all we can be the generation that ends it for good malaria must die, or millions can live ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, air raid sirens sound down to across ukraine as choppy you officials get set for a summit on ukraine in keith, ukrainian leaders want to speed up b, u membership talks, but the block says it cannot fast track the process. a spy balloon over the u. s.

sends authorities scrambling. the owner remains unclear on the pentagon. suspects china. candidates, defense ministry says it's also detected a high altitude surveillance balloon. poland says dozens of countries could jointly boy caught next g as a lympics, unless athletes from russia and found the roost a band. ah, i've been puzzled and welcome to the program. a joint e u. ukraine summit is underway in the ukrainian capital keith. earlier today you commission president, also. lafond a line visited a post office with ukraine's prime minister dennis shihad. they were promoting a scheme where ukrainians can get hold of energy efficient. my faults, the e, who's providing 35000000 bolts as part of efforts to help ukraine save energy,

amid repeated russian attacks on critical infrastructure funded line arrived in cave yesterday, heading up the largest e. u delegation to visit ukraine. since russia's invasion, there is the steel of a family get together. this members of the you commission gathered in cave 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 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 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 commissions 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 you 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 video 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 for fast reconstruction and for fast financing of his process for our important oper process here 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 lensky would just have to wait. it would. well i started by asking i corresponded max tonda to tell us more about what came out of yesterday's talks. redman. so we had a high little talks yesterday between more than a dozen e commissioners and the ukranian counterparts. this is an ongoing process. we don't know too much detail about what was discussed there, but the main priority of this trip would have been sending a strong signal of solidarity, a strong message of support to the ukrainian people by coming here to war torn

ukraine and not holding the summit somewhere else or even remotely, there were some announcement yesterday by the you commission president, was it on the line? is she continue to? she said there would be you would continue there supports to ukraine so far since the beginning of the war, more than 50000000000 euros happen promised to ukraine. and the you will also, as, as we heard em, integrates ukraine into key programs that will help tighten you and you train close together such as easy access for businesses to even funding and your business programs as well as a free integration to the you, free roaming market and customs to the extensions for one more year. so these are among the announcements that were made among the messages that were that were sent to us. and macbook, we expect from today's summit,

but that is going to be relatively short. some of the top leaders of the you and president events you're going to meet for just a couple of hours so we don't expect any. and he ground breaking announcements today. again, show solidarity. show support. show that they stand together, but we do know a little bit about the talking points. some mainly this will be about you integration, you accession, how to help ukraine further on their track. as, as to becoming a member, the commission is identified 7 areas where they want to ukraine's reconcile will probably not be an announcement to day. we expect this for later this spring on how the you integration, accession process will continue. another talking point will be russian aggression room expect from some news on the 10th sanctions package at some point in the near future. and am the global food security is also on the agenda. so how to aid, you train, help them get their get, get grain gets, get, get the food out of you trying to help the ukrainian economy,

but also developing countries around the world that need, that are in need of a different grade. but tell me, max is ukraine any closer to joining b, e you? right, so we are a lot of praise from for, from, was left on the line. and we know from, from, from, from you sources that they are actually quite happy with how things are going here . that ukraine is actually moving quite fast on the, on their track too, as to becoming a you members of the process going quite smooth. but also we also heard that this, this meeting, or the summit today will be about managing expectations the ukrainians want to join as quickly as possible and just a couple of years. but there is a long, arduous process that they have to that, that they have to go through lots of areas of the entire system. he will have to be checked of the judiciary, for example. and there will, there will be need for, for a reform process. this could take years might even take dickens. so there this does meeting this, in fact, not me. that is going any faster. there's still

a long way ahead. ok, the way continues. my santa thanks for joining us. ok. he is of an escalation in ukraine and threats from vladimir putin were some reasons german. germany was slow to allow its tanks to be sent to ukraine. but now the berlin is given the green light, what 2 germans think of their governments response to the wall. the results of an in protest he mapped poll are interesting, a small percentage of responded say they're very satisfied over a 3rd, a satisfied with what's being done in their name, but even more or less satisfied. 22 percent of germans and not satisfied at all. crunch the numbers without political correspond transplant. and what do you make of this, paul? well, the figures show that there is a 3rd of the german population that firmly stand behind all of us. all of charles, the chancellor and his government,

