how these technologies work, how they can go super glue, but how they can also go terribly watch, you know, new tune ah ah, this is dw, use live from berlin, u. s. president joe biden makes a surprise visit to keith key staff and your courage. democracy staff humor stands with you on the world. stand with you. this is biden's, 1st trip to ukraine, since russia invasion, almost

a year ago. and he used it to announce a fresh military aid package worth half a $1000000000.00. also on the show, we look at china's role in the war amid speculation. the fe hang may be getting ready to provide weapons to russia. ah, i'm a new cubes, mccann, and welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden has made a surprise visit to keith, abide and said that the u. s. would send another half a $1000000000.00 of military aid to ukraine, including ammunition, radar, and other equipment. biden's trip comes just days before the one year anniversary of russia's full scale invasion. a gesture of solidarity, and a vital reminder of unity between the u. s. and ukraine against russian aggression

air raid sirens blared across the ukrainian capital during u. s. president joe biden surprise visit. there were no reports of russian air strikes, but the sound is still a clear reminder that ukraine is under constant attack, making support from the us more important now than ever. leverage 4 for collision. so in return today, over just discuss a life or i can coach contract or can move effectively support you, your ukranian president for lat, amir soleski voice his gratitude a li ah, what can i say? i really appreciated president water america ban on the word

with the word you know, this is war with feel whole support from why, how do you re and they for your leadership day, my boss or gongora's as stories are all for all the 2 presidents paid tribute at the wall of remembrance, to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers who have lost their lives since 2014 biden's visit comes at a crucial moment in the war. as the us needs to keep allies unified in their support for ukraine. if ukraine is to fend off russian offensives in the spring and the timing of years president biden's surprise visit to keep was particularly

significant. as d w's apr him, who's in the ukranian capital, told me earlier. absolutely, we're just a few days away from the one year anniversary of the war and for a u. s. president to make it here physically, to show a support for ukraine and it's, it's effort to defend its territory is really quite extraordinary. and it's definitely something that people here on the streets and key of really appreciate i was just out on the street talking to people. i mean, we've talked to a couple, only one person had no idea the district trip was happening actually. but everybody here it is, you know, very appreciative of this gesture, because obviously as we're approaching this anniversary, there's an expectation that russia might strike back somehow harsher. and it's, it does provide some reassurance. there's also the speech tomorrow by president vladimir putin a year ago when he gave that speech, it was just

a couple of days later that this invasion happened. and so it sounds quite a strong message to the people here in kenya and in the whole country. now, president biden issued a statement from a sing more support for ukraine. can you tell us a little bit about what he actually did promise? so it's important to remember that the united states has been the biggest supporter of ukraine when it comes to military. president vine hasn't really promised any new weapons. he hasn't really approved any new systems or fighter jets or anything of that sort. it's just more of what the united states has already been supplying to ukraine. so we're talking about rocket launchers, artillery and, and the $500000000.00 of, you know, extra aid that has been promised me, i think that maybe will become this will come as a little bit of a disappointment to people here because, you know, they,

from their perspective they're fighting for their life. so as soon as they got the tanks, they're already thinking about jets and the fact that there was no talk about it today. i least on the streets, i think somewhat of a disappointment, but overall people definitely appreciate the president's visit. now, as we've been saying this week, marks a year since russia invaded ukraine, can you tell us how people in ukraine are reacting to the prospects of the major russian offense in the coming weeks? it's certainly something that's in the air, but they have been, you know, they've been definitely used to this talk of the eastern offensive or, you know, in the past weeks, every day we hear the offensive has started the offensive a story. so people have sort of become, i wouldn't say desensitized, but they've learned how to live with this constant threat. so just to give you an example, and this is something that you see here all the time when there are these air raid sirens. i mean, what you're supposed to do is go into a shelter and hide until that air read alert has subsided,

but people just go on with their lives as they would any other day they have learned to live with this risk and with this danger. and so there's definitely a sense of, of defiance on the streets of kia these days. but also it's, it's a, it's, it's obviously a horrific anniversary and something that people didn't really didn't want it to last this long. so there's also a sense of soberness and blair, i would say dw special correspondent, a and e for him reporting from key thanks so much for la. and the war has had a massive impact on ukraine, of course, of the battlefield. thousands of civilians have been killed, although the exact death toll is unknown. millions of people have been displaced, and much of the ukrainian economy is in ruins. the war has also had a major impact on the rest of the world. the u. s. is poor tens of billions of dollars into military and economic aid for ukraine. leaders have promised to support ukraine as long as it takes,

