ah, after months of setbacks, it looks like russia is slowly gaining momentum again, and it's war on ukraine as part of it's offensive in the east. moscow on wednesday claims some successes on the battlefields, minor gains difficult to verify. meanwhile, the deadly cell made and bachman drags on the brutal fighting and the former mining town. hooton's troops have started referring to it as the meat grinder. to give you crane the tools to counter rush as offensive as western allies are moving toward boosting their defense budgets and producing more ammunition. but after making big pledges, some of ukraine supporters are now faced with a bitter reality that they can't seem to be able to make good on their promises. i'm to call for the him, berlin, and this is the day. ah

oh, goal is to make sure that we give you crane additional capabilities. this is critical. ukraine pasta window of opportunity to keep the bomb i'm time is of the essence. i think they'll have a real good chance of making a pretty significant difference on the battlefield. this is not becoming a grinding war or threatened on the war. attrition is a war old with just sticks. oh, also on the day donald trump's former ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley fires the starting gun on her bid to win the republican nomination for us president in 2024 for a strong america for a proud america. i am running for president o 9

. welcome to the show. the message from nato countries meeting and brussels today, there will be more money for defense spending. there will be more capacity to manufacture munitions. and there will be more an sustainable military aid for ukraine. many needs covered by ukraine's allies already, but defense minister alexey resident cough now says his troops also need something else time before they can try and push the russian military out. ukraine soldiers still need a few months to learn how to actually use the weapons provided by the west. the fiercest finding of the war has been seen around the city of moot and the east. russia has focused its efforts on trying to achieve victory. they're turning the find into the longest running battle of the war. victory and back move would carry a bigger propaganda values on a strategic one. but this has become a war of small games with high casualties. transcript with

rolling up again. this is the glamor, according to russian state cd into what's become known as the meat grinder. the city of baltimore has been nicknamed as such because neither the russians nor the ukrainians have been able to make much progress here, resulting in a breach of stalemate that's produced the longest battle of the war. and one of the bloodiest for all sides involved to bus. everyone can see that we're having a hard time on this section of the front. the enemy are constantly attacking in small and big groups and one day it was their artillery. and the next day they're infantry attacks, just because it's a difficult time at the moment, but our boys keep standing their ground. the whole the battlefield road is now and it's 7 months. russian officials recently claimed that

its forces have almost encircled the city. not so fits the head of the walk in the mercenary group, which has spearheaded the russian offensive boy, oh boy, pushing forward house by house me a square meter by square meter. it's hard work. it's not clear at all where the stories about some kind of encirclement are coming from the issue of the large box . moot will not be taken to morrow, but because there is heavy resistance. it's grinding. the meat grinder is working on new thought. old guy despite the ferocity of fighting back mod isn't considered a game changer in the small military. analysts say the city hold small symbolic then strategic importance. but it's important, nonetheless, it's capture would give the kremlin and much needed victory. after months of setbacks ant, give its trips and youth,

the told in the dawn best region which the russians partially occupy, but one full control off for keith and its trips back moved. hold emotional value, a stomach, the bottle mifflin, and nobody will give a battle to mobile. ski will fight for as long as we can. i more baffled. we consider back lieut or fortress, not sure what they should reconsider people who died their hero's little vicki, them follow nasa. roy of course the city is more than just a prize in battle for back most people. it was home. yes, you husband the hood. dear god, our town used to be so beautiful. there were roses everywhere, flowers it. oh, it was clean, everything was kept in order. it's

a memory that stands in stark contrast to scenes like this. and the bloody battles that of earned back moot, it's greece, some name a sock to marina moran. she's a defense expert at kings college and london and joins us now from the finish capitol hill thinking we're on good to see you. russia is claiming small gains in moot and the new hans region. is this what the feared large scale offensive is going to look like? are the russians just laying the groundwork for something bigger? thank you for having me. well, i seems a russians are trying to regain strategic initiative, which they have lost after their operational pause in summer and they have faced the series of setbacks. so i think what we're seeing right now is the intensification of fighting. we're seeing the results all the partial mobilization, and i believe this is a 1st stop in a large or offensive the russian seeks to conduct before the ukrainian troops receives the tanks from nato, which should be around mid april. russia has

a small window of opportunity to capture as much territory as it can, forcing back to create forces. and both is very important for that because that will pave the way to slow down and come across was the russians. ukraine is training large amounts of troops abroad on the use of western equipment that will eventually become very important in the fight to push russia back. what does that tell us about ukraine's assessment of the threat russia poses at this point? i think at this point, ukraine has realized that they might need more equipment and a different kind of equipment, not just offensive equipment to be able to was hand russian offensive because russia has not all the superiority when it comes to men power. and that's where you crane is lacking. and another big problem that brain has right now is a shortage of ammunition. and this is where ukraine is hoping that nato countries