20 percent are firmly against his position and the rest are sitting on the fence. are tenuous about what they think, what they think about what all of shots is doing. and that is reflected in the government's policy. the chancellor is very concerned to take along the german population, his voters on his way towards formulating a ukraine policy, formulating decisions such as to deliver tanks or not to deliver them. and the doubts that are widespread within the german population also reflected in the way of shots is often accused of being too hesitant of being too reticent in his decision making on ukraine. the pulse is also asked about sending weapons to ukraine, specifically, opinions divided on that. 44 percent. say germany is providing enough weapons. finding that decision to st. leopard tanks, but around a 3rd st. berlin is doing too much hands, the germans becoming less supportive. well,

there's actually been an interesting development in these figures. this is a question that's being asked every month. we're talking about a monthly poll and the support at around 40 percent for the decisions of the government has remained basically the same over the months. but there has been a significant change in the number of people that feel it's enough now. and the number of people that feel that not enough has been done. the number of people that feel it's enough now has increased by more than 10 percent in the last month. that reflects that the decision to send the battle tanks to ukraine. for many people is the final decision there. feel that nothing more should be done. beyond that, and of course the decision was taken and a new discussion is already taking place in the public space about whether or not a fighter jets should be sent to ukraine. and clearly the opposition to that within the german public is increasing. hans, it also looks as if some germans are still hoping for

a diplomatic solution. a 3rd think germany is doing enough to try to end the war by diplomatic means, but as many as 58 percent say not enough has been done. and we are also gathered some views on the streets of berlin. i think you'll find these interesting. let's have a little listen in diploma to diplomacy. okay. but if only one side does the plan is e and the other doesn't play a lot just pretends and nothing happens. then it said, no, it isn't. yeah, there's feel again lisa, very difficult decisions. one should never forget that it's super difficult to weigh all of that. um. but i think overall, it's fine. it's good that suger les are very hesitant, had reserved everything should have happened much faster in this. so once german chance lola shield says he'll keep talking to vladimir putin by phone. is there any prospect of success there? well yes indeed, charles keeps on emphasizing that he wants to continue talking too, of letting me put in his sets or again in the last couple of days. the last phone

call that we know about is 2 months ago. and at that time, the 2 lead us basically exchanged positions without any movement visible from either side. putin was told that he should withdraw his troops by the german chancellor and put in. he said he would not, he would not do that. so there has not been any prospect coming out of those talks for movement, for diplomatic solutions, but in the german public, there is this feeling, the fear that germany could get involved in a proper war, in a huge war against russia. something that already it was part of a german history in the 2nd world war. we saw this week, the commemorations of the starting rock battle in the 2nd world war there. again, putting himself said that germany was threatening russia again. so it's something that the german public is very much concerned about, and that's why there's such a large support for diplomatic initiatives. are political corresponded, hands,

plants, they're on the german mood. when it comes to support for jamie's involved. they get help, as far as you can, goes in its war against russia. so now to some other stories making use, ukraine has pres, criminal charges against the hit of russia's wagner group. if kenny goshen has been charged with waging a war of aggression against ukraine and encroaching on its territorial integrity, the wagner mostly group has been fighting fierce battles with ukrainian forces. text ult posted their biggest gains on wolf street and 5 months. facebook parent company mit a fuel the rally with better than expected quarterly earnings. the take a be nasdaq stock index rose by 3.3 percent. the voted down remained flat. the united states says it's tracking a surveillance balloon that's been sponsored high over the state of montana. the pentagon says it suspects it's chinese, but has no confirmed its origin mar,

china has ward against speculation. and what is called hype until the facts are established. when a montana resident spotted this object hovering for over 30 minutes in the skies above his home, he had no idea what it was. i was actually at work and i was getting ready to leave for the day. and just a few minutes earlier, i had seen some news reports of some airspace restrictions here in billings. and so i thought that was a little suspicious. and i, i was looking out the window like i normally do. and i just happened to spotted out of the corner of my eye. yes, defense official say a suspected chinese surveillance balloon has been travelling over the country for several days. including of a sensitive military sites. not deeming it to be particularly dangerous, and not wanting to harm people on the ground. they chose not to shoot it down. yes, secretary of state, anthony blink and is set to make a ran visit to china and