but there are worries that the high costs may eventually exhaust the american people's patients. okay, lets tend to washington next and speak to d w bureau chief in his pool in his can you tell us what message president biden was sending to day with his visit to keith were present by him could not have chosen a more symbolic place than key of to demonstrate the global community, the ongoing support for ukraine. you know, this was really unprecedented risk. vice president biden, to cross into a country currently at war end, where the as does not have a military, an infrastructure. so that really shows that this is a major signal to the rest of the world, and especially to russia who was informed about the president trip. so the u. s. clearly has no intention to dial back it's support at biden, has pledged more mil,

military assistance. the ukraine, that can you tell us is americans, the support for ukraine still as steadfast is bind, says, or are there signs that it might be starting to wayne? right. so given the amount of money or says spend to support the ukraine and i are just has been talking about it is kind of surprising how few people really criticize, abide and politics outside this. a washington bubble which is highly politicized. anyhow. so we heard that a bite and even a is promising. another half a $1000000000.00 package. you know, my take is the following. as long as the economy is doing okay. in the united states, the majority of the americans probably will keep supporting the ukrainian cars. but it will probably change once the economy's weakening and we kind of saw that

during the last summer with the exploding gas prices. the moment americans have the feeling that other countries are taking more seriously than the problems with in the united states bite. and indeed, might have a problem in is, can you tell us how important this visit was for joe biden himself so everyone here in the, in a u. s. anya is waiting for president biden to announce that he will be running again in 2024. this is when the next president will be elected in the united states, and one big topic obviously is his age. he will be $82.00 if he winced this re election next year. so this trip also was meant to show his strength and his power, and that he is ready to run for another term at washington bureau chief in his pool . thanks so much for that. at china has largely been

seen as a bystander as the war in ukraine, a has unfolded. chinese officials have cooled, peace talks and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries. but that may be about to change you. a secretary of state antony blinkin says that china may start providing lethal supports at arms and ammunition to russia. and as the conflict drugs on china seems to have it sites on reshaping the global order. rushes frontline in ukraine has advanced, retreated an inch board since its invasion a year ago. but one thing has stayed constant. european hopes that russia's biggest ally could push it to end, the destruction would all be gross. she should get that is important for us. i said, china does not choose russians side rip older than we expect china to fully use its

influence on russia to bring russia to respect international law. it was on the student shabby, i said to presidency that it's important for china to exert its influence on russia . china has often called for peace negotiations. due time though, we both talked about the current ukraine crisis. and the 2 sides both hoped that this crisis could be ended as soon as possible. the situation can be eased and it really must not be escalated that beijing looks reluctant to clip russian wings. before russia invaded ukraine, president, she and pu, send declared a no limits partnership between their countries to 0, and they've met in person since then. and more face to face meetings i'll plan am because m putin didn't win the war quickly to rethink its relationship while keeping this very strong alliance intact. so china's main focus is to make sure

that it continues to trade heavily with the west, while also maintaining its close friendship with, with russia, local sources. one limit on this, no limits. partnership may be russians, threats to use nuclear weapons in the conflict. in a statement president, she called on the international community to jointly oppose such a move. but china may be offering russia material support in the war, despite threats of more sanctions from the u. s. government, us based security research is c for a d. s alleged that chinese companies are exporting equipment to sanctioned russian defense firms. but beijing says it's exports to russia are in line with its laws. china is already benefiting from the war and ukraine in other ways. russia now needs china more than china needs russia and em,

i think china is always prepared to, to use this leverage that it has to its own advantage. i'm on, i think it's hoping it's already taken advantage of cheap energy. and it's also looking at the invasion of ukraine to see what it could mean for its own ambitions and in taiwan and in the south china sea. as moscow's troops struggle on in ukraine shine or is working towards its long term goal of expanding its borders. an influence on the global stage. some or i'm joined now by the ws chief international editor, richard walker. richard, and can you tell us how can we see china's position evolving here with regard to the war and ukraine? yeah, as we saw a very well explained in that piece there. and also with those comments from a colleague, clifford coon and essentially we see the other one had child with stress of its independence in this that the, that is neutral, that it doesn't have any stake in this conflict. and that he doesn't like to see