would come in to replenish the ukrainian stock. because according to some reports, ukraine will not last long. on, on the stockpiles that it has left given the intensity of their tillery fights. yep . and it's being reported that germany is having trouble motivating other governments to pledge lepper 2 tanks to make good on its promise to deliver 2 battalions. what would it mean for ukraine and they actually did fail to deliver, especially regarding this planned counter offensive. well, it would be very bad for ukraine because even 2 battalions is not enough. ukraine has been asking for at least 2 to 300 tanks. now it would be getting 2 battalions and given the ways that the russians are kind of trying to plan their congress fan, so they're trying to attack in different locations along the front line in order to be able to see where is that the senses are the weakest. so for ukraine it would be

virtually impossible to stop the russians if they don't have any means any time soon. and we shall see what happens was the latter. it's but the sooner they get to the battlefields and more, if you koreans might be able at least to hold the ground. the ukrainian defense minister says his troops need a few months to train with western weapons before they can push the russians back. is there any reason to believe that they won't have that time? well, the problem is that the technical clock is running very fast, and therefore, any day, any minute counts. and we're seeing this, the ukrainian forces are trying to hold back more general to loosely sending more troops to reinforce and to ensure that both is not loss told the sooner they can be trained and re deployed. so better it would be to, to ukraine because as i said, the ukraine is conducting a very aggressive mobilization right now,

because it's lacking men power. and the recruits at the russia has strolled on the battlefield. maybe they are not as well trained. however, as they are offering them a certain advantage, and what's russia is trying to do right now is completely destroys capability of the ukrainian forces to fight back. meaning that not only do they want to take the territory, they also want to make sure that ukraine suffers as many casualties as it can out and trying to stand in. the way of that mission is, is nato. and the message that they've been sending from brussels is that they are prepared to stand by ukraine in the long run, for as long as the tanks while boosting a production of weapons and munitions, which seems to be the problem right now. so how long can russia keep up the fight? i think russia has prepared for a long game, and my view is that russia is trying to bleed nieto in ukraine because

roster is producing a lot of ammunition right now. it's a economies in a war mode, which cannot be sad about nato countries. and right now we're seeing that nato is struggling to provide ukraine was what it needs, right, what it needs right now, and the u. s. is about to hit the hold. so the question is old sort of economic possibilities. therefore, i see the russian clock is ticking much slower. arena moran defense expert at kings college. always good to get your of you. thank you for having me. ah, not too long ago, nikki haley said she wouldn't consider running against her former boss donald trump . well and shore looks like she made up her mind because a former governor of south carolina has officially announced her candidacy for president of the united states. under donald trump, she served as the un ambassador to the united nations. she is the 1st trump

challenger to officially join wanted many expect to become a crowded field of contenders for the republican nomination. here is haley speaking at her inaugural campaign rally in charleston, south carolina, and above all else. i'm a grateful american citizen. who knows our best days are yet to come. if we unite and fight to save our country. oh, i have devoted my life to this fight, and i'm just getting started o for a strong american for a proud american. i am running for president o and

i'm joined now by megan malloy. he's the founder and executive director of the group republican women for progress. miss malloy. welcome to the day nikki haley was one south carolina's 1st female governor. does she have what it takes to become the 1st female u. s. president? you know, i wish that i could tell you absolutely. yes i'm at this point. i am very excited to see it. any woman, quite frankly, as a republican candidate for president, i think nicki's real challenge right now. and you know, we're seeing a lot of this and, and focus groups that we're doing, you know, nikki, comes off to voters as that old school kind of establishment, swing voter, republican. if you'll recall in 2016, she came out as being very anti trump. and so i think she appeals to those republicans and it's, it's the flip side that i think is going to be the challenge for her to become president. and those, those 2 time trump voters, you know, they, they want a candidate that is kind of looking forward to these culture war fights. you know,

the kinds of things that marjorie taylor green has, has become. so some so famous for what donald trump kind of made his entire campaign on. and the kinds of things that have made nikki attractive in the past are ill. her foreign policy experience, her kind of temperamentally moderate, kind of political stance. those aren't the sorts of things that are really big chunk of the republican party are looking for to day. does she have a chance? yes, but i do think that it's going to be challenging for her new anger group. you hinted at it there and you push for more republican women running for office. what's your personal take on the gailey? this is tough. i think we, we kind of are having this tale of to hailey is right now. you know, in theory i like hailey, i think she is strong on actual policy, which is leaps and bounds beyond what most other republicans are doing these days these days with so many elected republicans in republican candidates. really just wanting to play in politics and press releases and not do any actual legislative