a few days. responding to the incident. they jane warned against speculation due to china as a responsible country and has always strictly abided by international laws and can, has no intention to violate the territory and aspects of any sovereign countries. as for the balloon, were looking into and verifying the situation and help that both sides can handle this together. calmly and carefully. meanwhile, canada says it is also tracking the balloon and monitoring what it calls a potential 2nd incident. more details i spoke with in chung international relations and security expert at the and you west national university and singapore . so we don't have many details from the u. s. to press department. what we do know that is that it's flying in the stratosphere, which is above commercial traffic. and the size is supposed to be something around 3 buses. but i mean, those details are scant. we don't even know what kind of surveillance it does. these sorts of balloons can do anything from imagery to sensory stuff,

to electronic intelligence, to collecting air samples. but there's no detail so we don't know what exactly this particular balloon does. although these are the range of possibilities that a balloons like it might be able to do. but there is said to be equipment in the balloon, which could be dangerous to people if a were to be shot down. right, that hasn't do it every. so if the balloon were shot down, the, basically the thing would there be an explosion, and they'll be a debris field that would spread across a wide area is not possible to control where the debris falls in any precise manner . it could fall and people. busy it could fall property causing injury, damage possibly even death. ok. this the senior official also told reporters that it's not, is no doubt that this is chinese. what, what information do you have there? so that's what the us defense department has put out. there's no reason to believe that them fabricating anything, but no, there's no way to independent independently corroborate this. at this point in time,

the canadian ministry of defense said they've been tracking it, but you know, that's basically all we have at this point in time. the chinese, interestingly haven't denied it. they've called for calm and awful speculation, but if they were adamant there wasn't them. they could have also just denied it flat out, but they have not done that. what do you think this all means for chinese? you wes relations? so suddenly puts a complications on the upcoming blinking visit to, to china. this, if the visit goes on, it will certainly be an area of discussion. we've seen the house republicans call for the like a visit to be put off. so this sort of the timing of this particular a balloon a being i'll look a put a cost of us is very curious. it comes at a time when the chinese to want to talk to the u. s. o, why they've decided to do this. if it is indeed them, it becomes very, very odd, right? there's no clear, there's no clear cut explanation. and ian,

just tell me this isn't the 1st time that this is happen. is it? right? so never reports that you know it's happened before, but certainly this is the 1st time that the u. s. government has made it public how many times to fall in what form on all that has not been made public previously in children sample. thank you very much. for the analysis a let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines. peruse, congress has voted down another proposal to bring elections forward to this year a day after rejecting a similar bit that the youngest is brought through since president pedro castillo was ousted in december. the legal actions are a key demand of protest, australian tennis plan, a curio says, pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex girlfriend. but he won't face a criminal conviction after, according cabra dismissed, the charges, curious, admitted pushing over his ex girlfriend during an argument in 2021. but a judge said it wasn't premeditated. and that the risk of re offense was low. i

ministers of the baltic states have met in a stony as capital talon to discuss more ways to support you cry. the leaders are also holding talks on european security. the baltic states and poland have called for a ban on russian and been russian athletes from the 2024 of the big games. more on that now with poland. sports minister saying that as many as 40 countries could join this boy carter of the parents olympics, if russia and bella ross and not bad. international olympic committee is considering whether to allow russian and bella, russian athletes to participate, but only under a neutral flag. it says nobody should be prevented from competing because of their nationality and insists a boy called would on the punish the athletes for more on the question of russia's olympic participation. jonathan craig from b w. sports joins us. jonathan, tell us a bit more about what poland sports minister said, 1st of all, yeah, the sports minister carrier bought it. you're really not missing his words. and

he's essentially saying, it's inconceivable that russian and veteran athlete should be allowed to compete in paris when russia is waging a violent war in ukraine, killing thousands of civilians, including of course, athletes. you also mentioned this idea that if russians world are to compete, it would legitimize rushes actions give president vladimir putin. a propaganda we've seen in the past how putin kind of use his athletes to promote himself and his regime and his politics. and so he's trying to work on this coalition. he mentions 40 countries, that's a significant number. it's unclear, really, how many he has actually spoken to. but if enough countries take part, he says, then it would kind of make hosting the games point. this with no, for example, the u. k, that was on the countries board, you mentioned has criticize the plans, but another the us is kind of cited with the international olympic committee. let's take a listen. in cases where sports organizations an event organizers such as the international olympic committee committee choose to permit athletes from russia and bell room to

