complex relationship with animals. clover, i think i will live long enough to witness the issue of factory farming. the great debate this week on d. w or ah ah, this is dw news alive from berlin, the u. s. and germany renew pages of support for ukraine. john, the chance all of shows makes his 1st visit to the white house since the invasion and for us announces a fresh 400000000 dollar package of military assistance on the front line. the

battle for ukraine's back would end as a critical phase, the russian back mercenary group says it has almost completely surrounded. also on the program, greece winds down the search for victims of its worth rail disaster. but it is growing ray of union say lack of investment is to blame for the accident. plus villages rising from the deaths. why? a lack of rain in europe this winter coat, harold, another summer of drought, and one ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. to warn you, crane is stopping the agenda for german chancellor, all of shots and talks with you as president joe biden. in washington, it's schultz 1st visit to the white house since the invasion, the 2 liter are focusing on support for keith and concerns that china is planning

to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. has also announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid. we focus a lot last year. had a fresh sold, says a germany is committed to backing ukraine for as long as it takes with together organized on walk step that we've made feasible that we can give the necessary to decrease you. at this time, i think it is very important that we get the message that we will continue to do so as long as it takes that long. that's the theory. and it washington, outside the white house, the ws mckayla kusha is standing by for us to say that any word about what biden and shoulds actually discussed. no, and we learned from both sides that this is the,

to the very largest fought this one hour meeting. supposed to be a one on one meeting with no press conference afterwards. so it's pretty much a guessing game. but of course, we have spoken to officials and we do know that ukraine is top of the agenda, and that there is concern on both sides of the situation in ukraine at the moment around, but moot at where ukrainian troops are very much under pressure. so it's no secret that future assistance. ah, the key topics here with both sides. of course, having seen a lot of public schools, he picked his german cock, chancellor, at having been accused of having been too slow to come to the assistance of ukraine in the past. well, none of that here in washington d. c in advance. both sides of the atlantic, both from the abbas in germany, but also officials here there was a lot of praise for all assaults ac city. continuing this lock step that he keeps stressing, which it last time around actually meant

a convincing the united states that it was in everybody's interest in the interest of the west. to also send you west tanks as abrams tanks to unlock the leopards at that are now is going to be sent to ukraine. now, how concerned are the u. s. and shine of a u. s. and germany, rollin shina might be entering the gray war as a weapon supplier to moscow. they are very concerned, china of course, presented what it calls its own peace plan just a few days ago. it says it is not in favor of war, but it also refuses to condemn it. and so it is sitting on the fence to say the very least. and the worry now is that backing russia implicitly could concrete, the also means sending weapons and there are no intelligence reports. we oh, barrels that have been made public that suggested this has already taken place for both sides and the europeans. and the u. s. are seeing this as

a red line without mentioning this is necessarily being such a red line and, and vowing that there would be consequences. but this is what we're hearing in the background. so no, no us present. m stepping in front of the cameras and saying this clearly and openly and neither also from the diamond side. but we're left with no doubt that that would be a reaction from the west looking from the very records from washington. thank you. me to aunt earlier michelle, i talked with white house spokesman john kirby. she asked him why this was the right moment for a meeting behind closed doors. this is something that both leaders have been wanting to do to get back together here again in the white house. we're grateful that different sholtes could make the time. we know it's a busy time for him as it is for us here at the white house. we all know that the, that these next weeks and months are going to be critical in ukraine,

and then we're all doing what we can. the germans certainly included to make sure that ukraine has the capabilities that they need when the weather gets better, to defend themselves against what we think will be a russian offensive, but also to be able to conduct offensive operations of their own. you mentioned those very capabilities, what the u. s. expectation that to biden is conveying to determine chance on this. this is about conveying expectations. i think you could see certainly with the decision on tanks that the united states and germany are working together and closely coordinated ways. and i think they're gonna talk about that today there. but i think that'll be the dominant issue in the discussion. in the oval office is about what we can continue to do to coordinate additional security assistance for ukraine looking while a bit further afield to china potential tiny's weapons deliveries that something that's on everybody's mind. what's the latest information that the u. s. intelligence is telling you that what would be your expectation on accent against china, the was germany and the you. we still don't have any indication that the chinese have decided to move forward to providing any kind of lethal weaponry or

