oh, you more about law willy story in for my gosh, reliable news from my going wherever they may be. ah ah, this is dw news to live from berlin vladimir putin urges russians to back the war in ukraine. almost one year into his invasion, brewton issues a rallying coal, and praises frontline russian troops as defenders of the from the left will. so coming up u. s. president joe biden wraps up the diplomatic mission to you,

cried and poland tweed. the promise of solidarity with nato's eastern flag also on the shore of palestinian officials say at least 10 people have been killed by his riley troops conducting a ride in the occupied west bank. israel says he paused targeting militants. i knew filmmakers in the spotlight at berlin's international film festival. spanish drama, $20000.00 species of bees tells the story of an 8 year old child's quest for identity . it's in the running for the festivals top prize, the prestigious golden bay. ah, i'm jarrett wade, thanks for your company today. russia's president has tried to rally his people nearing the anniversary of a war which is not going his way. sodomy,

person is urged russians to get behind the war in ukraine as the one year mark approaches. on friday, he called frontline russian troops, defenders of the fatherland and said, moscow is fighting for what he called. it's historical lance in ukraine. ah, he may be isolated on the international stage, but at home rushes precedent still speaks to roaring crowds. when we are together, we have no equal you for the unity of the russian people who are a tens of thousands gathered in moscow's loose nikki stadium to honor their soldiers fighting in ukraine. here behind the patriotic fanfare. putin is

a leader with little to cheer about one year inches, invasion of ukraine. yeah. western intelligence estimate as many as 200000 russian troops had been killed or wounded in the ear since the invasion, an average of nearly 550 soldiers each day. his army once believed to be 2nd only to the u. s. s. is widely considered to be on the ropes and the kremlin crackdown and critics has made it difficult to gauge popular support for the war. but put in his bank and on bay ging to help change his fortunes. and on wednesday, china's top diplomat appeared to be extending a helping head meeting in moscow. when g pledge to strengthen ties with russia good yet. we're in hong, were willing to work with the russian side to maintain strategic stability and deepened, political trust. taught actually to strengthen strategic cooperation and expand

all round practical cooperation, so as to maintain a greater role in safeguarding the legitimate rights of our 2 countries. so the visit a demonstration of defiance at a time when the 2 countries relations with the west are at their lowest point since the cold war number on the comprehensive strategic partnership between russia and china has never been directed against any 3rd party. and of course, it will not be impacted by interference and provocation from any 3rd party group. we will not yield to any coercion by any 3rd party rotation. the meeting as lightly to further fuel fear to washington they pay. jane could soon start providing lethal weapons to help moscow turned the tide on the battlefield. be adding to the tension the kremlin on wednesday suspended a critical nuclear arms control treaty with the wes, leaving western leaders worried that the 2nd year the war could turn even uglier

than the 1st. earlier we spoke with dw moscow bureau chief fury rashaw. it was now based in the latvian capital riga, after russian authorities closed down dw masika office. he told us more about the significance of food and speech. 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 is, in his opinion, defending you mentioned that 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, who are the so called to puget, nikki, so teachers, officials, employees of state companies who was brought by buses from moscow that suburbs and instructed to join his concert among them were there was supposedly some paid

spectators on social media, there was information circulating about the money people will paid for the participation and, and mobile anti craft defense system was reportedly protecting the crowds installed close to the stadium. that was a sign of a new reality in moscow. you reset it, you as president joe biden has wrapped up a diplomatic mission to ukraine and poland, by meeting with leaders from the so called bucharest, 9 the countries along nato's eastern flank. they came together in response to russia invasion of ukraine a year ago. these countries worried that moscow would threaten their sovereignty if it's a war in ukraine, succeeds by then reaffirmed washington's commitment to defend every inch of knighthood territory. sorry, how did nitro allies in eastern europe receive biden's assurances earlier? we put that question to d. w is alexandra from nomine in warsaw. the feeling sure is that he has it

