ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin tonight as the russian invasion of ukraine hits the one year mark, a coal for peace from the u. n. the united nations is preparing to vote on a resolution calling for an end to the fighting. we'll get the latest from new york also coming up. we'll meet a couple who enlisted as volunteers and ukraine to civil defense forces and have

just returned home from the battle fields in the east, plus the buzz over possible award winners at the berlin film festival. we'll take a look at some of the last contenders, competing for the prestigious golden and silver bear over ah, eyebrow. gov is good to have you with us the united nations general assembly is holding in emergency session just hours before the 1st anniversary of rushes. invasion of ukraine. the assembly is considering a draft 10 point plan to in the fighting a plan outlined by ukraine's president vladimir zalinski. you and secretary general antonio quoterush has repeated calls for the conflict to end and for respect to be shown for the un charter. delegates are expected to vote on the resolution. sometime this thursday, somebody's foreign minister, angelina barbara,

was among the speakers of if you went today, she says, there is no alternative to germany and the west helping to arm ukraine. i've heard also to day some of you had said that by arming ukraine, we are adding fuel to the fire. let me ask you honestly, why on earth would we do that? we did not want this war. we did not choose this war. we choose what much rather focus every bit of our energy and also of our money on fixing our schools, on fighting climate crisis on strengthening social justice. but the truth is if russia stops fighting this war,

and if ukraine stops fighting ukrainians, let's go to our very own e. suppose she's following the debate for is at the u. s. in new york. it's good to see you. it is the german foreign minister. they are making it clear what we're doing is trying to help the calls for peace, not the calls for war. what stood out to you they are right. they did, she did that in a very emotional away brand. in the beginning, she just was talking about what this war means to the average ukrainian. and she said as we've just played the sound by the most important thing is to end this war . and one might think, well, that's pretty obvious, but it is much more complicated here, the general assembly assembly right behind me. why is that? because more and more countries are slowly doubting if this is the right way to

send so much money. and so much, much a weapons to ukraine to enable them to fight russia until they win every single bit of their territory bag. many nations, especially from the a global south are saying, hey, let's start this a war a as a p asap. as soon as possible, even if that would mean that put in a would to hold some of the territory. and this is the very, very difficult or complex situation. and alina burbock sort tried to address or in her speech. she also talked about other crises in the world, also to make sure to show these a critical countries that she and her other nations are very aware that ukraine is not the only crisis here in this big world. yet, that's a very important point, isn't it? and we have heard in the last 12 months since this more began our countries in what's called the global south, particularly from africa, se asia, south america,

saying that the war in ukraine. it's not our problem. it's a european. and a us problem with that in mind. in its do we know how this you and vote will likely turn out today? well, i had to the chance to ask her foreign minister and elinor burbock after she delivered the speech, what she thinks, how the outcome will. and she said that she herself and others really traveled intensely, had intense conversation with these countries on the edge. she spoke intently with a brazil, for example, and she's pretty optimistic that they will, will reach definitely majority, maybe not quite as much as they reached before we have to remember the last of all it's, we're more than a 140 nations voted for these resolutions, but while we shall see probably is between 130 and 135, but experts at least inside us here in

a at the you and say it will be definitely out. most likely i shall say less than it was last time. yeah. and that will be telling if that is indeed the case or very on is fall that the you in new york is thank you for the fighting. has devastated ukraine, and it's had a major impact on the global economy, as well as international relations that u. n. has recorded more than 8000 civilian deaths from the fighting in ukraine, but says the real figures likely to be far higher around a 3rd of the ukranian population has been displaced. millions have fled their homeland. the un says more than 17000000 ukrainians are in need of humanitarian assistance. russia has suffered repeated setbacks on the battlefield, but still controls nearly one 5th of ukrainian territory. or you want to go

now to our corresponded mathias berlin. here he is in her keith. in ukraine tonight mathias over the last year, many ordinary ukrainians. they joined the effort to defend their country. who are these volunteers? what do we know about? yes, this was one of the very or impressive things that happened in the 1st days of the war. these long queues in front of the enlistment offices are where people from all walks of life have joined the army and essex. exactly what we have been seeing for the past year whenever we visited positions. these are really people of all ages. there are 60 year olds and 18 year olds. there are men and women a lot less women than men, but still a considerable number. um and there are academics people, i've been working in the academy of sciences along with construction workers. so it's really something that many people in ukraine felt they had to do at that time

