ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia suspends at the last major nuclear disarmament treaty with the united states . president vladimir putin announces the move during a speech to the nation, justifying russia's war in ukraine. the wars that washington, that if the us carries out nuclear test,

russia will as well. and in response to patina united front from nato, europe, and ukraine, nato is leader says the alliance regrets russian decision and pledges to make sure ukraine has the weapon. it's me. plus new earthquakes and southern turkey strike another blow to recovery efforts. i believe 6 people are killed by the tremors hitting a region already devastated by a massive quake just 2 weeks ago. ah. a marion evans team. it's good to have you with us. russian president vladimir putin has announced that a russia will suspend its last major nuclear disarmament treaty with the united states. he disclosed the decision doing during an almost to our long state of

a nation address. the new start treaty went into force and 2011 and was due to expire in 2026. during his televised speech to the 2 chambers of the russian parliament, putin also warrenton washington, that if the u. s. resumes nuclear tasser is concerned with russia. murphy, you're actually putting statement was greeted with rapturous applause by his audience before he gave more details. ah, i repeat russia if you won't, withdrawing from the treaty. no, no, but even that is suspending his participation. but before returning to the discussion of this issue, we should understand for ourselves what such countries of the north atlantic treaty alliance like france and great britain claim years ago. and why we will take into account their strategic arsenals. that is the alliances combined strike potential,

who, through our company would barely put them so alliance on joining me in the studio now as richard walker and it is chief international editor, richard, go to seal. so can you explain to our viewers? what exactly is this new star treaty? yeah, so vladimir putin says that he is suspending participation in something called new stars. and this is, are not, was called arms control treaty between the united states and russia. that is aimed to limit the number of big nuclear weapons that each site has what are called strategic nuclear weapons, or the kind of nuclear weapons that each i could fire thousands of kilometers towards each other. and the idea is, and this is a practice that dates back to the cold war. good. if you have agreements between the 2 sides. all right, we're going to limit the number of these weapons that we each have. then that can prevent an arms race from taking part part from taking place from each side. really try to invest in more and more and more weapons, which could be destabilizing,

perhaps lead to war. now as part of these deals, you have what is called an inspection regime. so basically, each side gets to look at the facilities of the other and sort of check out, what are they up to they sticking to this and the back story to what we see now is that the inspections routine fell off during cove it. and since then, the united states been trying to get it back up and running. and the russians have been sort of blocking of us it already very recently accused russia of being in contravention of this deal. so you're not abiding by that. what we agreed. now putin has come out and said, right, i'm suspending this and he's basically blaming the west for this is one might imagine he's saying, while the west is seeking to defeat russia over this war in ukraine, why should i allow them to come and look at my facilities, he accused the united states of planning nuclear tests something for which there's absolutely no evidence. there are certainly that that that is an absolute

distortion. the last nuclear test by the united states where the very beginning of the 1990 s and adding this threat. but if the u. s. does conduct to nuclear test, we will to so suspending from this deal but also issuing some potential threats for behavior in the future. all right, so if he does indeed spend rations for this patient in the treaty just how significant is it and how dangerous is this for the world? yeah, so what i think we should stress 1st is this does not mean that immediately vladimir putin is going to use a nuclear weapon. in this war. he threatened to implicitly threaten to do that in the past. this does not suddenly mean that he's going to do that, but it is a signal that he's holding this agreement sort hostage basically to what's going on in the war withdrawing corporation until some unspecified conditions are met. clearly wanting to use this is leverage against the united states to try to get it to back off with miss of course ukraine. but this is certainly not good. i mean,

the world is, is, is facing a period of intense instability. intention at the moment already. these are the kind of deals that managed to keep together the well to limit potential instability and kept the peace partly throughout the cold war that we should have just briefly the u. s. is not blameless in this trajectory. both george w bush and donald trump pulled out of arms control treaties with russia as well. but russia has also been very much part of hacking at this tree. and i think if you step back, you will see that it's self defeating by russia. because if this does ultimately lead to an arms race with the united states, the russia is not in a strong position to keep up with united states. and also this the factor of china to, if there's an uncontrolled arms raised between the u. s. in china. between the u. s . and russia, china is also going to be expanding as nuclear arsenal even more than it already is . i richer, thank you very much for that. that was richard walker,

d w as chief international editor. appreciate it. while nato secretary general un stolberg is urging russia to reconsider suspending its participation in the new star treaty, he's been meeting with you cranes, foreign minister and the metro co labor and the foreign policy chief joseph burrell . there talk to place at nato headquarters while russian president vladimir putin was giving his state of the nation address in moscow. here's what stolberg had to say, just a short time ago. more nuclear weapons and the less arms control makes the world more dangerous. and that's the reason why innate the we are work so hard to engage russia on issues rated to arms control and one aid while i so supported the new starch. and also why i'm calling on russia today to reconsider its decision to suspend its participation. the new start