capabilities to, to, to russia. they haven't taken it off the table, but we don't see any signs that they're moving in that direction right now. and we certainly hope that they don't, that this is obviously a decision that president, she has to make. we, we hope that, that he sees that it's not in china's best interest to move in this direction, that it shouldn't be in china's interest to help mister putin continue to kill and slaughter innocent ukrainians. what we need to all do is work to get this war to end. now could end today. if mr. brewton do the right thing, that's not going to happen. it doesn't look like any time soon. but, but if and when it comes to negotiations, we need to be working to make sure to present. so lensky can succeed on the battlefield, so that he can succeed at the negotiating table. so are the 2 liters, also debating scenarios here, potential scenarios to end. this will, i think every time we talk with our allies and partners, we talk about how we can hopefully bring this war to an end. we all want it to end

. as i said, it can end today, but shorter that we want it to end as soon as possible. so i would have every expectation that today president biden and chance will schultz will also talk about present zelinski proposal for a just peace. he's put forward a 10 point set of proposals on that. we all want to see if we can work to operationalize that, but i don't want to get ahead too far. the conversation will have a readout when it's over. ok, duncan v communications coordinator of the national security council. thank you so much. thank you. like i mean ukraine, the embattled city of buckman could be on the verge of falling into russian hands. the command of russia's mercenary wagner group claims his fight as of nearly surrounded the city. many of the city's roads have been cut off, making it hard for ukrainian forces to move or to retreats. russian media have released these images of what they say. as wagner soldiers inspecting or destroyed bridge in the area close to baltimore, taking control of the city would mark a symbolic victory for the russians who have been trying to capture backwards for

the last 6 month. so is it just a matter of time before russian forces take back? would i put that to d. w corresponded mateus billing. that's what it looks like. pretty much sure. there have been conflicting messages these past few days. ukraine has said a few days ago that they would reinforce troops there. we've also heard some information about the troops leaving. it's very difficult to assess the situation on the ground. we have the fog of war. what is clear also is that ukraine, if it was leaving the city would not announce this beforehand in order not to in order to guarantee a more or less safe retreat, they would pretend to move forward or drew today to try to keep her the town and would only announced that they have left after the retreat or shortly before it's is done. but it's very hard to say that what,

what we can say is that it does not look good for the ukrainians there. the city seems to be surrounded from 3 sides. that seems to be pretty much established by geo, located footage, etc. and only one. it's only, it's been weeks that only one road has been leading out of the city. and that roast is very close to the lines pretty much under fire. so of course, at some point this will become very, it's very difficult to defend this, this town and a retreat would seem logical, but the problem is what will happen then? and i guess that's the reason why they kept or defending this a city for so long, because then it would be the next city which basically will have the same fate as by moot now, ukraine has also ordered a partial evacuation, at least of the frontline city of computer that's in the northeast of the country. what's the situation there? no, we're not talking about a military evacuation. we're not even talking about troops leaving, cor, parents,

or we're talking about civilians being evacuated and administration. this is, towns administration has said that children and people with, we're not very much bye would be, would have to leave the town. however, most of the people who are still there it's, it's, it's the place where we've been several times during the past 2 weeks. most of the people who remain there do not want to leave most to can leave and want to leave. i have already left, but the town is coming under fire more and more often it's a few kilometers to the front line it's. it's not as like in back where, where the front line runs really through the city, but there are a few kilometers the russians are pushing forward. they haven't made many gains there, but they have in shelling the city a quite

a lot in the past few days. and that's my, the administration, and i said it, it's unsafe for civilians to remain there. however, ukraine so far has had a compulsory evacuations for civilians before have and has announced them. but they're not pushing through with, with this. they have been saying so far that they have no means to force people out of their houses. so it's basically signaling to the people that it's important for them to leave and providing means of transport, providing shelter, providing aid, because most of the people who stay are not very well off, are poor people are pensioners, etc. but many don't want to leave because they say it's been their home for, i don't know how many years and they do not want to leave it up. the 1st one of my healing of their reporting from keith. thank you much. his germany has condemned a 10 year jail term handed down and bill russo, nobel laureates. alice, julia, sky, foreign minister, and that in