. and many of them didn't even have any military training or experience before that . it was something that they felt they had to do. and they thought they could contribute something. ukraine has created a unit, a military unit for those people without a prior experience, a few years before the war, they started in the month before the war. they picked up. these were the territorial defense units. these were a people where basically everybody could join before the war. it was some kind of a, a weekly training. i'm an jerk. these people would then went to war and i have met 2 of them one year ago. and now again, and let's see their story. it's the 1st time in months that martin and salia able to take a leisurely stroll through their hometown the key for the hall, shall yo yo, yo. both of them are on furlough. this time it's like to return

completely to the time before war. i seen keel like already in use after a few months since the beginning of war, elizabeth is good to have a place where you could return from the front line and understand that. that's why the school we met martin and say one year ago, both had just enlisted in ukraine's territorial defense and newly created army unit for people without military training or experience pro. all the stuff that you couldn't, we just see on the more this on the don't the common thought is, you know, they seems very simple. but in general, when you started to do it, it's quite difficult. the threat of an invasion was already looming, although many thought put in might just be bluffing. marta however, wanted to be prepared. it's difficult to explain to foreign this why via

exactly know what to expect from russia, but if you happen to know history many, many times when they just physically destroy all routes of dufrane and there were many doubts what the saturday warriors could achieve. the answer came quicker than many thought. listen, originally, the territorial defense was formed to support the army behind the lions. but many with his battalions have long been sent to the front lines, including the brutal battle fields of the dawn bus. this is where marta and say you have just returned from say he is fighting at the front line. while marta, a medic by profession, serves at a rescue point. oh wow.

i'm still afraid, but a woods already happens when i knows if they have to go there. you know, i just could go otherwise, i would never go back. it is the 1st time that both have a longer ferla with the war is far from over. and the fighting has recently intensified closely. i was not really optimistic on the 1st month. so for i have a feeling that elusive she's the but i me see, how are me became stronger. unpaid are your procedures outside in downtown keith? a few traces of the war can still be found. like these destroyed battle tanks that the authorities have put on display, marta and say i however, have seen enough of these war is their reality. no. mit is restoring.

it makes clear a point. war is the reality for so many ukrainians, so many civilians are now on the front lines fighting it. what kind of effect is that having on the day to day functioning of ukrainian society? yes you add those who have left the country, then of course a lot of the basically active population of the workforce are not available at the moment. and of course this reflects on businesses, et cetera. but of course, much more than that, the toll of having so many people fight being wounded, being killed, of course, affects society. everybody has friends, relatives at the front lines and many people. now, the longer the war, last of course, have also lost friends or relatives. but it also this also as the fact that so many people from your neighborhood from your family are on the front front lines of

course also leads to the people feeling very closely um, very close to the army. and the solidarity with the army is high and solidarity inside the society is high. so there's we, we don't see any signs of disintegration. there's too many people volunteering or collecting money or whatever to support the country or the refugees, the civilians or the army mathias. we remember that after russia illegally annexed crimea, back in 2014, we saw it particularly in eastern ukraine, the rise of independent militias. and there was a lot of criticism that there was no official oversight over these militias in that some of them were affiliated with far right groups. far right. ideology has ukraine been able to overcome this and get these militia under control is a very different situation. now at the time, the army was basically

a badly functioning if a functional at all and was not able to get together enough combatants to send to these front lines. and that's where many people rushed in. people from a radical groups right wing radical groups, but also troops that were put together by oligarchy. and with time, of course, there was anxiety, not only because of their convictions, but also because the question is, how do you control them? how do you a minimize the risk that some of them will attack at some point and kick off something that you don't want to kick off as a state as a government? so what the government did is they integrated most of these formations all of these formations, almost into the regular forces, either the interior ministry or the armed forces and transformed them into regular army units. so you, we do not see this, these kind of formations any more. we do see

