this morning i see the world as he's never seen it before. cried now he dw documentary ah, this is the w news live from bill in the battle for back mort in ukraine. it is a crucial phase brushes. voc numbers under. it says it has almost completely surrounded the city and only one broke out remains. also on the program response down the search for bodies in its worst riled disaster, but anger is growing. rallying in say,

a lack of investment is to blame. also coming up. 7 ah, a day of global protests kicks off in sydney as young people around the world demand urgent action against climate change, plus villages rising from the depths. why lack of rain in europe this winter could harold another summer, a drought and wildfire. ah m. anthony had walked into the program. the commander of russia's wagner, merson bri group claims his fight as have almost surrounded the besieged, ukrainian city of back. moot. you trenches have appeared in villages outside the city of defense forces digging against the russian advance. residents also leaving their haunts. this online video supposedly shows wagner fight is celebrating on top

of a ruined building in the east, a backward issue. a guy walked in wagner, unit city above almost completely surrounded buffalo troll. again, there is only one road out left. yes, this pincers have come together down. i know great if previously it had been the professional ukrainian army who fought with us boys to day. we see more and more and elderly people and children, nurses, if they fight them. but their life in back moot is very short one though 2 days by cumulative were up, let them leave the city. it is almost you surrounded was wrong. so is it just a matter of time before rush and forces take back what we put that question today doubly correspondingly. conley re, 1st off, is import distress that this wagner group is known for pretty tall tales and

britain. never knowing understating their achievement, but it does seem like a ukrainian controlled withdrawal could be on the called finally after weeks and months of full starts. we'd heard in recent days other so still hear about this one route out being left a little seat very, very difficult situation to be in. and the pundits talking about the fact that strategically. but what isn't that crucial? it is as important as it is like slogans, comma towards, which is still safely within ukraine, held territory. and that this is yet we'll see now a crucial kind of symbolic when for the russians of the months of sex on their part . so they're said that this might now be the beginning of the end for ukraine control in buffalo for now, we're just the last couple of minutes had some news that some ukrainian drone surveillance units have been ordered to leave city. but of these kind of pullouts take time, they need to be safe. they need to get positions of kind of fire power to protect soldiers leaving. so i think realistically, we're going to hear a little confirmation from the ukranian side of any to botch abutment when it's

basically already happened. i was date of listening. conley and keith in the war in ukraine will top the agenda for german chancellor left shots in talked with you as president joe biden in washington. the 2 leaders will focus on support for keith and concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance else was last at the white house. shortly before the invasion trip is expected to be low profile with no news conference scheduled sofa walker, my ruin delighted to have a correspondence. so me so must gander joins us now from washington. ukraine topping the agenda. so me, not surprisingly, what will shelton biden be focusing on? yes, it's been a question of a lot of speculation here. and you know, chelsea spokesperson was asked about his visit and said, there's not a big program plan. this is an important one on one meeting with the 2 leaders to discuss the way forward in ukraine and anthony,

that is something that reflects of what we heard from a senior white house official yesterday who told reporters this is a working visit. the chancellor in the president will speak for about an hour in the oval office and much of that will be one on one. because this is an opportunity for the 2 leaders a to have in depth conversations, especially to take stock of where things stand with the warn ukraine. we know that both president biden and chancellor shows recently met with ukrainian president zalinski to mark one year of russia's invasion. and this is, according to officials from both sides, a private meeting that gives them the opportunity to build on what they're calling a relationship of trust that they have established or working together now over the last year. so ukraine will certainly be dominating these talks, according to officials on both sides. yes, so here it's a private meeting, but the 2 ladies are expected to discuss china's possible rolling ye crime. can the u. s. and germany sumi, actually prevent china from supplying weapons to russia and then i think they

will certainly try. so the white house administration official who spoke with reporters yesterday said that they will discuss what they called the challenges posed by the people's republic. and they also said that the white house welcomed a chance or shoals his words in the buddhist dog on thursday, urging beijing to refrain from sending weapons to russia and calling on china to use its position to get russia to end the war. also calling on china to a share its peace plan with ukraine to discuss that peace plan with ukraine. this does seem to be an area where the 2 leaders are aligned on messaging, but we have the anthony also seen those reports that the u. s. might possibly be sounding out allies on sanctions if china were to supply military support to russia . if that is the case, then it could be something that's discussed behind closed doors at the white house today with the chancellor schultz and president biden. that would possibly put germany in a difficult position because we know germany does have strong trade ties with china still, but these reports aren't confirmed yet. we'll have to see what comes out of this