governing. i think that nicky is an attractive candidate but you again you have a hailey from 2016 who is this very moderate. a hailey that appealed to that increasingly famous, suburban republican woman, voter. and then you have the nikki haley in 20202019. that really kind of succumbed to the pressure to kiss the ring of trump. and you know, even just in the past several weeks she was on the campaign trail for so many of those super right wing mag a republican. so i think it depends on which hailey we get if, if she comes out in this presidential campaign more closely aligned with the hailey of 2016. that was speaking out against the trump direction of the republican party . then she's great. if she's not, then it's going to be challenging. i think the question that we're going to see as we get further into the campaign is, who is the least bad though? is that as sad as that?

that sounds, that's kind of what the republican politics has become, and maybe haley is the least bad option for public and donors. given that history of an ambivalence of sorts towards donald trump right distancing herself from him, but then cozying up to him. and could she be maybe the one tell the g o p move on from the mag politics without alienating trump space? maybe i think it's a little early to tell, you know, as i said, the earlier she, she has gone fully in both directions on, on this maggie base. and i think right now anyone that is out there preaching against maggie politics and what they're doing to the republican party is doing something good in my book. but you know, as, as i said before, and so many others have said nikki haley can preach against mag politics all she wants. but in reality, nikki haley was front and center of mag of politics even just a few weeks ago in georgia. i think it was late november, early december when she was on the campaign trail for personal walker and she was

talking about the porting sen. we're not that to me. doesn't say that you're trying to push against maggie politics that kind of says 0 diving of head 1st into my politics. you know, i think if she had stayed who she was in 2016, if you, you look back at her predictions. you know, as she was talking about trump and, and really she kind of underplayed what was going to happen with trump and maggie politics. so i think she's perfectly positioned to do that. if she had stayed as that person, you know, saying she's that person, she didn't get the ring. she cared more about being right. and what your opinion was. and that's, that's really what we need. if we're going to have someone pushes away from that, that far right now you politics. but instead from, you know, she's gone from saying something like donald trump is the person that she teaches her kids not to be to fully kissing the ring. and at this point, it's kind of become a little bit of self meant humiliation. but again, going to give her the benefit of doubt and see if she has transformed into this new

residential campaign. and hopefully she has this. he says she's setting out a to lead a movement for generational change in the republican party now, for you as a progressive republican, what would that change need to look like? now it's challenging to me, right. i think generational change has to be fully top down generational change, you know, you can't just select one candidate. it's pledging this generational change. then have that candidate to point their cabinet or their staff who are still stuck in the regular public and yours at best. and the trump republican years, at worst, and, you know, i think that those ships have sailed. the trick really is going to be to convince the younger generation of voters that, that change within the republican party is possible. and the only way to achieve it is by them pitching in, i think, you know, right now if you look at polling that younger generation that she's trying to effect change with is making up like 40 percent of the electorate. and,

and you see these gen z and in these millennial voters, and they are overwhelmingly supporting democrats. so if we're truly going to have generational change, you've got to have the candidate that can convince those voters that they need to kind of take a 2nd look at the republican party that we're not all trump republicans so that we really can have that new generation come in and be leaders. man malloy, the founder and executive director of the group republican women for progress. thank you for your time. thank you. oh, no. pandemic restrictions, but still far from normal in berlin, organizers are getting ready to roll out the red carpet for the city's annual film festival, known as the burly knowledge. but beyond the glitz and glamour of the event lives up once again to its reputation as one of the most political in the business. the conflict in ukraine and the protest in iran will be greatly shaping this year's festival. the berlin allah is back after 2 scaled down additions this

february. it's back to business for one of the world's biggest film festivals, and one of the german capitals, greatest cultural jewels. the organizers are pulling out all the stops to get filled lovers of their couches and industry players out of home office artistic director carlo shats the all says this year's festival received more film entries than ever before. may been the last 2 additions. some companies hold off their films or it also may be. ready the result of the fact that after 2 years, many companies, many filmmakers wanted and want to be back and be part of this great celebration of cinema. hollywood will be well represented with actress kristin stewart, heading the international jury. she'll be joined by a host of stars on the red carpet. besides the glamour in the berlin allah has always engage to with the real world and list is no exception. last year's festival