a bare book called the proceedings against the veteran activist a fast and a disgrace, julia ski, and still others were taught with some smuggling cash into pillars, allegedly, to fund opposition activities. they were arrested off the protests over in elections. they said was rigged. kalonski was one of the winners of last year's nobel peace price. now that sabrina bring in frantically or ciocca is an advisor to the exalt. beller was an opposition leader said lana sick an oscar and he joins me today from vilios in lithuania products. were you surprised to learn that the bill origin regime doesn't even shy away from putting a nobel peace prize winner in jail? or we were not surprised that there was you wants to buy new studies been asked to go over this, but after the 1st one, the enemy of crushing it sort of a venture for. and it's been asked to work to help political prisoners, but also the document old that trust is lucas, as you has committed your in 28 years. but we were shocked by 10 years. just

imagine them years for human rights work. i think that's too much. and also the signal of aggression because of the way i from count, just like you can say whatever you want, but i will punish, belittle them so much as i will now tell us more about billiard ski and his role in your countries. human rights movement. how important was he i know when he's been asking for a lost shirt 20 years, he was helping me to get out of the jail. i was in prison 4 times. i was torture. and that has been after was the 1st person who called me after the prison and how to help them since 1996. and it's been after was built in thousands of dilution school faced the persecution by the government. but also he is very important. pre defends infected, he was saying all the time that russia is the threat to belittle some independence . and right now we see that the pressure though, just a threat it's, it's trying to annex bill. it was literally and that is but after keith and gerald,

because perhaps he's booked or did the enemy of lucas from the he's all so enemy refresher now. the european union, the un, and then the nobel committee, they were all united today in condemning his 10 year jailed term. but does this international outcry make any difference? you think, of course, of course it makes a difference. every statement, every it way, it doesn't matter, but it's not enough. we need the real actions. when you do i so late, the regime politically. we ask for more sanctions on lucas regime. why this judges this prosecutors? what's right and he's been asking for the why, the tribble into european union, they must be banned from you repeat. union. international attention is also important to highlight the situation, but political prisoners, they're isolated. they don't get was ability to communicate with their beloved once they don't receive any parcels, they're tortured. some of them were raped. unfortunately,

to say this and international attention can improve their condition, but this a pension. my mom must be accompanied by real actions. the bellows and opposition spokesman, affront franak via ciocca. thank you very much, fox. let's have a look now at some of the other news headlines from around the world. the south carolina lawyer, alex myrtle, has been sentenced to life in prison. he was found guilty of murdering his wife and his son. marta was a prominent lawyer who enjoyed considerable influence as well. the trial heard that he lied and stole for decades of the case attracted the attention around the world response, as well as health organization as urgent countries to come forward with any information on the origins of the cove. it 19 pandemic plans. the agencies, director general, says its investigations are still underway. the f. b, i said

a leak in a laboratory in a hot in china is the most likely cause. italy's coast guards have saved more than 200 migrants near the islands of lump azusa. the boat carrying them was overwhelmed by rough waters. an investigation has now begun into y. rescuers arrived too late to another ship wreck last weekend. and he's 17 people have died and dozens more were injured in a fire. at a fuel depot in the indonesian capital jakarta, 100 firefighters, tackle the blaze. local residents were forced to evacuate no graces winding up the search for victims of its worst train crash. at least 57 people are known to have been killed. a passenger service collided ahead on with a freight train near the city of larissa. rail unions are blaming puss, safety on decades under investment. between the twisted

muscle and burned out wreckage. identifying the dead is a difficult task. days after the worst train accident in greece's history, several people remain on accounted for. grieving relatives have held the 1st funerals with those killed but for others, the lack of information is agonizing, indigo, but alika at 1050 a. m, he says, dad, i'm going to be late, i'll call you don't come early, but i will deliver. and i'm still waiting for his cool mil across greece, shock and grief, a quickly moving into fury. the majority of those killed was students heading back to university after a long weekend. thousands of their peers rallied in cities around the country, demanding that those responsible, a held accountable. must jimmy's yogi,

we are filled with rage. we can't digest how in 2023 such a tragic event can happen. dozens of people dying. many of them students together with whom we struggled to get an education. when i got us with us with the element, obama, we will be device of old eyes that were lost and at night crime is covered up inside . if someone takes responsibility. if the government officials have blamed human error for the disaster and promised to thorough investigation. but striking railway unions say grace is outdated, rail network has been mismanaged for decades in the wake of the crash, the government has pledged to fix the country's crumbling rail system. but that's little comfort to the victims. and to those left behind the fridays for future climate change youth movement is staging