meeting if anything, as we mentioned, quite unusual that there's no press conference after this meeting. so we'll have to see what is communicated as we mode press conference. no business leaders, no delegations coming along. why's this? that's been a question of a lot of speculation, especially with the press corps that would normally travel with the chancellor. but also media here who noted that that is quite unusual, that there's no press conference, and it tensor shows a spokesperson said, listen, this is a very concentrated visit. we didn't plan a program around this. that's why there's no business delegation. there are a german media organizations represented here in d. c, who will be following this visit closely. and that's why a journalist were not taken along on the plane for this visit. and again, that senior administration official from the white house act that saying this is a working visit. that's not why we're not seeing the entire program that you might normally see around the chancellor's visit to washington. and that this is going to

be really a homed in concentrated visit, an opportunity for the 2 men to speak closely and in confidence about the issues that they both share and the global foreign policy agenda that they both share in washington d. c, d, w. so me, so much going to, thanks so much. germany has condemned a 10 year jail term handed down in belarus to nobel laureate alice b elliot ski foreign minister. and alina barbara, called the proceedings against the veteran activists, a foss, and a disgrace. the of the ascii and 2 others were charged with smuggling cash and developers to fund opposition activities. they were arrested over after protests over an election they said was wreaked. pulaski was one of the winners of last year's noble pace price. i was bringing the deputies uri rossetto. here is our moscow bureau chief and joined us now from regal latvia. a state of leaves forced to leave russia yuri. tell us more about billy asking what's he known for?

and how he came to be child in the 1st place. well, and he is, he is 60 years old. all alice bernacki of was sentenced to 10 years in prison for what the court and means calls funding of groups that have grossly violated public order. in this context, i should mention that official is there are no political prisoners in belarus. people are there a jail for the so called participating in rights insulting the president extremism or financial fraud. besides, blood, dozens of other human rights activists are behind boss and bellows awaiting trial. as well as blood ski, he is arguably the best well known belarus in human rights activists. activist who was one of the organizers of the 1st opposition demonstration in belarus in the 1980s in the former soviet union. so 35 years ago. and he was a co founder of the so called bella roost in people's frond to which has been

campaigning for democratization in belarus for decades. and in the mid ninety's blood ski founded to the human rights organization of yes, now that supports political prisoners. and this movement, this organization played 3 years ago, a crucial role during the major protests after the presidential election in belarus . you're a, what does this all tell us about the state of human rights more broadly and delivers all this all tells us that the human rights situation in below us is extremely bad. anthony. we can say that half of the people who think differently are in prison. the other half lives in exile abroad and many bills in a position, politicians to live here in different european countries. the best known person is of course a bit land that c panel sky of the former presidential candidate whose husband was also sentenced to many years in prison. larose and the leader alexander lucas anchor punishes people who stood up against him 3 years ago against his

dictatorship since then, death penalty, police violence, torture, torture are coming in the bellows, and others will ask, is human rights organizations? yes, not documents. these cases, i guess not currently has almost $900.00 political prisoners in the country almost every day as there are more you reverse it out in reagan last year. thank you. ok, let's take a look now. some of the other news headlines from around the world. police in montenegro say a man who set off a hand grenade outside the court house in the capital put it was killed instantly. 5 other people are being treated for injuries. it is not known why he carried out the attack. us jury has found permanent, south carolina, the carolina lawyer, alex murdock, guilty of murdering his wife. and son, is a minimum of 30 years in prison. is trying to track that worldwide attention.

prominent cambodian opposition figure kim, so here has been sentenced to 27 years house arrest for treason. so it is a 5th critic of long time. prime minister who's in the u. s. has condemned the case as politically motivated. the search for bodies in greece is worth trying. crash is wanting up at least $57.00 people died after a passenger service crashed. hit on into a freight train near the city of larissa. a 3rd day of protest is being held of a poor railway safety at 1st light emergency services are back combing through the wreckage several people are still unaccounted for. 3 days after a fatal crash between a passenger train and a freight train. they were running on the same track for those still waiting for news of their locked ones. it's been in agonizing time through orders. the train