delivered what they wanted him to deliver. the polish president duda described to it biden's visits to war so and to keep 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 iron clad commitment to nato's mutual defense hacked. 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 hero worth 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 as 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 alexandra phenomena in warsaw. then let's get a look now at some of the other stories making headlines today. un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, has told an emergency session of the un general assembly. the roches recent threats to use nuclear weapons are unacceptable. gutierrez was referencing moscow's implicit threats to use a so called tactical nukes in ukraine. the u. n. was meeting to mark the upcoming one year anniversary of moscow's invasion. is often palestinian officials say the israeli military has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 100 in a ride. in the occupied westbank city of nablus. israel says its soldiers were

fired on while attempting to arrest alleged palestinian militants. it says the suspected militants are now dead. in east african climate center says trends in the horn of africa. sho, drought is now worse than during the 2011 famine, in which at least a quarter of a 1000000 people died. it said this could be the 6 can failed consecutive rain full season in the region, which is among the most vulnerable to climate change. nigeria, as presidential candidates have signed a piece, pledge, promising to seek redress through the courts or any grievances the move claims to quill fears that a close pole may trigger violence. saturday's vote is to be the country's most credible election since military rule ended in $999.00. and james web space telescope has discovered would appear to be 6 massive galaxies dying back to the

early days of the universe. astronomers say that is just discovery could up end theories of cosmetology because the galaxies a far more massive than what had been presumed possible. so soon after the big bang, start is in turkey. have started to carry our building inspections after the series of earthquakes that have killed tens of thousands of people. many buildings which are still standing are structurally damaged. those left homeless have little choice, but to sleep in cars or tents. levant weights eagerly as his flat here and gassy untapped is inspected to the alleged. well chancellor, i'm one of the lucky ones altogether. i've been living in a hotel since the earthquake happened. honorable roger young wilson followed up on the 3rd floor. this woman told us they moved back in before the building was checked. so got the guy who run the street sleeping in a car for 2 days of the dad at

a friend's shop. we came home after gas and the city was put back on civil engineers like abdul caddie, olivia, or glue a checking buildings to see whether they need repairing, demolishing or okay. first stop is always the basement to check the load bearing foundations. if witnesses get demolished, it takes about 5 for tenants because when we see the damage means that demolish we are just finishing the test. the procedure and the telling that is heavily damaged the building, so it needs to get damaged. but this one's okay. you think this building or stand is more than okay, lucky for the people here. although the 3rd earthquake, which hit the region 15 days after the 1st 2 is causing concerns. after the initial quakes, nearly a 1000000 buildings in this region of turkey were checked. and over 118000 had fallen down, or were being marked for demolition over a 100 building contracts as

a being investigated in turkey for allegedly side stepping, earthquake building regulations. no government officials, though tens of thousands of this city's inhabitants are waiting to hear if their homes are safe. people like norway and her family who fled syria and had made a new home in gassy and tap fitness. levels of our home is cracked. we can go back, we took this backpack and fled inside. i had just few clothes for the children. i also gave birth in the car after the earthquake. matthew moshef, evident letters in rebuilding in southern turkey, isn't just a construction project. it's now a humanitarian necessity. yeah, now to berlin's international film festival, the belly nala wednesday was the world premier of $20000.00 species of bees. this film tells the story of a transgender child who expose her identity during

a summer vacation on her mother's home town in basque country of the 8 year old girl doesn't like it when people address her by her birth name. and so she goes in search of the right one and the new identity. the w's on a sharper was at the bell in allah and told us more about this film. earlier. 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 as a fellow terrell 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, that 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 transgender identity. so she was born in the body of a boy, but she identifies as a girl, and eventually she even chooses a new name. she calls herself lithia 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 what 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. on a ship. the berlin oliver. well, we'll go to sports now. and in the champions league, they were too tightly contested matches in the last 16 arby lights, the lights seek held manchester city to a one will draw to finda. yas, good god,

your equalized in the 70 minute to seal the result. meanwhile, in milan into a beat porto who were down to 10 men through a light winner scored by rami lou luca crew o 4 teams, return fixtures will be played in 3 weeks time. you're up to date here on d. w. up next tuesday documentary series, looking at the war in ukraine. 10 people will tell the stories as ukraine mocks one years since rushes. evasion is more d w dot com and i'm on social media channels. i think i'm shower drain and fill in have a great day. mm hm . or being fought in real time on social media. if it's in the propaganda war for ukraine on russia's war in crane.