[000:00:00;00] with we are, your is actually on fire made for mine. ah, this is dino. the news alive from berlin. ukraine deserves you membership talks this year. liberation crane's president. as european commission chief listed up on the line and a team of top you officials are visiting. where they'll hold

a summit with president for the difference, and then also coming up russia mark 80 years since the battle of stalingrad. let me put in, commemorates the soviet victory over nazi germany. and attempts to draw parallels with his war of aggression in ukraine. and in indonesia, climate change is threatening to inundate an island. we talk to residents who are taking a major polluter to court in a battle or survival. ah, i've told me already, but welcome to the program ukraine's president villa. dimmer zalinski says his country deserves to star talks this year on joining the european union. his comments in his nightly address came up and after initial meetings with the commission, president ursula on the line ahead of

a major european summit set for friday in the ukrainian capital. but as rushes war drags on for nearly a year, realizing that membership dream isn't likely to happen as quickly as you would like . there was the feel of a family get together as members of the you commission gathered in cave for a historic joint meeting with the ukranian government. he, you commission president or sullivan de lion said they were there to show you up stands as firmly as ever with ukraine in its war with russia. our presence in chief today 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, ah,

ukraine's president vladimir zalinski once she craned to become a fully fledged member of the e. u. family. and quickly i moved that bond 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'll continue to make impressive progress to meet the 7 steps of the commissions opinion. part of that progress is renewed, crackdown on corruption, including this rate at the home of one of ukraine's most prominent billionaires. just a day before the u. teams arrival in cave that timely demonstration of the landscape determination to prove to doubt as in europe, that he and his government can be trusted. not only as a future e u member states, but also with billions in aid as him when the country starts to rebuild

visual door level. but regarding for reconstruction. so were a lot of discussions on various levels in europe, risk regarding the rebuilding of our country after the war concret. now it is time, i think, for more concrete details, luasa both the fast reconstruction given and for fast financing of his process or are important over a 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, e membership, it looks like president the landscape would just have to wait until she vladimir putin has precisely presided over the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the soviet victory over german forces at the battle of stalingrad, which today is known as vulgar grad. he criticized germany for helping arm ukraine,

saying russia is once again threatened by german tanks. stalingrad 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 war. discard his group, the city, dr. onto the course of 5 months. the german 6th army was 1st repelled, that encircled and finally defeated miss darling rug. coltrane. around a 1000000 people lost their lives fighting soldiers from old soviet states, fulton stalingrad, including ukrainians. lots of naughty me putin. this is primarily a russian victory to russia. president also claims at histories 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 nora, we are again threatening with german leopard tanks and again, they are going to war against russia to con, ukrainian soil. can you speak with the help of pictures airs. we will ukraine, the him, the okay, in the ok button. the she get the ha, 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. let's take a look now 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 has signed as part of the u. s. broke it ab abraham, a cause that following deals with the united arab emirates, bahrain and morocco. in the u. s. republicans

a voted to remove representatives. omar from the foreign affairs committee, over comments she made about israel apologized for $21000.00 remarks, which were condemned as anti semitic democrats. a housing is political revenge. removal they made in the, in the congress going to be locked congress because tech stocks have posted their biggest gains in 5 months on wall street. the rally was fuel by facebook. parent company matters quarterly 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. a suspected chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted in u. s. s. base. the balloon has been filmed above the state of montana home to a nuclear missile site. defense officials say they have declined to shoot down the

high altitude balloon to avoid harming people on the ground. as climate change raises sea levels, it threatens the homes and livelihoods of millions of people who live in low lying areas of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases. that warm global temperatures are half a world away from the worst affected areas. dw correspondent give matters, visits. one indonesian island whose residents have decided to take on a distant but well, class polluter rather than accept their fate. these roots hold the future for pari island. as money earned her friends are planting mangroves. once mature the trees will serve as a natural barrier to see water erosion and reduce the risk of flux on the $42.00 hector island, which was just off the coast of jakarta. yeah, i don't wait until we think safe, perry island. that is their message and it's

