be our guest at frankfurt airport city, managed by frappe aud. mm ah ah, this is dw news live in from berlin tonight, a rallying call from vladimir putin to russians to back the war in ukraine, almost one year into his invasion of ukraine poach in his praising frontline russian troops, calling them defenders of the fatherland. also coming up, you as president biden wrapping up a diplomatic mission to ukraine in poland with the promise of solidarity with

nato's eastern flank and nearly 8000000 ukrainians have fled their homeland since the invasion began. tonight we asked, where are they now and what are the chances that they will ever be able to go home again? and new filmmakers in the spotlight at berlin's international film festival. spanish drama, $20000.00 species of beads tells the story of an 8 year old child's quest for identity . the film is in the running for the prestigious golden bear over. oh, lou, i'm burned. gov to our viewers watching on p. b, as in the united states, into all of you around the world. welcome tonight, a leader is rallying his people on the eve of the 1st anniversary of a war, which is definitely not going his way. russian president vladimir putin to urged

russians to get behind the war in ukraine without calling it a war and addressed grounds at a sports stadium in central moscow as the one year mark approaches this coming friday, he called russian troops, defenders of the fatherland. and he said that moscow is fighting for what he called it's historical lands, which in ukraine. earlier i spoke with d. w. 's. moscow bureau chief, uri rossetto, who was now bathed in the levy and capital riga, that's after russian authorities shut down d w's moscow office. he told us more about the significance of vladimir putin speech to the crowd in moscow's stadium today. while brant put his book for 3 and a half minutes, only, he emphasized in his short, authentic speech of the importance of the russian army. that isn't his opinion. defending you mentioned at defending russia and is supported by the whole country. so each of the russians is in some way,

the defender of the fatherland. he sent many of those waving russia flags during this opulent propaganda event was the so called to p. j. nikki. so teachers, officials, employees of state companies who was brought by buses from moscow suburbs and instruct him to join his concert. among them, there was supposedly some paid spectators on social media as well as information circulating about the money people paid for. the participation and, and more mile anti craft to defend system was reported. the protecting, the crowds installed close to the stadium. that was a sign of a new reality mask in perhaps the biggest story is what happened before this rally today. and that is when vladimir putin met at china's top diplomat, wong ye, at the kremlin. do we know what these 2 gentlemen are? what they talked about and what are the objectives of these 2 powers?

well, put in is a keen to a show that he isn't isolated brands. so i think for him, the importance of this meeting was much greater than for a. he's a chinese gast, china's importance to russia has been constantly growing since the 2014 annexation of crimea by russia and the introduction of western sanctions against russia. the russian government has been turning or shifting the whole russian economy from west to east to china. and as for china's interest in moscow, we see that as senior chinese diplomat has been traveling to russia to talk with like new pollutant, about the arguably most important political issue, the voice ukraine, that china calls by the way ukraine crisis though. however, china wants to mediate and show, especially to the united states as president biden, that it remains a reliable international partner and to reject the accusations by beijing would support russia with weapons. and i want to ask you to another major story happening

today in moscow, and that is the suspension of the new start nuclear treaty between russia in the united states that suspension today approved by both chambers of parliament in russia. what happens next? well, what is clear, brent is that the russians and the americans have lost one of the last opportunities for dialogue. as for the anticipated arms race, experts believe that after the suspension suspending over the treaty, the parties will no longer control each other. but this won't immediately start and you could have arms raised, they say, what is likely to happen is that over time, the threat will become increasingly elusive. and the idea of how many own nuclear weapons will be needed to more exaggerate. at the same time, i other experts assure that there will definitely not be a situation when one of the party suddenly decides that it needs twice as many be south. both countries already have so many nuclear warheads that they're further