participate in supporting events. it should be absolutely clear that they are not representing the russian or the lucian states. and so that's the stance that we are providing and the use of official state, russia, delusions, flags, emblems, and athens should be prohibited as well. what about the ios sees response? well, this current criticism really has put the i see the international olympic committee on the defensive last night. it released a q and a document. i counted 24 questions and answers in tow. so kind of rebutting some of these accusations, the 1st thing it says that speculation about a participation of possible participation of russian and barriers in athletes is premature by the strange considering the i see with other on the open the door about participation concerning the boy called it says, a boy called would go against its values against the olympic charter, adding, it is extremely regretful to escalate this discussion with the threat of

a boy called this premature stage. as that word again, as history has shown, previous boycotts, did not achieve that political ends. and cept early to punish the athletes of the boy crossing and overseas. and i see being national in olympic committees of the countries the i see also reiterated its mission to kind of unite the world in p competition excited to un experts on human rights saying that no athletes should be discriminated against because of their passports. so how do you think this is all going to play out? the big question, isn't it? and i think some people might be asking why we've been having this discussion now, but the person in picks are 18 months wipe, qualifying events for those games already getting underway. now, under normal circumstances, russian, some better reasons would compete in european qualifying events. even the war and it's senior, a lot of resistance and european countries hosting those events. one possible work around is that the asian council, the council asia, as offered russians embarrassing the chance to compete in asian,

qualifying events such as the asian games. but once we do get to paris, ultimately the sports federations individual for the side where the russians and batteries can compete in those events. as we've seen in the past with the russian doping down to remember, because russia to the band completely didn't happen, the ifc usually finds a way of getting it way. even if that means them competing as new. jonathan crime from d w sports. thank you very much. for bringing us up to date on that intriguing story, you're welcome. censorship and russia has already risen since moscow launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. but that's not stopping some artists from expressing their opposition to the war. an exhibition in st. petersburg has gone ahead despite the dangers, a wide eyed child tubs of peace and the words love against hate, all displayed on me to long cardboard posters. these are the works of 77 year old st. petersburg artist elaina also over. 2 dozen of these posters created from

2014 to the present day were on display here at the local headquarters of the russian political party. yep. local exhibition opened on the last day of january the very next day it was rated by police and the works confiscated. organizers had anticipated such a reaction that decided not to feature or supervise most critical wac fairing. it could fall under new laws, restricting freedom of expression in russia. another who knew knew feel of what with mowgli. unfortunately, we were not able to exhibit all the works here publicly because we need to comply with the new laws. and we wouldn't want to put elaina or suppose her and the party at risk. but if you don't believe the yoga, some of her work is you are very striking when vision absolutely accurately, from a full that they contain words that one would have to pay a fine for that building more. who is of what did for the washer. it's elena,

i suppose her has studied and taught art all her life with custom. she created her 1st political poster in 2002 my 50 after the seizure of moscow theater by chechen rebels. you go? yes. since then, she's taken part in countless protests is often being detained. after russia invaded ukraine, or supervisor joined anti war rallies. she says she was not afraid then and she isn't now despite the new repressive laws, both knew that there was the one could be worth some. what is happening when you sit or nothing is scary. you never know what scary it, but this is my country. my homeland, why can't i say or do something peacefully without weapons? daily news with the other. several dozen people came to the opening of the exhibition in saint petersburg. visitors also wrote letters to russian political

prisoners with events like this inspire hope in a bright future. because there are many people who think the same and it's necessary for us to be close to one another. to know, appreciate and love each other. with to the police. police seized a total of 19 paintings by alaina or sip over lace, or the artist told reporters that she also got a visit from the police that night. but she says she will keep protesting. she is known in the city as the conscience of saint petersburg. reminder about top stories, air raid sirens sounded out as top european officials began to joint summit in keith. graham wants to speed up the membership talks of the block says it cannot fast track the process. and china says it's looking into reports of

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