a global death protest. mostly young activists gathering in cities to demand an end to new fossil fuel fuel projects and more action to cut greenhouse gases from the piano as of rome to the streets of indonesia, climate change protest as demonstrating across the globe there. calling for more political action to tackle environmental devastation caused by rising c o 2 levels and for more support, the people are already suffering the effects of the climate crisis. berlin was just one of some, 200 german cities and towns to stage friday. so future rallies. i, the mood may be jovial. the protesters have serious messages for the german

government. oh, i love miss mazar nika thing. the main reason i'm here today is to demand that factory farming is mostly abolished and no longer subsidized. i think it's a really big contributing factor to climate change in our bonus breaches. i would like to see the german government come up with a plan for the country to be climate neutral by 2030 or 20. 35. there is still so much coal and gas being burned as we're not orpheus color and garza hub run as it would be really easy to put speed limits in place in cities and motor ways. and this would have immediate effects that would save loads of energy. there are many other measures needed, but i just don't understand why this hasn't been done because it doesn't cost any money that's brought over with miss ross as well. i can get caustic protesters here in germany and around the world, united by the conviction that more needs to be done. and now

it's on a protest. also highlight an extremely dry winter in many parts of europe, following on from the worst summer drought in 5 centuries rainbow red rainfall rather 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 her yard with look with a i've lived here for 18 years and i've never seen the lake so dry. i used to come here by boat, but now i can walk. let's hope for rain. hey chuck. this year france side'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're consistent, there are problems you preventing ploughing. the soil is so hard that the plows can cut through the earth for many know his data. let data, farmers are 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. none that you have is one 5th nation needs to do with water. what we have done with energy, a kind of sobriety plan. we all pay attention to this resource that is becoming

rare. it's the end of a bonded fundable don't. but no matter how much people conserve more rainfall is necessary, the spring months will be crucial and meteorologist don't know how much rain will fall if there's not enough. europe may be set for yet another devastating dry season. saw these dots a one off or the result of long term climate change. i asked roberts to fund sky is from the well to me to a logical organization. azure packed background, the story stated in the summer we've had already big impacts on the drought last summer. and as you know, every year is different than the climate and the weather. but as we have seen and according to the intergovernmental panel on climate change, we do expect droughts to increase in time. and the basic fact is this. as the air temperature increases and gets warmer, it can hold more water,

it also can evaporate more water from the soil. so it's not a contradiction that we with the i p c. c report, we expect more floods and droughts. so this is just what we've seen last summer and what we're experiencing right now is greenhouse gas emissions are not reduce and we keep on the current path, we would expect more drought in the future. now if we don't get more rain where in our lives, will we see the biggest impact? well, it's across the board actually getting your background piece that an extra job showing that what we're looking at, you know, definitely agriculture. but it's very complex. you talked about energy, water supply, tourism, as the audience drew me, right? we know, or remember, last summer, really, right river, many of the barges couldn't move down the rhine, impacting transportation,

the economy, of course, farmers. and you talked about the lack of snow terrorism. you know, drought and water supply as effect across the economy. yeah. very large impacts. and at the same it doesn't drive rain again or had your significant rainfall next you months. might even be worse next summer and 2023. and finally fresh. close to a mystery dating back literally thousands of years. at the time of the actions gypsy egyptians, archaeologists have uncovered a hidden corridor wall above the main entrance to the great pyramid of these microscopic camera. as filled the tunnel for the 1st time. speculation that it may lead to an as yet undiscovered sandback, the great permit was the tallest structure on us until the eiffel tower was built in 18. 89.

he was saying, dw news from berlin. hes a remind i'm off the top story with the russian back in the mercenary group says it has completely surrounded the eastern ukrainian city of back moved. it's command urged ukraine's president to pull out his troops of the area on the fridays for future climate movement. as holding a day of global protests activists calling for an end to fossil fuels and urgent action on cotton greenhouse gases. that's it from me and the news team for now, but stick with us. i'll be back in a few minutes to take you through the day. you have an office in berlin, thanks for watching. ah ah,

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