this is deed of me news live from berlin. ukraine deserves you membership talks this year, a declaration from ukraine's president as european commission chief was left on the line and a team of 12 you officials are visiting cuba, where they'll hold a summit with president logan earth. lensky also coming up. russia marks 8 years in

the battle of stalingrad vladimir putin commemorate soviet victory over nazi germany. and attempts to draw parallels with his war of aggression in ukraine. and ukrainians warn they won't go to paris for next year's olympics. as long does, russian and belushi and athletes can compete, and some ukranian sportsman would be going either way. ah, until you're liable. welcome to the program. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says his country deserves to start talks this year. on joining the european union. comments in his nightly address came after initial meetings with your commission president was left on the line ahead of a major european summit set for friday in the ukrainian capital. but as russia's

war drags on for nearly a year, realizing that membership dream isn't likely to happen as quickly as you would like . there is the feel of a family get together as members at the commission gathering steve for a historic joint meeting with the ukranian government. he, you commission president ursula on the lion said they were there to show you up stands as firmly as ever, with ukraine in its war with russia. our presence in cuba to day gives a very clear signal. the whole of the european union is in this with ukraine for the long haul. and we will stand up for ukraine as we stand up for the fundamental rights and the respect of the international law. but amidst all the smiles in solidarity sits another issue, i guess, for you, uh huh. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski once she craned to become

a fully fledged member of the e. u. family. and quickly i moved that born to lion, appears to endorse you, prepared your application for the european union membership brilliantly. i know it by experience you became a candidate country while fighting an invasion. you continue to make impressive progress to meet the 7 steps of the commission's opinion. part of that progress is renewed, crackdown on corruption, including this rate at the home of one of your cranes most prominent billionaires. just a day before the e. u. teams arrival in cave that timely demonstration of the landscape determination to prove it doubt as in europe, that he and his government can be trusted. not only as a future e u member state, but also with billions in aid as him when the country starts to rebuild visible door level or by that regarding the reconstruction. if there were

a lot of discussions on various levels in europe regarding the rebuilding of our country after the war concret. now it is time, i think, for more concrete details luasa both for fast reconstruction and for fast financing of his process for our important opera process in the here. and now the e. u has promised to continue its support for ukraine by hitting russia with a fresh wave of sanctions. but when it comes to e e e membership, it looks like president the landscape would just have to waste that thought. earlier we talked to a journalist, aaliyah shandra, who is the editor in chief at you are made. and chris and kim, she told us what ukrainian people think about the summit with you officials. well, ukrainians are demonstrating record high support for you membership and no more than 86 percent of the credits or the countries question to nate or even more

supportive question to the union union. so we are very happy about the summit of seeking place in cuba. definitely sounds a strong signal that you is together with you as supporting us as a. 3 you, commissioner, president of underlines words today that the future of the use being decided in ukraine today. they really signs an unprecedented signal of sports. and we are very grateful for this that we're not alone in this fight against russia. you member states chosen to support us on our quest for freedom and that you is synonymous with freedom. you is really, it's a symbol of what we aspire to, to be free of the russian empire and authoritarian regime. so today's summit in cuba definitely sounds a strong signal that they use ordering ukrainians. and are vladimir putin has presided over the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the

soviet victory over german forces at the battle of stalingrad stalingrad, which today is known as vulgar grant. he criticized germany for helping arm ukraine, saying russia is once again threatened by german tanks. starting grad on the 80th anniversary of the most famous battle of world war 2. the city of the vulgar once again carries the name of the soviet tyrant, a celebrated figure. in 2 days, russia. historical uniforms and equipment is paraded at one of the soviet soldiers who perished in a battle that turned the tide of the war. garnish group, the cd icon rental for the course of 5 months. the german 6th army was 1st repelled, that encircled and finally defeated miss darling rod cauldron. around a 1000000 people lost their lives fighting soldiers from

old soviet states fought installing rod including ukrainians to vladimir putin. this is primarily a russian victory to russia. president also claims that history repeating that passion is once again threatening his country. neither i yet it's unbelievable that i happen to know from believable but it's a fact. nor will we are again threatening with german leopard tanks. and again, they are going to war against russia to con, ukrainian soil. curiously, with the help of pictures airs that we were ukraine, him the okay. in. okay. possibly the she get vera, but us russia honest. those who defended the city against the german onslaught. 80 years ago, the soldiers of fighting a war of aggression of their own we asked dw russia analysts. konstantin agate, who exactly put in is target inc, when he tries to compare the ukraine conflict with world war 2. give you an example

