can we take a look back and into the future in the union? slowly in february on d, w. ah, ah, this is dw, use live from berlin, china's top diplomat visits russia days before moscow marks one year of war with ukraine. russia looks to sure. okay, it's no limits. friendship with china. a key ally in president vladimir putin vision for a new world order country, the west and perkins invasion of ukraine,

sparks fear in many former soviet bloc countries that they could be next. what nato is doing? what is nato doing to protect its eastern flak? plus no safe place to live. the earthquakes in turkey have been especially difficult for syrian refugees. with hardly any means to rebuild their lives once again. ah, on pablo valise, welcome to the program. china's talk diplomat is meeting with russia is foreign minister in moscow. the talks between one ye and said, a laugh rav come just days before the one year mark of russia's invasion of you. crate. lang has been attending a series of meetings in moscow yesterday telling a top security official that patients relationship with russia is rough, solid,

a kremlin spokesperson has now confirmed that one will also meet with president. later today. let's get more on this now with detail the russia analyst, constantine accurate, who joins us from the lithuanian capital, philly's constantine, great to see. so china's duck top diplomat wang, he said in a meeting today with russian foreign minister said a lover of that he expects new agreements with russia. so what more can you tell us about that? well, frankly speaking, pablo, there are rumors that it's not so much the agreements are that would be bilateral, but some kind of initiative that the chinese leaders aging ping is expected, at least that's what the rooming says. diplomatic rumor mill are expected to announce in the coming days probably. and this will be an attempt to will sort of mediate or offer some kind of solution to the conflict between rushing

a grain to what the west of course seizes rushes, aggression against. great. and it seems to me that the fact that a valid e was or will be moved, meeting put it is an indication that it's more than just, you know, bilateral trade or hydrocarbons or even any kind of military corporation. because i do think that there's not going to be any chinese announcements of any kind of a spectacular cooperation military matters in russia with russia after joe biden, won't the chinese against that. so i think it's more about the chinese try to raise their profile as mediators. oh, that's china. but what about russia? what's russia's objective from wines visit? well, for russia, china is the most important global partner today. it's the one that helps it sell it's hydrocarbons. it's the one that provides it according to many journalistic investigations with access to global financial markets,

which helps it with communication. thrust production in china is an indispensable. and frankly speaking today, i think senior partner do junior russia so, or anything that the chinese say, even if it is an attempt to mediate rushes, now must listen to. and i think that in this respect, china is an indispensable number one partner for putting the resume to that konstantin china says it's seeking a role in a possible p settlement between russia and ukraine. so if that's the case, how much influence does china have over russia? some but it's not limited because in the end puts in decides for himself and for the country actually where to lead it. ah, i think that personally, i think that any attempt at mediation today will be futile. neither puts in the will agree to let us a give back some of the territory, nor which is

a more important present zalinski. the gradient. people will agree to any compromises with moscow after what happens. so i do think for the chinese it is an attempt rather to show other parts, 1st and foremost, all washington, that they are responsible stakeholders in global affairs. that's the kind of the, the, or the form of the formula of the chinese foreign policy. and i think that this will be an attempt to show exactly that probably without success. thanks. constantine. detail here is russia unless konstantin angered in vilnius us president joe biden will meet with several eastern european leaders today as he wraps up his trip to poland. following russia's invasion of ukraine, many former soviet bloc countries feared they could again come under threat from russia. in a bid to reassure those nations, nato has ramped up security on it, eastern flank. the alliance has deployed extra troops to the baltic republics of

estonia, latvia and if the wine. yeah. along with poland, slovakia, romania and non nato member, moldova, they're also nervous about moscow's intentions. increasing defense spending ramping up ammunition for reduction footing. hundreds of thousands of troops on high hello nato is not the warring part in ukraine, but the company has led to a dramatic change in its strategy. the alliance is going back to its roots assess defense expert ian lisa is reinforced a shift in nato strategy away from thinking about expeditionary warfare, which has been in crisis management, which has been dominating for the last decades prior to thinking again about territorial defense in a very serious way nuclear strategy is discussed in a very serious way again. so all of these things that we hadn't really focused on for decades are now at the core of debates inside native since the

start of russia's invasion, need to allies have continuously increased our support for ukraine, starting with simple anti tank weapons and missiles. and then gradually deploying more advanced weapons, but with ukraine burning through artillery shells and other ammunition much faster than the west can produce them. it is becoming difficult for nato countries to match the war time demand. these problems are not surprising, says richard sheriff, a retired british army general and natal for my deputy supreme allied commander, you rob choices in the end of the day. if you want to fight, protect yourself, protect your country, protect ground and sees ground back. you need the heavy metal of armored forces including time, solid infantry. i'm out after it on the light and there's been lack of investment in that, as there has been a complete and frankly scandalous, lack of investment in the sinews of war. the ammunition logistic sustainability