ended days before russia's invasion of ukraine and lis, 73rd berliner is putting the country center stage. sean, penn's documentary about president zalinski superpower will have its world premiere here a to for the berlin ana. oh, so for me, this film is like the doors through which i hope the entire audience of the festival i can pass and, and then be connected without a documentary that are maybe less or now we have films in panorama fiction and documentary. we're phillips and generation we're film films in form that really provide a very wide diversified picture of what happened in cream and still happening during the last 12 months. the festival will also feature the european premier of iron butterflies. a documentary about the shooting down of malaysia airlines flight

m h. 17. largely about the current human rights protests in iran are also reflected in the line up films. premiering include 7 winters into iran, about an iranian woman who was executed for defending herself against a rapist, as well as politics and glitter for the next 10 days. all eyes will be on the gold . as 19 films from across the globe compete for the coveted golden bear and a host of other prizes, they'll be handed out a week on saturday and into berlin, our fashion. any one of them could be a winner and revenue one. a little clear. and one of the people who would be bringing us daily news from the festival as hell leader, a barrow. good to see you. so the brilliant allah is back service is back to normal . after 3 pandemic years, i think it was. and this time with an extra helping of politics to reflect the

current crises. right? that's right, absolutely. this is the 1st kind of full edition. since march or 2020, no more testing i'm or social distance thing cinemas should be full in the organize as a really hoping the public will return in droves. now, partly because of the timing, because of course, last year's festival ended just before russia's invasion of ukraine. the festival is shown solidarity with ukraine by having a strong program of films, as well as a short pens documentary. we've also got 8 other films showing in various different sections. the festival, back to this year is also in the colors of the ukranian flag. and the festival is also helping to facilitate the attendance of ukrainian filmmakers with financial support. now they're also shown solidarity with the human rights protests in iran. there are about 8 reigning films, films for more about iran in the festival, including i'm very strong. german made documentary about and radio newman, he was executed for killing

a man who was trying to rape ha m. so apparently in iran, if you're women self defense is no difference. and that's a premiere in here. and that was made in collaboration with her family who now live here in berlin and the brilliant alleys known to be very political are right. talking about the glitz and glamour. are we expecting any big stars to be in attend? we are definitely there really returning here in droves. of course you got the show on pain coming to premiere. his documentary was one that we've got them. kristin stewart, she's the head of the international jury. and we've also got steven spielberg making a flying visit to the capital to pick up his honorary golden bear, which is his lifetime achievement award. the festival is showing a whole a cross section of film some throughout his career as well as that we gotta take blanket. he also be here to premier her film tart german premier. his work was already been shown around the world to greater claim. we've got john markovich will

be here to premier seneca and on the 1st night tomorrow night we're hoping to get a glimpse of anne hathaway on the red carpet and also peter dinklage of a game of thrones of fame for the opening film, the opening film from rebecca miller, she came to me now and that's just for starters. the heart of the brilliant alley is of course the competition. what are we looking at this year while they're 19 films in competition for the bears this year? a very strong showing from germany there, 5 german made films also are women directors features strongly there. i think there are 6 female filmmakers and that's more than ever before. and awards will be handed out on a saturday, the 25th. and like every year, there's no telling who could win, you just can't predict it. and like every year, a leader is going to be there for a thank you so much for walking you through it. and that's or time we'll be back tomorrow with more in the meantime, make sure to stay informed. stay engaged and stay in touch. follow our team on

twitter, d, w, from all of us here on the day. thank you so much for spending part of your day with a, with a conflict with tim sebastian. it's almost a year since russia invaded ukraine with no stalks or c spire of any kind in cross . but my guess is we lost goes to meet with former army officer and former director of the county moscow center, which was shut down las vegas. why did moscow go to war?

just as the west could begun the dialogue, who tended been demanding comp with completed snap solution solution, the consortium and then the chip mean the solution. like unless his team or option to pull had to done with the question. is it as a prescription interested them or brought to squad this. c machine, your studies go to cynthia said in mary, a story of resilience in 45 minutes on d. w. ah. journalism helped us in overcoming divisions. save the date for the d.

w. global media forum 2023 in bonn, germany and increasingly fragmented world with a growing number of voices, digitally amplified. see where this clutter can lead what we really need, overcoming divisions into vision for tomorrow's journalism. save the date and join us for this discussion. at the 16th edition of d, w. c, global media forum it's almost a year since russia invaded ukraine with no peace talk, so cease fire of any kind in prospect. and yet, president putin insist the war is showing a positive trend. my guest this week for moscow is dimitri trending for my army officer and former director of the carnegie moscow center, which was shut down last april with tens of thousands.