a few volunteer battalions while until means and not only that, they have volunteered to fight, but they are also not receiving for example, and you pay. but these are very few, they're mostly for some of the foreign legions both. and they also have to work closely with the army. so there is no risk of something being not controlled by the army did abuse, but he has bellinger in hockey to night on the eve of the one year mark of the russian invasion of ukraine. but he is a you may remember last year the southern ukrainian city of mario pole was under siege for months. it's one of ukraine's major ports and it's home to the as of style steel plant, where ukrainian fighters withstood weeks of attacks by the russian army months of heavy fighting, a bombardment have left mario pole. you see it right there in ruins. what's left of the city is now under russian control, and as those occupiers moved in, it became

a struggle to evacuate. the civilians who remained one of those civilians is maria, said jenkins, she joined us to night from keith. maria is good to see you. i'm glad that we can see you again. you know, we've talked numerous times since this war began and you have been very generous with your time. you've shared so much about what you've experienced. take us back if you will, to one year ago to night. where were you on the eve of the invasion and what was going through your mind? hi, thanks for having me tonight. yeah, it's very strange to, you know, think about what was the one year ago. and one year ago i was actually not having any fear because i couldn't imagine that the full scale invasion would actually happen. so you know, the marybell was rapidly booming,

city full of happy people. my parents were leave in the are also my whole family and it was really growing, developing no one could imagine that something terrible would really happen even though since 2014, when the worried and i started variable was really close to the front line. but now with the last, you know, it was relatively calm and safe before the full invasions target of you yourself, you've experienced a, a tragedy, the likes of which of europe has not seen decades. you know, most of the city that you're from has been destroyed to be the pictures. you know, they tell the story of how has that affected you personally. mean have you have you tried to cope? seeing your home city devastating. it's

a really hard to, you know, today just to pro says that i have no home anymore that my parents lose their home, my grand parents and all my family is now scattered all around the world. they are in different countries. we cannot gather for a family dinner for christmas and it's really hard to understand that, you know, we won't be able to come back probably in the near future because actually like most of the see to was just right. and it's really hard to do. you hope and she'll be able to go home will one day. i mean, is that something that you allow yourself to think about? i have hope i have faith that will be able to go back her to go home and the city will be occupied. released soon. but unfortunately, you know, we can't predict when exactly will happen. but anyway, as you've seen,

the pictures there is no, mary, you pull any more like the cedar that was before the full invasion before the worse . so even if we go back, it won't be the same. maria, do you have contacts to have contact with people who are still in mario pole or realm more your whole i have some of the people who were like my relatives, for example, they were in as of style and they were kept tv. they were held in prison by russians. now they are on ukrainian territory. and fortunately, my whole family, like, you know, my family is out of mirabelle, they are escaped. but i have some of the people who are still there. i know them and you know, i still see some photos of them even on social media, but i can't talk to them anymore enough frequently. so that's, that's the reality we have reported all through the year about just the,

the sheer numbers of ukrainians who fled the country when this war began. you and i've talked about that before as well. you did not fully mean you're still in ukraine. kind of explain to our viewers or what went into your decision to, to stay inside the country that is being attacked. i think it had choice. it's a choice of morality and it's so my personal feeling that i needed here. i have lots of my friends, my colleagues who decided to just go to the army without any previous military experience. they just left the jobs and they are defending the country. and when i look at them, i realize that i, you know, i can do something here. i can volunteer, i can, how they can, you know, gather some money, i can work and be useful for the economy. so it's kind of morality choice to,

to be here to stay in, in ukraine tomorrow is the one year mark for this war. um, what do you think we'll be talking about one year from today? i really hope and i believe, i believe with all my heart that will be talking about our victory. we'll be talking about rebuilding ukraine, rebuilding mary paul, about investing, you know, money about people coming back about ukraine becoming a center of for, you know, to raise men debt, many other things sale we charge associated with the life. so i really believe that there won't be any war in our country when here it was my personal belief. i am sure that there are lots of people around the world who share that, that hope with you, maria and doug. we certainly wish you and your family all the best moving forward. maria, sorta jenko joining us tonight from keith and ukraine. thank you,

maria. thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . the european union has unveiled what he calls a game changing data center to collect and analyze evidence of war crimes in ukraine. it's expected to be fully operational by this summer. there are growing calls for an independent tribunal to prosecute russia. for more cross police have arrested for people after protesters painted a giant ukrainian flag on the road next to the russian embassy in london. the act of his poor cans of paint on the road and been vehicles spread it in both directions. part of a huge open cast. coal mine in china has collapsed killing at least 5 people. dozens more are missing. cctv footage captured gl landslide and inner mongolia emergency cruise. we're searching for survivors, but a 2nd slide has halted rescue operations. the body of burkina faso

is a former president thomas and kata as been re buried 8 years after it was exude for an investigation. psychotic came to power in 1983, but the popular revolutionary leader and 12 others were gun down 4 years later in the capital. well this years berlin film festival, the bell in allah is in the home stretch with competitors via for that coveted golden and silver bare awards. including zooming a japanese animated fantasy film. now the hero is a 17 year old girl called zooming, who discovers a mysterious door in the mountains. now, when she turns the handle, she unleashes all the calamities. the portal was meant to contain. other doors start opening around japan threatening a population unaware of the looming danger. scary stuff,

and it's up to says you me to close them again. all right, so that we need a hero. they're doing it from the red carbon. now are really not a reporter hero alida about a heated skin disease or tell us more about this. i mean, the way we just describe it is pretty scary. c that's right, yeah. now this is the very 1st japanese animated film in the boat in our competition in 21 years. so it's a pretty, pretty big deal. it's no expense has been spared. it's on a huge scale. think pixar in terms of the technical feats and also of the story. now, you have this guy going around japan, racing around japan are trying to save the world from natural disasters. and she goes through all these amazing city scapes like her. we see toto and kobe and kyoto, we see mount fuji and is absolutely stunning, a really amazing production design, fantastic detail. and by the way, while she's doing that the whole time, she is thwarted by a get this a satanic kitten. yes, that's right,

a satanic kitten. now the director has spared no expense. he has hired, we'll japanese cinema and t v. stars to do the roles instead of our voice actors. and because you really wanted to retrieve his money because it was such an expensive production, he also hired one of japan's premier rock bands to write this school. and they recorded that at the abbey road studios in london, of course, where the beatles made their albums. evidently, so a girlish pussy cat. there's another film you want to tell me about don't leave me in limbo. oh, absolutely. are limbo ah, which is also premier. it is also up for the bears and that it could not be more different from cc me. now this is choir to brew during a shot in black and white. this is from the australian indigenous filmmaker. ivan said, now he's the man behind mystery road, which was a popular film and t. v series about an indigenous detective. now this actually

features a white policeman who's got over washed our ponies, a disillusioned tattooed, a drug addict played by simon baker. and he goes into into indigenous impoverished community to re open a cold case about a missing child. and that we opens a lot of wounds emotional wounds in his own life. we got about 30 seconds, a leader. i believe there is a milestone that is being celebrated at the bill in all of this year. now that's right, the berlin allah has become the 1st of all, the major film festivals to award a prize for a series made for streaming or television. and and the prize went to a british italian production called the good mothers is based on a true story. and it's about a female prosecutor who teams up with women inside a mafia organization to bring down the top bosses and it's been described as absolutely riveting. wow, or a record of watching that as well. a leader of the bill and allah,

a leader. thank you. his reminder of the top stories that were following for you the united nations general assembly is holding in emergency session just hours before the 1st anniversary of russia's invasion of u. cray. the assembly is considering a draft 10 point piece plan outlined by ukraine's president zalinski. you're watching the w news to the point is up. next i will be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see you that ah, with

who to the point. strong opinions, clear positions, international perspectives in speeches, marketing, the 1st anniversary of russia invasion of ukraine, both latimer protein and joe biden sought to prepare their listeners for

a protective conflict with out and i was out a with d. w. ah, it's avalanche. are my welcome to my podcast, love matters that i invite celebrities influences and experts to talk about all playing, loved back from dating, and yet today, nothing up with less of all these things and more in the new season of the pot. come, make sure to tune and wherever you get your pot cast and join the conversation, because you know it who love mattered. mm. imagine that you're eating a hamburger. and as you're biting into this juicy burger, your dining companion says to you,

actually that hamburger is not made from kaos. it's made from golden retrievers. should meet. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 in meeting cultures around the world, people learn to classify a small handful of animals as edible and all the rest they classify as disgusting. a docu series about our complex relationship with animals. the great debate this week on d, w. a year after russia invaded ukraine is, has seen serious setbacks. ukraine is holding on, but the price is high. many subsist in a landscape of craters and ruins. thousands of ukrainian civilians have been murdered. women raked children deported over 8000000 ref.