agreement. we have to remember this is another last major arms control agreements. we have author rashaw started to violate the agreement that the bound older intermediate, drange weapons the i and if treated that lead to the demise of that her treaty a few years ago. or now the answer suspending the older big nuclear arms control treaty or the new start which regulates put limits on the total number of long range strategic weapons. did have a use breath of correspond and rosie bare chart was falling, that press conference at the nato headquarters to day and she joins us now for more on that. so rosie, we just heard that short clip from the nato secretary general ian stolen burg. what else stood out for you from the joint press conference? well, this is not the 1st time that nature has rolled out. the red carpet for ukrainian foreign minister d ciocca lay by. in fact, the last 2 times he was in this building. i was here on the 1st time,

he told me another journalist that there were 3 words that he was great bringing to nato allies. they were weapons, weapons, and weapons. the 2nd time he said there were new 3 words which were foster foster and foster. and i think based on what we heard today in this building, those requests still dont ukraine is renewing, eights appeals to nato's to nato members, to keep coughing on their pledges to diff, to help you can defend itself by supplying weapons. now we know ukraine has set 8 sites on the skies after securing some pledges of western made. main battle types, keith know, is looking for fighter jet western fighter jets from nato allies. but interestingly to mutual collabo, ukraine's foreign minister didn't really spell that out today. but he did say that he pushed on the topic of trading and especially training for pilots, the united kingdom. so far as said it will train ukrainian pilots on these kinds of jets. but not that it will actually provide the weaponry so you can expect behind

closed doors, key of keeping up the push for that the, the push for fighter jets despite the fact that was not front and center today here at this press conference. right. so we are hearing further commitments of support for ukraine. you mention support in training, but we're also hearing about the you planning a joint purchase of ammunition. what more can you tell us about that? well, you're the european union's foreign policy chief. you accept burrell said, this is no the most urgent concern. he said, the tank is getting emptied. it's no good having guns are given ukraine guns if there are no bullets. and of course the winter in europe is throwing out. no, that means spring is approaching, and russia is expected to conduct a major offensive in ukraine, and that means troops needed to get ready to be able to defend terror treat. note the, the european union's foreign 1st youth burrell is expected. he says to come forward with proposals on jointly procuring ammunition or the 7th and 8th of march. of

course the question is, why has it taken one year? critics would say this more has been is full scale war has been going on? no, for almost a year, and it should have been before this, that the european union and nato, while i thought about joint procurement of ammunition i went to label, was asked about this, whether he thought this was really slower, sluggish, he wouldn't really be drawn, but overall he said, well, if the war had been one, then i would say this had been enough, so that is one to watch. and in the meantime, the e was burrell says he has sent a personal letters to all of the europeans defense ministers, asking them that in the meantime, to draw down on their own stalks of ammunition to send this in to you, craig, because he said this is no, according to nato officials, a war of logistics, a race of logistics, and they say that speed could save lives. that was definitely his brussels correspondent, growth in there had at the nato headquarters, rosie, thank you so much for your reporting. will nearly one year

into the war, russia and ukraine in troops are locked in battle without either side, making much progress. much of the discussion around what it takes to advance has focused on weapons and ammunition. but of course, it also takes people to use them. and as the war nears, it's one year anniversary he w, looks at whether a troop numbers can make. the decisive difference on the battlefield was near the town that had seen some of the was most ferocious and prolonged fighting. ukrainian soldiers load their howard so and fire work they loaded up and fire again. one shall, after the other directed and russian troops pushing forward towards back, mort little canal to hoard with a little. now, do they manage to advance aski? is it a funnel? they do it through massive attacks and a large amount of manpower mobility. when the enemy comes to our positions, and there are a lot of them, will you know,

they have much more firepower when our infantry has to retreat to more favorable positions supposed to be quarter. mike, you sir, be sure he can pull with the units. shells appear to be hitting the target. the media officer of the 80th assault brigade saying russian casualties are literally mounting. but every dead russian soldier is replaced by another. they're just the, the replaces, were their bodies. i just piled off there the, there's a trench where they just don't evacuate, they're wounded or killed and they just leave them there and sent more waves than waves of people. oh, it's agree, some image and a claim that cannot be verified with independent access to the front line limited. it's impossible to count the dead or ascertain how many trips are fighting well, but there is widespread consensus that moscow has a larger pool of people to draw from and is ready to do so with force if necessary