built up, has only symbolic meaning. they say, however, the threat of an atomic war would is supposedly increase. d. w wants go bureau chief, you should are joining us tonight from reagan. that's always your thank you as president joe biden today, wrapped up a diplomatic mission to ukraine and poland by meeting with leaders from the so called bucharest, 9. those are the countries along natives eastern flank. now they came together in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. one year ago, the countries worry that moscow could threaten their sovereignty if its war in ukraine succeeds. a general de biden reaffirmed washington's commitment to defend every inch of native holes territory. i spoke earlier with dw brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena in warsaw. and i asked her if there is a feeling that biden delivered sufficient security guarantees for natives eastern

most members. well brand, i think that the feeling here is that he has to deliver to what they wanted him to deliver. the polish president duda described to biden's visits to war so and to keith as a very powerful signal as a powerful message. i also had a chance to speak with the estonian president, and he told me that he was happy to hear biden reaffirm america's ironclad commitment to nato's mutual defense tact. because of course, we have to understand why it is so important for the leaders of central and eastern european countries that are met a here with by then all of her there are countries were dominated by moscow during the cold war, some of them sure, a border with russia, they fear that the conflict could spill over,

so they were very happy to hear what biden had to say. however, you also have to say that they would have liked to see more concrete commitments, concrete announcements, they want to, you asked to strengthen their position to beef up their numbers of their troops in the region. and they probably talked about that behind closed doors. but there were no public announcements on that. yeah, eligible. let me ask you a little bit more about the book arrest 9 countries. these, these members of nato that are on nato's eastern flank. me. they are on the front line, if you will, against possible russian aggression. how has their role the nato changed since the invasion of ukraine began? i think that they role has become more relevant and the fact that bite and visited

poland for the 2nd time within one year and effect that he met with those leaders a demonstrate that fact. and of course, we also have to say that there is a discussion under way that that could be therefore a shift and a center of gravity. however, when it comes to shaping decisions within nato, some, a western european countries still have a big se. and we also have to had to add that those are bucharest, 9 states. they are not always on the same page. let's take hungry fines. since hunger has not delivered any weapons to ukraine, they are at times trying to block sanctions against russia. so at bucharest to 9, they are not always on the same page. and we know the country where you are right now. poland. poland has been very, very clear, and it's positioned, it's defiance against russian aggression. and has there been any reaction there in

warsaw to this nuclear saber rattling that we've been seeing this week from one of your boot? well, no, elsie shall reactions here from the polish government. however, joe biden was asked about putting decision to says pans. then you start treaty and he described his decision as a bit big mistake. and of course a leader is our concern. what that could mean for the future. because of course, this was the last a very important nuclear arms control treaty. and however many experts he also say that, you know, a saber rattling is, was as putting das and they think that say he would not go so far as using an nuclear weapons, alexander phenomena with the latest and i from warsaw, poland, i vendor, thank you. and as we've heard a number of eastern european nations previously part of the communist eastern block,

the now fear that their sovereignty is once again threatened by russian aggression . nato has ramped up security on its eastern flanked. you help reassure those countries. the alliance has deployed extra troops to the baltic states of estonia, lot via and lithuania, as well as poet, slovakia, romanian and non nato member, while doe book are also nervous about moscow's intentions. increasing defense spending ramping up ammunition production footing. hundreds of thousands of troops on high hello nato is not the warring part in ukraine, but the conflict 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 or 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 seize ground back. you need the heavy metal of armored forces including time, solid infantry arm out artillery 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 4 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 not for day in significant really significant numbers. a band of steel along nato's eastern flank to demonstrate unequivocally 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 form and 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 putin 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. the united nation says that since the invasion began last february, more than 8000000 ukrainians have left their homeland. so where are they now? let's look at the map find out topping the list and this 1 may come as

a surprise to you to point 85000000 ukrainians have fled across the border into russia. number 2, poland, which we know has been a very supportive neighbor. it has seen an influx of more than one and a half 1000000 ukrainians in the last year, and then right here in germany, more than 1000000 ukrainians. they've arrived in the country since the war began. here in the capital berlin, we have seen a 100000 ukrainians registered and then of course there is the czech republic, it has taken in half a 1000000 ukrainians. and that makes about 5 percent of its entire population. i mean, that tells you right there, the magnitude that we're dealing with. i spoke earlier with gerald canals. he is a migration analyst and director of the european stability initiative, think tank. i asked him whether europe has seen migration of this magnitude before . good evening. the historical context is very clear. there has not been such