company took down my name 4 times and still no one has called me back. my people are dead right now. i've lost my brother. i've lost my father. must very men live also. they kindly waited for 4 hours for us to retrieve our dead. regarding my brother, of course, i don't know what i will retrieve, melted flesh on steel. i don't know. enjoy this. they don't know how to answer. they don't know anything. on thursday night, unions held a demonstration over rail safety standards outside the headquarters of the country's rail operator in athens. people also protested outside the greek parliament. and it wasn't just in the capital, the streets of fest, alona key was filled with people angry that greece,

israel network has left so many dead strikes have also hit the country's rail. and someway networks a station manager has been charged in connection with the crash issue. my love is assumed his share of the responsibility within the framework of the responsibility that he should have had and has a level beyond that. so what we can say at this point is that we shouldn't focus on the tree when there's a whole forest behind it. bishop of the parking roku of the government has promised a thorough investigation into the deadly collision. it also says it will fix the country's crumbling rail system. but that's little comfort to the victims of this disaster. and to those left behind global day of climate action is seeing mostly young activists staging mess protests.

oh, in sidney students and tried unions during the fridays for future movement to demand and into more fossil fuel projects. rallies have also been held in rome and jakarta with more actions expected. later in the us, people are also demonstrating here in berlin data, please julia. so deli, sent us this assessment friday for future protest. theirs are demonstrating on the streets across the world here in berlin. they are specifically focusing on the transport sector. they want especially the transport sector to become climate neutral as fast as possible. and also because of this reason today fridays for future here is protesting alongside the transfer workers unions. they want salaries to be increased and they said that a fair and fast transition to cleaner transport sector is only possible with fair wages and a bigger investment in the transport sector itself. they're also protesting against

measures that the transport minister year in germany wants to implement. for example, he has plans do up the construction of new highways in germany. but he also threatened to veto the approval at the each level of a ban on new combustion engine vehicles. starting from 2035 counts julia sat daily on the streets of berlin, where the climate protests are also highlight an extremely dry winter in europe. following on from the worst summer drought in 5 centuries mindful is sharply down threatening crops and energy production. in many countries this is what winter drought looks like. across france, spain and italy, lakes and rivers, far below their normal level or dried up entirely. farm fields dry and dusty. this used to be an island in italy's lake, garda no longer the yard we took with

a live t for 18 years and i've never seen the lakes are dry. i used to come here by boat, but now i can walk. let's hope for rain. hey, this is evident that he just, this year france saw it's longest winter period without rainfall on record $32.00 days. the alps have seen about half their usual snow. and italy's river po that feeds much of the country's agriculture is down 61 percent from normal. just one example, italy's rice harvest is threatened for the 2nd year in a row. since you cynical, insistent there are problems you can prevent, allowing the soil is so hard that the plows can cut through the earth will mattie know his current that he had a lot that farmers aren't the only ones worried. the lack of snow means less snow melt, flowing into lakes and rivers in the coming months that will translate into less hydro power from dams. as well as less cooling for nuclear reactors. france is

developing an action plan to save water at the national level known as from others . one fiscal a nation needs to do with water. what we have done with energy, a kind of sobriety plan. we must all pay attention to this resource that is becoming rare. it's the end of abundance off. if you don't find it, is it a fundable don't fiddle, but no matter how much people conserve more rainfall is necessary, the spring months will be crucial, and meteorologists don't know how much rain will fall if there is not enough. europe may be set for yet another devastating dry season. again. all right, let's get more from robert's defense in geneva is the chief of the agricultural methodology division of the world major are logical organization. welcome to you. i want to stop asking, is there any way of knowing if this is a one off phenomenon or is this drought the result direct result of climate judge?

thank you. we typically look at after the events. for example, last year we looked at the event in europe and it did seem to be a combination of a pattern that hasn't changed, unfortunately, that continued this winter. so it's still, we have a lot of researchers looking into that. so that again, this particular event is connected to several things going on around the world. i want your question about climate change. one thing that we see from the intergovernmental panel by climate change reports is that the temperature continues arise and route to become more of a threat around the world in the us, in europe. very simply, when the atmosphere becomes warmer, they can hold more water and also precipitate more water out the rainfall. so this is going to be a continuing problem. and in certain areas across the world, where are the higher the lower temperatures will that rate well water,