a message they have now go to court as money i want to for residence of perry island, who filed a lawsuit against cement, giant, wholesome, in switzerland, over its contribution to climate change. harshly among among elicit that it was sadder ah wholesome. is one of the world's biggest contributor cecia to emissions causing climate change that impacts our island? i mean they start to have declined. the seasons are unpredictable, the less it at the sea level is rising. he and his mom must hold house in responsible for these consequences of climate change. but of any kind of in this field where the women of the village or planting vegetables is one of the few left that has not been flooded by sea water in recent years. nevertheless, wherever you go on the island, the struggle against the encroaching sea is obvious. many houses are flooded at high tide, but are if put gentle,

one of the plaintiffs is determined to stay under the re. okay. kind of car since the constant thudding began in 2019. it's been difficult to get teen water. we used to rely on this fresh water well, but now it's even unusable for dish washing elmira. look at them with the latter that the local environmental advocacy group, while he which backs the islanders alongside a swiss and a german and g o is optimistic regarding the lawsuit. a similar environmental case against shell in the netherlands has recently been one, but they are preparing for a legal battle that could rack on for years of uncle pendleton. the whole sham won't go bankrupt. we only demand 3 things come, mitigation adaptation. and lossing damage can this means that we want to provide corrections to the existing production mode, not to bankrupt it. the for islanders are suing for $14000.00 euros in lawson damages to be shared amongst them a comparatively small amount. but for fishermen must act, fearing it would make

a huge difference. far we shall see restlessly, america without one yup. that they should be led by their conscience, monica, and take responsibility for what they have done. feel they reap so much and profit that they are blinded by it owns the land. they don't see that we are bearing the brunt of a climate emergency one to one out in like i thought. but that, that for adam online with a rapid reduction in the company's carbon emissions, which the lawsuit demands, could make a difference in the long run. the plaintiffs are also demanding better flood defenses and more mangrove restoration. the fight against lucy and global injustice on pari has just begun. ah, which i know by the also very poor steed abused cancer bureau chief guild matters.

you can tell us more about why these islanders have taken their case against this company, wholesome. why actually? there is no direct connection between wholesome and a tiny island. just off the coast of to carla, a poly island here in indonesia. but what the islanders are arguing and also want to want, should mention that holds them even sold all its activities in 2019 a to a local cement maker. so they're not even in indonesia anymore. but what the end deals, who are supporting the islanders argue, is that the cement industry worldwide has emitted more c, o 2 into the atmosphere than the asian industry and wholesome is one of the 2 largest cement producers in the world. and that is why they have singled out this particular company and how has wholesome responded to their claims

foster covering the story on period i reached out to wholesome. and they basically make 2 arguments. one is that they do have already a strategy to reduce their c o 2 emissions and they're quite happy was with what then they say it's in line with official demands. and then secondly, they make the argument that they think it's not a good way to tackle a climate change, which is very important to them. and they say, by suing individual companies, by singling out of a jewel companies. because the argument you're kind of is, if they stop selling their cement, people will buy it somewhere else and the same c o 2 will end up in the, in the atmosphere. and if you look at how this has been tackle it tackled worldwide, if you look, for instance, at the united nations climate conference, the cop 27, there is a loss and the damaged principal that rests on mutual responsibility of countries in the north. the problem here is that the fund that has been foreseen and not enough countries have paid into that fund yet. and you did mention in the report

that this, this case could go on for quite a while. how likely is it that the court will fight find in favor of the islanders? it's, of course a legal question and it's a swiss legal question. it's the 1st case of this kind of for switzerland. there are other cases like this, for instance, in the netherlands, where the oil giant shell has been sued to reduce their c o 2 emissions above the levels that they are already trying to. so they are, there are other cases that have successfully be won by activists. i would say what the, the least thing that this trial can achieve is to pinpoint the this, this problem and say, and to make more clear that there is an unjust situation where countries are profiting at the expense of people in the global south that are suffering the consequences of increased climate emissions. ok,

thank you. that's d w. jakarta bureau chief yog matters. and a reminder of our top story right now. the president of ukraine says his country deserves to begin membership talks with the you this year for letters and ask, is me hold and talk to the commission president was left on the line on the eve of a major summit aimed at strengthening ties. next is our documentary series examining libya's painful evolution from a brutal dictatorship to persistence. and of course, as one use deed of need of comp time told me on the ladder with interest in the global economy,