a movement of refugees in europe since the late 19 forties. germany has never given protection to as many people as it did last year. and the numbers that you have quoted for the tech republic, poland. but also the baltic states, slovakia, bulgaria, and others are historic. these extraordinary numbers. and this is the biggest refugee movement in just the year. since the late fourties and out would you say that this forced ukrainian diaspora, if you will. how has it changed the, the political landscape of europe? well, i think there are many ways in which this has brought to the war, the reality of this war, home to millions of households and millions of people who become neighbors. and in many cases, friends of these ukrainian refugees, as you know,

most of them. 4 are women and children, man of military age not normally allowed to leave. many of them have gone to countries where slavic language is spoken. and so what has traveled with these ukrainians have been their stories? and i think a lot of. busy the broad support in many countries in europe for the ukrainian cause has been reinforced by this very large movement. the ukrainian refugees, they've been taken in. they've been welcomed by many countries. the focus has really been on poland though, and that's because before the invasion, poland had seemed reluctant to take in refugees. this, this change of heart, if you will. how do you explain? i don't think it's very hard to explain was we what we have seen with the ukrainians festival is that they all arrived regularly. none of them require

dangerous crossings of borders with smugglers, for one very simple and very important reason they ukrainians had visa, free travel to the european union to almost all countries of europe except the united kingdom already before the war. so they could just the rife. secondly pulls checks, slovaks, germans are aware of why they are fleeing, so there is no alternative place to which they can turn people have gone to moldova, but otherwise, it's just the european union. and of course, a lot of countries in eastern europe or central europe in particular, identify with this because they see this russian aggression in light of their all history. and they remember that they were once this place. let me ask you to about the a more than 2000000 ukrainians who have fled into russia. i'm wondering, do we know how they are coping with being inside russia? we assume that most of them can speak russian does. does that maybe make things

easier for them? and what does it do to their ukrainian identity, fleeing brush an aggression by going into russia? that is a very complicated picture. and while we know and can of cause research a lot about the ukrainians who have gone west, we actually don't know nearly enough about those who have arrived in russia. i don't even know if the number is is right. um, we don't know how many have been forced. we know they have been many cases of people being told, for example, in matthew part late last year when maria pull fell, that day can be taking abbas to ukraine, the territory controlled by the ukrainian government. but in fact, they were brought to russia. we know about the children again, different numbers have been given about children being forced and, and basically kidnapped, which would be a war crime to russia. so i cannot tell you, and i don't, i don't,

i have not seen i've looked, but i have not seen any really reliable research on how many of them have been glad to flee to russia, has been forced to flee to russia, acting, seen that documents taken away and, and, and, and what their, what their faith is. i don't even know if the number is, is to be believed. i wanna ask you, if you could, maybe to look into your crystal ball based on what you have seen in other migration movements when this war is over and when ukrainians decide to go home, what kind of country will they be returning to? can we already maybe give them an inkling of what home will be like? well, i mean, 2 things are important. first, there are millions of ukrainians who have also look, been expelled from their homes, have also been displaced, who stay inside ukraine. so we see a very strong will of, of millions of displaced ukrainians not to leave their country. we've also seen

millions of ukrainians have gone to the european union and have gone back between may last year and september 300000 more ukrainians went back to ukraine. then came to the european union, the all of this shows us a very strong will of people to return, but of course they must have a country that is safe to return to. so it will very much depend on the outcome of the war. and the last thing one should say is that depending on how the war continues, we could also see many more millions forced to flee you. so if we wanted rest the causes of this mass flight, supporting ukraine militarily, financially and politically is actually the best way to ensure that people do not have to flee and can return to their homes. as soon as possible. migration expert gerard canals. mister canals, as always, we appreciate your time and your valuable insights to night. thank you. i thank you . good night. let's take a look now, some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. finland's