. these are pictures from september when the kremlin announced the mobilization of 300000 reservists fronting protests and defiance among russian men of fighting age . her they are fears and not the columbus imminent, potentially sending tens of thousands more troops into battle welling or not. russia's president recently suggested that he didn't distinguish between his fighters, the brenwood woolen tears with those who signed a contract and serve under that contractor. those who came for military service through mobilization, believable, they all carry out their sacred duty to the homeland. and you see everybody is equal wish, before the homeland 1000000000 witness. mm. yes. in terms of she, a manpower ukraine and russia's armies are like david and goliath, but that's not all there is to it. say keith and its allies. russia continued to

introduce a large numbers of troops into a, into the theatre, those troops, sure ill equipped, and they all train and because of that, there are incurring a lot of casualties. and we expect that that will continue o statements like that are unlikely to reach many people and russia, just like the ukranian claim of russian bodies piling up near the back mode frontline. but with countless russian soldiers failing to return home after a year of war. more men of fighting age could have valid reasons to say they're unwilling to become cannon fodder and proteins rule of all that if it plays out like that biblical tail of david and goliath won't be decided by troop numbers alone. and let's get a check. now, some of the other stories making news around the world. you as president joe biden is in warsaw after making a surprise visit to ukraine. he's met the polish president along with leaders of

other countries on nato's eastern flank. biden's diplomatic mission comes just days before the 1st anniversary of the invasion of ukraine. i was presidents as the island will strengthen military ties with the us. sy, in when said taiwan, cooperation with washington is meant to curb quote authoritarian expansionism. a reference to china, which claims taiwan as part of its territory will to more earthquakes have hit the border region between syria and turkey. rescue teams are once again searching for people trapped beneath the rubble. the tremors struck minutes apart just 2 weeks after earthquake, kill tens of thousands in the same hattie province. the latest rumor, tremors were felt as far away as lebanon, and egypt turkeys. interior minister says at least 6 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. good,

more anguish and terrell for the people of turkey and syria. the morning afternoon, earthquakes struck rescue walk as in hat. i will back to that difficult work of digging through rubble and pulling out people some of whom did not survive. families are ruling under the trauma of so suddenly losing their loved ones. up i province in southern toki felt due tremors on monday and nearly 90 aftershocks over night. buildings are left sliding on to streets oldest just 2 weeks after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. on monday night, this dash gun footage caught the new quakes with

and streets became the safest place to be klein of who i needed to the same feel you the same feeling of unease. we cannot enter inside them . if we do, we cannot stay. we don't know, we don't know what to do. god have mercy on us. there's nothing to say in neighboring city or to the earthquake brought new panic. is it the linna damage at rehab? i'm is it has. everyone started screaming when the old quaker code people were panicking and started crying and screaming and vote and shot. and i had that old on so long. it's the sad reality of life here, right now. people living on a precipice from one minute to the next. you know, but your correspondent julia han is in the target town of pos, are dick, which was hard hit by the quake more than 2 weeks ago. i asked her earlier how the people in the area and how she experienced the new earthquakes last night. well,

this is a nightmare still ongoing. yesterday's traumas caused panic across the region, particularly in the turkish province of ha tie, which has already been so badly hit by the massive quakes. 2 weeks ago, more buildings collapsed journalists reported huge clouds of dust and chaotic situations, particularly in the city of on takia, which has been almost entirely destroyed. people who had gone back to their damaged homes because they had no wells to go, no tens, no shelter, no heating, got trapped under the rubble. others had been trying to retrieve some of their belongings when the quake struck, we'd felt the tremors as well in the city of god the until we were in our car. the car started shaking for at least 10 seconds. and then we saw that people had run out of the buildings to the streets, outside seeking safety. we understood this was a powerful quake, but this has become some sort of new reality for people here. just to give you one

figure more than 6200 aftershocks have been recorded so far. an expert say this could go on for weeks and months to come. this is disturbing. it's scary. it's absolutely terrifying for people here. indeed, it must be an incredibly difficult, frightening situation for the people to be in yula and we're, we're hearing that to day 2. german ministers are in fact visiting some of the places of the area hit by the earthquakes, including at the tent camp where you are right now. what can we expect from this visit? the german government said it will stand by the earthquake victims here in turkey and in neighboring syria as they battle the off to him off of this disaster. and i believe this will be the message of german foreign minister, alina bab, book, and interior minister nancy fees are today. both have already expressed that deeply

felt sympathy and solidarity. and now, according to one spokesperson, they want to get quote, an accurate picture of the situation on the ground. here they are visiting the airport in got the on tip, which is crucial for 8 deliveries to turkey, but also to syria. and they will come to this 10 city here in bizarre jake in cut them on russia province. i'm being told by officials here that this place currently houses some 1700 people include 100 children and need help with the german armed forces. the bonus there has already flown in more than 340 tons of aid, including tense, camping beds, sleeping bags. so mo, aid pledges might be coming a 2 day. overall, there has been a great show of solidarity from many countries, not only from germany. we're talking about hundreds of millions of us dollars. d w is eula hahn in turkey. you to thank you. a court in tehran has