was and he wants to see this war stop. but it is providing a has been providing support to russia into effective ways in one way, economic and another way, diplomatic. in the economic way. what we're seeing is that russia has been able to divert some of this hydrocarbon exports to china that it would otherwise have still sold elsewhere. that china is happy to keep buying, you know, russian oil, for instance. and on the diplomatic front, that's even potentially more important than the china has, has never voted in the same way as the west, for instance, in the united nations in condemning this war in calling russia to stop its invasion. and what we saw just towards the end of last year, we had a lot of movement and chinese politics. she, jim pink or china supreme leader of what was with confirmed into, into another period of office cementing his grip on power there. and he had

a meeting with jim pink just before that with a vladimir putin to a virtual meeting. just before the end of the year. and shipping was quoted as saying china stands ready to join hands with russia and all of the progressive forces around the world who opposed gemini and power politics. and some people looking at what russia's doing in ukraine might say, well, this sounds like looks a lot like germany, about politics, but that is aimed at marika. and this is really china's kind of big picture issue is that it sees america. and as, as the impediment, it's rise as a global power and any help that it can get on the diplomatic side against that it seeks. and this is why it has a strong incentive to kind of align itself more closely with russia. now, to the extent that that is fueling concerns that maybe even china will stop providing some weapons to russia at the same time. china now say that it was to

present a piece plans are trying to say no, no, we're still, we're still independent. we're still on the fence, we want to potentially even mediate at this point. so it's quite a fine line that it's walking. but to say that china is neutral on this one is, is really not true. do you think that we could say that china is watching how the west is reacting here? or is it a thinking ahead to how potentially the west could react to a chinese invasion and i want. yeah. what i think almost everybody is watching the invasion of ukraine and thinking ok, what is the potential read across to another? you know, another very serious potential conflict that could emerge across the taiwan straits . you know, china seas, taiwan is part of its territory. it says that it retains the right to attack it to, to take control of it. and, and china will certainly be watching, you know, what's going on the crane,

the way ukraine is fighting the extent to which the west is supporting it and thinking, hey, what does that, how does that transfer across the tie? well, of course, there are differences to imagine if taiwan was invaded, how well would the west be able to supply weapons to taiwan, given that it's an island compared to what it's able to do in the crate. so there are similarity potentially, but also differences. and we got a chance just over the weekend, there was the music security conference which we've been covering a lot of the last few days is massive gathering on security and defense. we got a chance to speak to a former member of china military as a senior officer and ask him, what is chinese perspective on this war? and i think we can just play that now. thank you. the, the chinese or sometime feel flattered in that now is ever seen, seems to be related to the china, even about this war. you the heart of europe, which has nothing to do with china, but people would still say which side of you want to take an oil question seems to

be suggesting it indirectly, that a child should have a clear cut position. and this actually is a kind of asking china to take a site, and then we have this question whether china would it be? garcia is the mediator. this is what i learned madeline convers, go to china, just the unit, persuade russia. yeah, go make a usually, implants are about, you know, what the writer should not do so, so forth. and then it even give people some imagination as to how a similar company might occur in taiwan street. yeah, so all these things, what i may need because this war has nothing to do with china, but it still it eve might to so many people's, their imagination or discussion about ro over china. now i did speak to members of the chinese delegation in munich, and it's interesting, you know, they, that the line, they're trying to walk at the same time that they, they coming out potentially with a piece plan. but at the same time, they really try to down play any sense that they really have influence over

vladimir putin. they don't want to kind of beat because in this, in this role is sort of led me, putin sort of a overlord. and so it could be so interesting to watch what comes from the chinese i during the course of this week is some expectation is peace plan could be coming in days. and just a quick question about india, richard, is it a reliable partner for the west of providing a counterbalance in the region? well, and i mean, the india has his own problems with china, certainly, but it has a close historical relationship with russia. russia has historically been india's biggest provider of weapons and it has a close relationship going back to the cold war with, with, with russia. india has been very much insisting on an independent, you know, being on the fence and neutral position of this war. if you see like china so far has being as being neutral but inclined towards a russia, at least in the presentation of things. and you might say, india is perhaps usual,