president says his country will still join nato. if sweden's bid is delayed, you said the 2 countries will proceed quote and in hand through the process, but that the final decision, it's not up to them. turkey has held up sweden's membership due to a diplomatic dispute. the humans highest court has ordered either by john to remove a blockade from the only road between armenia and the disputed nagondo caraballo region. the international court of justice in the hague says the roadblock has caused shortages of food medicine and other medical supplies. hello, city, an official say the israeli military has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than a 100. in a raid in the occupied westbank city of knob loose, israel says its soldiers were fired on all attempting to arrest alleged palestinian militants. it says the suspected militants are now dead. germany is expelling to arrange diplomats after

t. ron sentenced and iranian german national to death. yum st. john watts was convicted over the bombing of a mosque back in 2008 supporters alleged that he was abducted while abroad and forcibly taken to iran. this is jam, she'd shy mind during his 1st court hearing at the terran revolutionary court, which on tuesday sentenced him to death. iran claims the dual iranian german citizen is the leader of an outlawed pro monarchist group, accused of carrying out the deadly bombing of a mosque in 2008, his family and human rights groups reject the accusations. germany's government has strongly criticized the verdict in a tweet, chancellor, olive shalt said the iran regime is battling its own people in every imaginable way . and is this regarding human rights? the death sentence against jumps she'd sharman is unacceptable. we can then it in

the strongest terms and call on the iran regime to overturn the ruling. political foreign minister on alina bab book also expressed her dismay, knocking her. oh, so the news from iran is shocking. even the sentence, somebody to death in the trial that doesn't comply with the rule of law goes against international law. it violates human rights dimensionally. the german foreign ministry says it's working to provide consular support to shar mud. iran has so far denied access to him as it doesn't recognize dual nationality for iranians. german opposition leader from lake meds who is sponsoring him as part of a german parliament's program called 1st stronger measures. it fought over the bonus. we give a call on the german government to tele run clearly and unambiguously that this ruling must have consequences, consequence. and if it's carried out diplomatic relations with iran must be broken

off even downgraded to a mission with a charge aid affair. and the iranian ambassador must be expelled from germany. astonishment oscar biesen did most. the verdict can be appealed. shimaya's family and the german government still hope that his death sentence can be overturned. were now to berlin's international film festival. the bill in allah today was the world premier of 20000 species of bees. it tells the transgender story of an 8 year old child who explores her identity during a summer vacation in her mother's home town in the basque country. the girl doesn't like it when people address her by her birth name and so she goes in search of the right one and a new identity d w reporter on a chip is at the bell in all the and told me more about the still film is one of 2

competition films this year that stars a child as the main protagonist. and let me tell you about this girl. her name is ophelia terrel and she is incredible. her performance is so genuine, so raw and so touching. so she completely blew me away in that film. and as you mentioned before, and she placed that a 8 year old child dead kind of feels not right in this world. she, she feels she doesn't belong and, and you're over the course of the film we find out why that is. so the child is spending some time in the countryside with family over summertime. and there the child really spent a lot of time with her aunt, who is a beekeeper, and also with friends and in dialogues more and more, she opens up about her trans gender identity. so she was born in the body of a boy, but she identifies as a girl and eventually she even and chooses a new name. she calls herself lucille and, and the film follows her journey, but also the journey of the family who has different levels of acceptance with that

topic. and that was also wides. i'm the director. she told us that at the press conference was particularly interested in. she wanted to bring together different points of view that are very far apart. and she thinks that film in general is a really great bridge to talk about topics like that. that was in the chip there at the berlin allah. you watch the w news after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back with ah, with

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the right magical battle lines being drawn? the propaganda war for ukraine. russia's warring crane one years since the invasion began. take a look back and into the future. in the human, slowly, in february on d, w, one year of the russian invasion of ukraine has once again turned a part of europe into a war zone. and once again, europe is where 2 worlds collide. today, russian president vladimir putin. welcome to the top, a diplomat from china to powerful allies that for now see i blocking their world view, the west led by the united states.