sentenced in iranian german journalist and political dissident to death following a controversial trial on corruption chart is chem sheesh. armand, who also has u. s. residency has been held in iran since 2020 authorities accuse him of heading a terrorist group behind a deadly 2008 bomb attack on a mosque. dw matthew moore gave me the background to jam shipments case, but jumped to mud is as we had as a software engineer and well known opponent of the regime in tehran. in 2020, he was arrested injury by while traveling via the emerett, and he was taken to iran. iranian authorities accused him of leading a pool, monarchist dissident group. that responsible for an attack when which several people were killed. his family firmly de neither had family see he was kidnapped in dubai. he was disappeared, they had no whereabouts of his location and he's been arbitrarily detained and

tortured since and january this year he went on trial and was found guilty. no, we know that he's been sentenced to death and we understand that he has the right to an appeal at the supreme court. but it's worth mentioning that amnesty international have been following his case throughout the last 2 and a half years. say that he is the victim of a show case trial. the he's not been given at the district, access to, to judge, to justice and, and to, and to a lawyer. and now as we mentioned, he is a german iranian journalist. so he is german citizenship has the german government been involved in his case at all? or has there been any official reaction? oh, this is charlotte. actually, i was born and ran but grew up in germany and moved to the u. s. in 2003, so he does have access to german citizenship and his family who live in california have been lobbying the german government throat, asked to throw his time in incarceration in iran,

and reached his case with german officials. and they've hoped that they will then reason his case with iranian officials. so far the german foreign ministry haven't yet issued a statement by would be surprised if the didn't. and last month, the leader of germany's biggest opposition party she to you. and frederick matchers, the leader of the seed. you also brought public attention to char mads case. when he said the world was watching, shar much family are really holding out hope, his german citizenship may spare him his life. and experts point out the cases like shaw match, are often used by the regime and to run as bargaining chips. that was the w. matthew more. matthew, thank you very much to brazil now where record rain has triggered more violent landslides in the state of south palo. at least 40 people have been killed. persistent downpours are hampering rescue efforts. this is the or whether it's drug just as brazil's annual carnival season was reaching its climax. from the

air president, lulu de silver, assesses the extent of the damage below, emergency responders, scramble to rescue those buried beneath the mountain of rock and mud de landslides hit the city of south. the best jour with little warning forcing residence to flee for their lives. this week i saw him, it's unbelievable how quickly it all came down. you run or you die. you can't take anything with you saving your life. it's the only girl don't go crazy pony. reco drain full has inundated the region. triggering floods and bringing hillsides crashing down for those searching the rubble for survivors. there is little relief ahead. last last i stood on my major cottage. the situation is critical. the weather forecast calls for more heavy rain. oh, got handle. says right now there's so much debris where the hills still pose

a danger, lost them line. we still have buildings at risk yet. and our most important task is to rescue people who are trapped in the rebel has gained this almost a squatter. the hardest hit cities have cancelled old carnival celebrations and declared a state of emergency. but delivering the necessary aid will require clearing the buried highways and with more rain full on the horizon. time is in limited supply. you're watching the w news coming to you from berlin. before we go, a quick reminder of the top stories were falling for you. russian president vladimir putin has suspended russia's participation and the last major nuclear disarmament treaty with us. who tina knows the move and his state of the nation address. he also blamed the west for starting the war ukraine. nato secretary general against oldenburg, is urging russia to reconsider suspending his participation in the nuclear arms

control treaty. he's been meeting leaders at nato headquarters in brussels. stay tuned for d. w. news, asia, up next. the philippines. foreign secretary tells dw why it's sometimes helpless, dealing with beijing's harassment in the south china sea. we'll have those stories and more on the w news. asia with my colleague deerish energy. i'm marion evans, dean from me and the entire news team. thanks for watching with

ah ah, every day for us and for our planet, global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do

we make cities greener? how can we protect animals and their habitats? what to do with all our waste? we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smart new solutions overseen set in our ways. earth is truly unique and we know that that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive. google ideas, the environmental series in global 3000 on d, w, and online. mm. mm. should we oh, that we treat animals and why hasn't anything changed? does this is actually a clear violation of animal protection. why do we love some as companions while eating others? yet i never thought about how strange it was that i could have my dog with one hand

while i ate a pork chop with the other. what is the alternative and how does it taste? it's like the real thing. yeah. well, we all be begin in 50 years. i seen very few strong arguments to keep eating animal a documentary series about the future of food with the great debate this week on t w. 50 dublin years, aisha coming up to date. the philippines is china challenge. manila has accused beijing of violating its sovereignty. after the chinese ship flashed elisa to filipino ship in a disputed part of the south china sea. the philippines foreign secretary tales d w y.