. a friend of mine who is a presenter for one of our russian independent and a tv and youtube channel channels. oh, told me a week ago that she was trying to fix to explain to her mother who's probably 60 or something like that. that it was the soviet union that invaded poland in 1939 together with nazi germany. and she told me, my mother didn't believe it for a 3rd time. so it put in his aiming at the oldest in russia, which believes that russia is never at fault. and at the same time, this is the audience that, well, if not support the war, then at the says, okay, put in those what he's doing and put in his always trying to consolidate his base. and this is exactly the message for it. but now the enemy's not, you cry. if you look at russian propaganda channels, they're all is full of praise for the ukrainian people, vote and vote rushes fighting nato in the proxy war. this is the message that's

being sent by put into the russian people. and that's why he mentions layup our tanks with crosses, ah, own them, they're not getting any crosses on them anyway because they were going to be repainted in or by the ukrainians bought. the idea is to invoke this old soviet adara, that the whole europe was against the soviet union during the 2nd world war. so essentially we have action replay of saudi of propaganda bought with use of, you know, more than television techniques, social media, and relentless, 247 propaganda, and put in used german support for ukraine to draw parallel with nazi germany. so we asked d, w political correspondence, simon young. if berlin is prepared for this kind of rhetoric. yeah, i think so. i think vladimir putin has done this again and again, he's got his own version of how the world works. he says that he's in ukraine

fighting what he calls ukrainian nazi isn't now here is doubling down with frankly offensive suggestion that the modern federal republic of germany is somehow in league with nazis. but of course, german leaders know very well that it's, it's easy to miss, represent your support, giving now to ukraine as it, as it battles against the invader. as by making these comparisons with putin makes with the nazis in the 2nd world war, the ukranian soil, after all, is the very territory where some of the worst not sea troy cities were carried out in a day. poaching himself with speaking today on the site of stalingrad, the biggest battle in history with the death toll of 2000000. so you know, it's easy to sort of mix up the history and i think that's what people hear. see

that vladimir putin is doing. i would say, oh la sholtes has been speaking the evening. he did this directly respond to vladimir putin threats. but he did say that it was time for vladimir putin to withdraw from ukraine to make way open the way for peace talks here. and he also said that he would continue to speak with me approaching by phone as he's been periodically doing or let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. israel's foreign minister has attended diplomatic talks in sudan and says the 2 countries expect to fully normalize relations later this year. the agreement would be the 4th israel assigned as part of the u. s. brokered abraham a cause following deals with the united arab emirates, bahrain, and morocco and silicon schuman today, in the us,

republicans have voted to remove representative, illinois omar from the foreign affairs committee. overcome of a comments she made about israel apologized for 2019 remarks which were condemned as anti semitic democrats. a housing is political revenge, or removals they made in the last congress sewing place. tech stocks have posted their biggest gains in 5 months on wall street. the rally was fueled by facebook parent company, metters quarterly read it revenue report, which showed a better than expected 23.3 percent increase. the tech heavy nasdaq stock index rose 3.3 percent of the broader dow index remained flat. processed as in the democratic republic of congo, have urged both frances to address sexual abuse in the church. the demonstrators gathered ahead of the planters arrival at not down cathedral in the capital. kinshasa is the 3rd day of the pope's visit to one of africa's most catholic

countries. ukraine is threatening to not send athletes to paris for the 2024 olympics. if russia and belushi and athletes participate, this follows an announcement by the international olympic committee. that is considering letting sport men and women from those countries take part in the games . however, they would have to compete under a neutral flag. some of ukraine's top athletes have joined its armed forces and some have fallen in the fighting to kathleen, for a lot of me, andro shirk, was one of ukraine's most promising sportsmen. he died in combat last week. as a member of the national team, he didn't have to fight in the war. but he chose to have a young life once full of hope for the parish olympics, cut short loose with him to move and photo was

a very talented sportsman. he had the perfect character for sports where he hadn't everything to be successful in training and the competition higher than the what the best sadness but also anger here at what these people see as a grave injustice. why should russians and better ruthie, and get to compete in paris? when many ukrainians can't? because of the death and destruction? ukraine says 340 sports for 13, have been damaged or ruined since the war began. a boy course of the gains has been moose it unless the international olympic committee changes. course. its president thomas bock personally called out by one of ukraine's biggest sport stars. you proposed to retros russian and viola rush netlist to participate in the perez games. i tell you, the russians are limpid champions in crimes against civilians. they have the gold

medal and deportation children and rep of women. you cannot put your olympic emblem on describe because you will be an accomplice with his abominable war. the i o. c called click go statements defamatory. it says its mission is to bring all athletes together in the name of peace. only. now that mission won't include follow to me or andro shook one more victim of rushes, war documentary series sub next. and if you want one years, of course, you dot dot com, you'll find more news and analysis. i'm told me already go watching leonardo da vinci's mysterious masterpiece. this perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks.