i will live long enough to witness the factory farming. the great debate this week on d, w or ah dw was lying from berlin, have acknowledges russian battlefield gains nearby. as russia moves to encircle the frontline city, ukraine's president lensky says, the intensity of fighting is only increasing, also coming up protesting nigerian capital after accusations of voter fraud in the

presidential election. with the ballad still being counted, the opposition parties are calling for rerun ah, i'm aaron tilton. welcome to the program. ukrainian president of ordinary zalinski has warned that the fight for the city of buck motor is quote, only increasing russian troops have been trying to capture the ukrainian city for several months. recently they've stepped up their assault and a bid to encircle back quote, and according to key of cut off ukrainian supply lights. the eastern city has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war so far with huge losses on both sides. they are fighting for every corner of this newly destroyed city. baltimore has become yet another symbol of ukraine's resistance against the invaders. it soldiers

have been holding the front line for months, but russian attacks have become more intense in recent days. gordon via more, quote meliss, and you could say every house and every street is covered in our blood. hilary owners pro lights are artillery isn't managing to suppress their artillery. you own virtual need. we have a lack of ammunition, your lack of professional drone stack and conduct reconnaissance. so we see your growing of you give morley for that. there was vehicle bartlett has limited strategic value, but his capture would be a major symbolic victory for the russian army. and the wagner group of mercenaries which appear to have put their differences aside. essentially, we have seen that, you know, in, in the political sphere it seems that wagner tried to con, past the ministry of defense. however, as of now we're seeing that on the battlefield, they're still trying to achieve

a common, a military strategic objective. most of the cities, nearly 70000 residents, have long left bottom would soldiers and volunteers are still taken some people to safety. a few choose to stay with us so long as my home is intact, silly and so long as i'm not hurt quicker. psalms on down to stay here. any more. garage roof is on the scale of the destruction becomes clear when seen from above. but as bar with known as r t, arm of securing the soviet times may be about to be taken over the seat is defenders i trying to keep their spirits high with i was thinking maybe i'll turn on the radio and listen to some music. so i'm not poor turns love land on the radio. i heard ukrainian soldier will give up. art yum of

his gun has been taken by russians. leave your positions and surrender. we'll spare you with. and i was like the yeah, sure thing. while i'm driving through back loot and i'm going to surrender. so funny thing with resources running low and overwhelming attacks these soldiers are determined to make the russians pay a heavy price for bachman. d w. 's ukraine correspondent quarterly gave us his assessment of the latest developments and bought of to weeks and months of full starts. seems like a ukrainian withdrawals, but more might finally now be on the cards. report suggest there's just one safe route left between the city and ukrainian l territory. we've heard from top going in general, who's complained that russia is sending in its best prepared and most experienced troops, but a huge losses. and we also know that the u. s. has long been pushing ukraine to get out there, convince the potential gains from forcing russia to commit huge resources are

simply not worth the risk of seeing ukrainian troops in circle there. and most of the planners, the military planners, the experts, they say, this is in the city with a huge strategic importance sort of logistics help foreign minister center. it's just one of many cities in don bass in that part of his new grain, but symbolically is taken on a huge some importance, a huge significance in the last couple of months. it's been the top of everyone's news feeds here. and it's city that present lensky refers to very often talking about the fortress, but more so trying to explain to her ukrainians, it was worth risking. ukrainian soldiers lives there for the last couple months and that it's now no longer the case that is going to be very difficult. indeed. finland's parliament held a final debate before wednesdays. vote on a bill needed for the country to join nato. the debate coincides with a visit to helsinki from nato secretary general yen stolen burke, speaking alongside, finished prime ministers on the marine. he said now is the time to allow both

finland and sweeten to join the alliance. that comment directed at to nato members, turkey and hungry, who are still standing in the way as d w as terry schultz reports, turkeys opposition is causing the most concern. so side by side. that's how almost everyone presumed nordic neighbors, finland, and sweden would travel the path to nato when they submitted their applications in may. this is a good day or at the critical moment for our security. but turkish president, wretched tie, a bear to one, put the brakes on the 2 countries bids, due primarily to their perceived tolerance for kurdish groups. he considers enemies . the 3 countries made a deal at the nato summit in madrid to work out their differences. but only finland has succeeded in sweden where the officially designated kurdish terrorist organization, the p t. k is more visible. activists have targeted air to one personally,

and burned the qur'an stoking anchors animosity the garage. oh, we do not have relatively a major problem with respect to finland on that. we are always on the learning that sweden should take concrete steps as the this has led to a distinct change in nato's emphasis that the nordics joined together. the main question is not whether the feminine sweden are ratified together. the main question is that they are both ratified as full members. as soon as possible, there's been a shift in helsinki to finish president sally mister says joining together is his preference, but our hands, sorry, no way tight. we have applied for membership should be no say that no, we cancel our application. no, that we come with cleanser thinking more about their other neighboring now decades of opposition to nato membership, evaporated after russia launched warren crane will be very hard for decision makers

to justify the people war, i think over 80 percent in favor of nato right now. and also we're seeing over 50 percent offends now in favor of going in in aid. so at this point, even if we're not read it by, the swedish prime minister of kristen has react angrily warning that leaving sweden outside nieto even temporarily would compromise both of their security. henry vaughan and disagrees. sweden would be a nato invites each surrounded by nato members. and have would have finland on his eastern neighbor a mate. so i wouldn't say would be the worst possible scenario. i would say see significant improvement at the moment. it's the most likely scenario with finland, holding parliamentary elections in april. the current government would like to see a finished flag raised at nato under its watch, and there's still a sliver of possibility for a tandem accession, as stalled talks with turkey resume in march. turn schultz who filed that report, gave us this assessment on whether the delay in ratification by hungry and turkey.

strange needles open door policy as the finished prime minister, santa marine said, that's right. and that was very interesting that she said that with nato secretary general un stilton berg standing right next to her today. and i think that was a very bold thing to say because it again puts pressure back on nato to help finland and sweden overcome these obstacles that aren't even really clear anymore in hungary and turkey. so i think it, it streams the division of unity in the alliance. but you know, henry von and who i spoke with in that story said, you know, this is a good lesson for finland. anyway, we find out that is not a rose garden inside nato, that there are compromises to be made. and politics are being played out everywhere, not even with direct relevance to the issues at stake. you said so we're learning some lessons here. i think that them both countries eventually will get in, but it very much looks like finland will be 1st and that makes some people uncomfortable, especially across the gulf there in sweden. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. bella russian

leader alexander lucas shameka has arrived in beijing at the start of a 3 day trip to china. shameka was a key ally of moscow will have talks with the chinese leader. she's in the visit comes amid continuing. he was concerned that china is seeking to arm russia. police have arrested 3 alleged people. smugglers in connection with the migrant bo tragedy in southern italy. the overcrowded wooden vessel smashed apart on rocks in stormy seas, the bodies of 64 people have now been recovered. but dozens could still be missing . medics, they sooner need security forces shot dead a protester during the demonstration against military rule. on tuesday, it was the 100 and 25th person to be killed in the weekly protests that have been held since the military crew. in october 2021, at least also fire to your gas of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in the capital cartoon. at least 10 families have lost their homes after

a lens light it's central for route. civil communities were isolated and crops were lost in the disaster. local government has sent emergency crews to help with the aftermath. in nigeria, opposition parties are calling for less, weakens presidential election to be scrapped, calling them a sham the labor party and the peoples democratic party say the pole has been irretrievably compromised and are demanding a rerun. this quiet on the streets of nigeria as a growing number of people calling to question the legitimacy of last weekend's presidential race. there has been widespread criticism of new electronic voting systems. we've technical, a logistical issues also reported during the count the

main opposition parties including the peoples democratic party and the labor party, have called for fresh elections. nigerians watched as they branded the weekend's vote, a scam or this initial use block, refer or credible is clear to all night, you know, study selection is solidly compromised. and therefore, if that is the wishes and aspirations of every nigerian armies, the general opinion, the best thing to do is for us to correct it. i get the tracks on the streets of the commercial capital lagos. well, labor, one, a majority. people are skeptical about the election a modern, if with insurance with you, and advised who were wise that he thought o would so no opinion a thing the issued to the issue. where did she do d m that she would be delicious deserts. i'll say that sam, he was in

a free and in february says because he was obviously rigged in every state. some international observers said the election lacked transparency. a mary fears that contested result from this tightly fault race could lead to violence or correspondence. melissa tacoma is in nigeria, commercial capital logos, with the vote still being counted, we asked him why the main opposition parties want a fresh election, basically calling for boy for the quarter, for constellation a without a

loss. the main issue is the lack of electronic transmission on the results, which i did say you mention to call me back. i was supposed to go to the result is putting you on real class. that is a good of contention because so much money was spent and a transmission system which i thought happens. so that is the point of contention. what do you see about why is a now, when do you not be published online on that one on a day as called the discovery for is paradise of nazareth. in portugal, nearly 5000 meter deep underwater canyon helps generate the enormous waves. hundreds of spectators watch on from the cliffs. numerous surfing records have been sent at the sight.

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