but perhaps slightly inclined to in the other direction in favor of ukraine. if you read between the lines of the statements, they put out about this, but they are determined to, to stay like not to get kind of completely dragged into this or not to be pulled along by the west. completely to be interesting to watch the end of this week or last schultz. the german chancellor expected to go to india and he will definitely be speaking to a renter emoji who we see the picture back there with let me put in trying to pull him off that fence a little bit. we'll see how far he gets watching closely. w chief international editor richard will. thank you. ok, let's take a closer look now at the impact of the conflict in ukraine is having on african nations rushes in. invasion of ukraine has fueled a food crisis in many african countries and also pushed up the energy prices. but many african nations have long standing ties with russia,

and some have deepened those relationships since russia's invasion. this is jim floor bakery in col, gladly one of the rubies informal settlements before the war. they used to be up to 7000. mendez is bread rolls and vans. he had daily but with a ukraine wolf which praises dabbled, deliveries like delayed quantities, decrees, and the victims while abused their sides, the bakery and it's half, had to make drastic changes to stay afloat. i. we had to go several days without working. so you were looking for see these are you fighting? you are working for the for the yeah. so units over yesterday they had to use and or some employee or not that up even because we do do we do date of events that we did? we did as part of payment for wheat from a michael, just 3 hours to the rest of nairobi that we'd shortage, combined with higher prices would normally have meant increase in conoco. but that was not the case as he depended on fat. a laser supply from ukraine and russia.

apple, believe me, they f a t initially will use to buy a 50 kilogram bag of fertilizer at $2800.00 shillings. but in the recent past, we have been buying the same 50 kilogram back at 6300 shootings. so even if the buyers are coming in plenty, the cost of production is too high and as a result of the profit margins have become very little trouble by them. i will not let this own up at a coaching with about 40 percent of width supply in africa coming from russia and ukraine. experts say it's time africa stopped relying on food from outside the continents, and found alternative means to feed how most vulnerable people, economies, exxon iraqi says that african countries should land lessons from this crisis we and make changes. we want the government to do more, but have things like strategic already solves rockies like statistic good started green. this offs would also want the countries in the country and future who does

it to diversify the social, the food that we don't just get it from great. we can get we from identity. we must also make from include what people are proud of it. and on the way to do that is to give you support for that is the banks, whether the government was it was such a suit to keep support from us over the past year. africans have had to fit the high price of their dependence on wheat from ukrainian, russia. i wake up call to how far away will continue to close to home. now the region again, let me arguably most directly affected by events in ukraine is europe. the conflicts in ukraine has revive memories of war on a scale not seen since world war 2. it's also awakened fears that a new type of cold war could emerge with russia. the war has had an impact on the economy of every single country in europe. and is also drawn european nations closer together with many supplying weapons and funding to ukraine. i. e. e.

foreign minister. the looking at a tense package of sanctions on russia in brussels. and i asked our correspondent and brussels rosie birch out what the sanctions are likely to be targeting. well, that's been one of ukraine's big asks, from the beginning, hasn't hit tougher sanctions on moscow to try and tighten the screws on rushes ability to keep financing. it's warren, ukraine, and e ministers as we speak are looking at, as you said, a 10th thrones of sanctions. now in the past, they have bond imports of most russian oil bond imports of russian coal with face new, right? they're like, they're looking at around 10000000000 euros worth of export restriction. so that means banning european companies from exporting to russia, key types of equipment which could be used for military purposes. and they're also expected to beat sanctioning, targeting people deemed as propagandists. no exact wording on what that might mean, but it could be, for example, artists, singers, performers,

tv presenters. now ukraine of course, will welcome use talk of tougher sanctions, but would like to see these sanctions be even tougher still, one thing ukraine is cold for a thanks is targeting russia's nuclear sector. that so far is not on the table based on the discussions i've been having with ministers. but of course ukraine has another very big ask and that is to one day join this european union. not just to be a guest or an invitee, but to have a permanent seat at this table. and while ukraine did become an official candidate for european union membership last year in a move that few had ever predicted or expected so quickly before the full scale invasion will, there still appears to be a very long road ahead. a while one of the messages to you crate is that it belongs in this european union family, according to officials and leaders. the other message behind closed doors is also one of expectation management. because this is a process which can take years if not more than a decade. he doesn't brussel correspondent rosie birch. i will have to leave it there. but thank you so much for that. and that is your news for now. coming up

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