require nato has already doubled its forces on the eastern flank. in addition to for already existing battle groups in the baltic states and in poland, the alliance has established for more in south eastern europe. the plan is to strengthen air and missile defense systems and to feather of beef up the number of troops there. i think we should be talking about divisions more brigade, insignificant, really significant numbers. a band of steel along nato's eastern flank to demonstrate on that quickly to russia, that nature is ready and prepared to defend itself. so far, allies have reminded united in their commitment to support ukraine and with the former neutral countries of sweden and finland now poised to join the alliance. nato has become even more relevant says under spoke rasmussen, former nato secretary general and now adviser to the government in keith,

it's very clear that poaching has achieved the opposite of what he wanted. he wanted less nato. he has got more ne show, but the longer the war drinks on the gray to the risk of an uncontrollable escalation for all its new found strength and purpose. the conflict in ukraine remains a balancing act for nato. well, let's take a look now at some of their stories making headlines around the world. germany says it's expanding to iranian diplomats after to ran sentencing of an iranian german national to death jumps she'd shar matt was convicted by an iranian court in connection with a 2008 mosque bombing supporters allege he was abducted abroad and forcibly taken to a ram, germany's government has condemned the death sentence, i thought, but had you're more than now. jerry, as presidential candidates are holding their final rallies in the run up to

saturdays election. it's considered the 1st poll since military rule, in which a candidate who isn't from one of the 2 main parties, stands a chance bowler meds to new move from the ruling. all progressives, congress a p. c party is favorite to win. seattle has become the 1st few west city to band discrimination on the basis of cast a hindu system of dividing people according to their birth and origin. the move was welcomed by many in south asian communities. however, others opposed the measure saying that it unfairly singled out one group of people how fortunes either one syrian refugees living in turkey have again been forced to flee after the latest earthquake caused further damage to an already devastated region. the magnitude 6.4 tremor centered in turkeys hat i province stroke on monday, turkish authority say it killed 6 people. it struck less than 2 weeks after massive a massive earthquake hit the region, killing more than $47000.00 people,

and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless displeased for the 2nd dime in 2 weeks. the nightmare continues receding refugees and doki. there once again, forced to flee, going what that will belongings. they have been able to salvage from destroyed homes. not all of them. we were bombarded and serial. lot houses collapsed on us, but we were not scared now, but because we would hide behind something of the arm of the dead because now we are afraid of the walls aren't. we don't know if the roof or the floor would hit us . this is to say that this is terrifying, especially for children. hey, other of the ramos a father was getting my head. we were horrified after the last earthquake. we wanted to flee and find shelter, but we don't feel safe with a roof of her head. after each tremor, we feel as if it may collapse. the house does not stand any more. many have

taken shelter and dens. despite freezing conditions, the latest ult, quick has added to the misery of people in the region. across the border, a un delegation visited northern syria to assess the damage we came to see what the needs were. the tears needs in shelter in health and the need for fresh water for sanitation and of course, removal of debris. even before the week's people, you had been living in extreme misery. much needed humanity. an aide has been delayed due to the fractures of the ongoing civil war. since the disaster, more than $140.00 truck scouting you and id have entered from turkey durable held areas. but cross border it has been slow to reach the worst affected

well, we asked our correspondent jojo han earlier, who is in the earthquake zone. had this disaster affected people most well, millions of people here in the region have been either directly or indirectly affected by this catastrophe. their homes, their lives, their memories have been destroyed. they can't go back to their house, they can't return to their jobs, their kids can go to school. hundreds of thousands of people here now have to live in 10th the united nations estimate that 2500000 children are in need of humanitarian assistance. and since you mentioned, be off the shelf, let me give you one more figure. more than 7000 aftershocks were recorded here in the area since the 1st powerful quake struck earlier in february. so this is a nightmare still ongoing. the people we speak with him,

particularly the children are scant. they are terrified and doctors say that many earthquake survivors will need serious help with their mental health. they are depressed, they are traumatized and they suffer from stress related to their overall situation . related to the fact that they have lost absolutely everything. tito, usually hon. reporting there from the earth, quite disasters on in turkey. right, well, moving on to sport and in women's international football, haiti has qualified for the women's world cup for the 1st time in history after defeating chile and the final qualifying playoffs. hating success was thanks to 19 rolled now to to monet who scored twice to center nation to this year's women's world cup. haiti will share a group with england, denmark and china. the tournament is ethical in new zealand on the 20th of july. well, this is dw news from berlin, and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. china's top diplomat has met

with his russian counterpart saturday. laugh rav in moscow. a kremlin spokesperson has now confirmed that wang will also be meeting with president vladimir putin on his visit. wang said beijing. relationship with moscow is rock solid western use for now coming up next, my colleagues turn out to my lawn. has your business news looking at the economic side of china's relationship with russia? i'll be back again at the top of the next article that take these places in europe for smashing the records. stepped into a bold adventure. it's the treasure map for modern globetrotters. discover some of europe's record breaking sites on your back.