and we have more drought. and also the weather patterns become, moves left around. so we get these pat and get stuck in patterns. as we happens the last several years here in europe, rather often it seems we don't have a problem as a consumer until we have to pay for it. is this the year? is this the drought, the way the european consumer in this case, will finally say food prices go up? i mean, i'm not an economist, but i didn't get your report actually noted, you know, looking at the, the right part of, you know, last year across europe with a drought your firm of had a so candle. and this happens with dr. a lot of these, these impacts happen really after that robin, it starts raining. so it's very possible. but again, you know, we look into the future. that's even 1020 years. and unfortunately, the greenhouse gas emissions still continue. this can be a recurrent problem in the future, so i'm not sure about this year, but if things continue as they are at some point,

the future will be more than impact economically. we had the french president in that report described this draft as the end of abundance, the end of water abundance is he brought still, we're not sure about that. i mean, in the near term, it doesn't look good. i mean, just remember you saw the pictures in your piece. also remember the pictures of the netherlands, we had all those canals that were dried up for the 1st time ever. in fact, our dutch colleagues are asking us, what can we do? so it still may be premature to say at the end of the bundles, but i think as the french and get your piece, haven't had mentioned having a plan. and this is one thing that w no, and then our partners are working on. looking at plans across europe, developing national plans that look at what can we do for agriculture? sure tourism. what are use in cities. all these are connected with water and need to have a consistent plan to deal with the threats in the future. you can water conservation

alone solve our problem. we are often told it will help or do we simply need more, right? i think what we have to look at is risk management versus crisis management. so again, with these policies and drop policies and plans, we have to start talking about this when we were not under a crisis. so again, as a friendship done, you'll look at how we can save water. we advocate if you have a drop monitoring system, you can see what's going on and then if you hit a certain threshold, certain actions will go into place. for example, maybe stop irrigating some of the more high end prompts and go more towards food crops, move catalog a certain areas where we have more water. so there are very good examples across the world and in europe of how you can do rich route risk management to helps conservative water, but also make sure you're not more vulnerable to future droughts as well. and this is a big concern, right?

to get your thoughts on debbie lee roberts defense in geneva, thank you so much. thank you. meanwhile, if it's on the way to seal an agreement on a treaty to protect marine life and by diversity you and negotiate is hoping more than a decade of talks. will wrap with a formal deal. scientists warning the pollution is damaging the fragile ecosystems of our oceans. and that more needs to be done to safeguard them. or oceans are under threat from plastic waste, climate change, and over fishing. and yet we humans need oceans. they provide us with food and transport routes. they regulate our climate and offer a range of valuable raw materials. but vast areas remain poorly protected, if at all, in particular, those that are more than 200 nautical miles from the coast, the high seas within coastal waters, you know, they're under the. busy section of a country so that country has the tools that it needs to try and protector and

serve those waters as appropriate. that's not the case for the high seat straight. is the high seas are international waters. they are beyond the jurisdiction of any country. and so it makes, protecting them and conserving them much more difficult. a lack of uniform regulations makes it hard to curve illegal fishing and over fishing and international waters, or monitor damage caused by mining and drilling. although the high seas cover more than half of the earth's surface, just one percent is protected. but that could change. the united nations is considering a high seas treaty to insure the conservation and sustainable use of marine diversity in international waters. enable the international global to create these protected areas in the high seas. and we also hope that we'll do a couple of other things, right. we hope that it will help to coordinate and these different sectors and

different activities they're going on to bring a sense of all of the cumulative impacts and that might be impacting a particular place of the high seas. the fate of the treaty is unclear. developing countries and emerging economies want marine resources to be shared equitably while the you and others want greater species protection. the deadline to reach an agreement is the end of the week. the sport now formula, one racing hasn't featured a woman driver since 1976. the organize as a trying to change that with a new, if one academy, an all female series of racing lifting. young women up, the motor sport rankings. and it may not be long before they start overtaking the me. maria graziano le le lombardi is the only woman to ever score points in formula one in 1975 lombardi scored a championship point in the spanish grand prix. she was considered a trailblazer in several women later entered f. one in many roles,

but not ever started a race. now, formula one wants to greece attracts for women drivers with an all female f, one academy series. the aim is to develop young women drivers for the very top. want it to be as full once should be in the future. what should be now, but will be in the future. so i want to see female mechanics. i want to see what we would love to see a female driver. we haven't got that point to ship, but that's why not there's never been a regulation, preventing female drivers from competing in formula. one song from other series such as jamie chadwick, have said that financial support is a greater obstacle than gender. therefore, formula one will subsidize each female driven car with the budget of 150000 euros young female driver's face. many barriers when entering the f one pyramid. now they'll have the best opportunities to reach their potential. in

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