my sister's house number, who children like 20. imagine the impact you and your friends can have. together we can m global hunger. please download the app with. ah ah, this is the w news life from berlin. laudermill lansky says his country deserves european membership talks this year, the ukranian presidency is pushing for swift entry to the block top you officials attending a joint summit with ukraine in keith later will offer hope without too many expectations. also on the program,

russian president vladimir putin compares his war of aggression in ukraine to the soviet victory, the nazi germany, as the country marks 80 years since the battle of stalingrad abby's climate change threatened to inundate an indonesian island. we talked to residence, taking a major polluter to court, and a battle for survival. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. ukrainian president vladimir zelinski says his country deserves to start talks on joining the european union this year. the comments in his nightly address followed initial meetings with commission president ursula found a line i had of a joined, a you ukraine, summit jude, later in keith. but us russia's war in ukraine approaches its 1st anniversary. keys . dream of achieving e u membership quickly is unlikely to be achieved. there is the feel of

a family get together as members at the e commission gathered in cave for a historic joint meeting with the ukranian government. you commission president ought to live 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 amid still the smiles in solidarity sits another issue. i get for you. uh huh. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski once she crane to become a fully fledged member of the e. u. family and quickly you prepared your application for the european union membership brilliantly. i know it by experience you became acquainted at 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, cracked down on corruption, including this rate at the home of one of your cranes most prominent billionaires. just the day before the you teams arrival and 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 state, but also with billions in aid as him when the country starts to rebuild. which will door level or but at regarding for 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 operate 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 lensky would just have to wasted. vladimir putin has presided over the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the soviet victory of a german forces at the battle of stalingrad, known today as vulgar, a vulgar grat. he criticized germany for helping to arm ukraine and said that russia, once again, being threatened by german tax 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 in honor of the

soviet soldiers who perished in a battle that turned the tide of war. garnish group, the city, got on to the course of 5 months. the german 6th army was 1st repelled, that encircled and finally defeated miss darling rog, coltrane. around a 1000000 people lost their lives fighting soldiers from all soviet states, fulton stalingrad, including ukrainians, but to vladimir 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 am no, no from believable, but it's a fact nor we are again threatening with german leopard tanks and again, they are going to war against russia on ukrainian soil. casey, with the help of his ears that we were ukraine assembly. okay. and okay, but the,

the, she get that ha, but as russia honest, those who defended the city against the german onslaught 80 years ago is sold as of fighting a war of aggression of their own as take a look at some or stories making headlines around the world, israel's foreign minister has attended talks in sudan saying that the 2 countries expecting fully normalize relations later this year. such an agreement would be a israel's 4th, as part of the u. s. broke it abraham a court following deals with the united arab emirates. right. and morocco me because because tech stocks are posted, their biggest gains in 5 months on wall street. the madams fuel by facebook, parent company matters quarterly river ran a revenue report where it showed a better than expected increase at 23.3 percent attack heavy nasdaq stock indexer rose 3.3 percent while the broader dow remained flat. the u. s. as

it's tracking a suspected chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted over the state of montana defenses, the official say they've chose not to shoot the balloon down in order to avoid harming people on the ground. and the de says, it's also tracking the balloon and monitoring or they call the potential 2nd incident. australian tennis, a nick chaos as plead guilty to assaulting his ex girlfriend. and he won't face a criminal conviction after court in camera dismissed the charges. could he, us admitted, put in his ex girlfriend to the ground after an argument in 2021. the judge said the incident wasn't pre meditated. the risk of re offending was low and the sea levels rise due to human cause global warming, the homes and livelihoods of millions of people in low lying areas are coming under threat. often the biggest sources of the greenhouse gases that raise global temperatures a half a world away from the worst affected areas. he w correspondent,

galle matters reports now from an intern asian island whose residents have decided to take on a distant but world class polluter. these roots hold the future for perry island as man yeah. and 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 lies 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 brought to court. as many as one of the for residents of pari island who filed a lawsuit against cement, giant, wholesome, in switzerland, over its contribution to climate change. hello my name, my name is it that was sadder al sim is one of the world's biggest contributor

cecia to emissions causing climate change that impacts our island. i mean they saw to have declined the seasons unpredictable. let's say that the sea level is rising . he and his m and must hold haul sim, 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, not even letting 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 or the re, okay. kind of car since the constant thudding began in 2019, it's been difficult to get keen 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 island roost 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 won, but they are preparing for a legal battle that could track on for years. no uncle cancelled and get the wholesome, won't go bankrupt. we only demand 3 things can mitigation adaptation and loss in damage. and this means that we want to provide corrections to the existing production mode, not to bankrupt it before islanders are suing for 14000 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. sadler self seriousness, the america that went up that they should be led by their conscience, monica, and take responsibility for what they have done. so they reaped 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. i don't, i think like i thought,

but than that for adam, or am i in a rapid reduction in the company's carbon emissions, which the loss of demands could make a difference in the long run. the plaintiffs are also demanding better flood defenses and more mangrove restoration. the fight against the sea and global injustice on perry has just begun o report terms produced by ad jakarta. g carter bureau chief gail gut matters. welcome gail. and while the island a single out whole scene for legal action fil, actually there is no direct connection between wholesome and that tiny island, which is just an hour steep old right here from, from to carla. in fact, if you look at it holds him, has withdrawn from indonesia and sold its local activities here in 2019 to a local cement manufacturer. but what the n g o that have been advising?

those for plaintiffs on this island have been arguing, is that the 7th industry is emitting more c o 2 and to the roles atmosphere than the entire aviation industry. and that holds them is one of the 2 largest as summoned producers in the world. and that is why they figured out this company and what the company saying was reached out while making the reports to the company, of course. and they've basically made 2 arguments. one is that they are already mitigating a c o 2 emissions. so they have a plan that is on going in in line with the official requirements. and then secondly, they say they do not believe that is an effective mechanism to tackle climate change if you single out individual companies. and if you look at the regulations internationally that goes along with that, for instance, there is

a group responsibility to pay into a fund that has been set up a by a loss and damaged principal at the united nations climate change conference, the cop 27, the problem here is that this fund that is foreseen to reimburse people like those on perry that has, there's just not enough money, not enough companies are paying it. right. so which way is the decision of the swiss court likely to go it's really hard to say it's a legal question in switzerland. this is the 1st time such a case is brought it to, to court a. so we'll have to wait and see how that works. out in the netherlands, there is a case where shell has been forced to reduce their c o 2 emissions even further than they are already trying to. so what one can say, of course, is, and that's what the angels are arguing, even if they lose, they will highlight the fact that there is an injustice in some companies making big profits and other parts of the world losing out and consequence. as we go.

mathis in jakarta is remind of our top story at this hour. for them is the last case as his country deserves to begin the new membership talk said the face year ukrainian presidency is pushing for quicker entry to the block. on top you officials meet for a joint summit in keith today. russian president vladimir putin as tend to celebrations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the soviet victory over german forces at the battle of stalingrad. used the speech to criticize germany for sending tongues to you get you can always get d w news on the go. just download the app from google plan from the apple app store and give you access to the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications. any breaking news

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