ah me personally, it's just a dream i've always had. i've always wanted to see a distant face. starts more changed on d w ah ah, this is dw slide from berlin. no less had been support for ukraine for us, an answer, an extra $400000000.00 and military aid for kid as germany. chance of shots meets joe biden, at the white house for the 1st time since the invasion. meanwhile,

on the front line, the battle for ukraine's bad mood and the critical face, the rushing back now mercenary group, says it has almost completely surrounded the city. ah, i'm glad elf as well come to the program. the war in ukraine is topping the agenda for the german chancellor. allah schultz in his talks with you as president joe biden in washington. it's schultz 1st visit to the white house since the invasion, the to lead us are focusing on support for key front concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. is also announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid for king shaw says germany is committed to backing ukraine for as long as it takes a really important with organized

with your crew. during this time, i think it's very important that we get the message that we will continue to do so as long as it takes at this moment. i'm in washington, outside the white house, the ws mikaela kootenai standing by frost michela. any word about what biden unfolds actually discussed, and no, it was in large pots a one on one meeting. that's how it was billed from both sides and both leaders. we were told independently, both from berlin and d. c. officials here felt the need to really talk eye on what will be required in the future in the near future for ukraine with back move in ukraine, their significant, the under pressure, ukrainian forces there. and a sense here that it's time to look further afield. and there were lots of

questions whether this means is there a piece plan being hammered out? anything like that? that is all being rejected. continuing the same mantra that it will be up to present zalinski to basically call that time to negotiate in what those terms could be. he himself, of course, having put forward that proposal for a just peace, which i have lunch at from none other than the national security council spokesman here was the subject of that discussion. so the tutti does discussing more assistance to ukraine on the very day that the united states said it would send $400000000.00 worth of equipment and funding towards ukraine's way home was it is being devoted by germany and by the u. s. to try and prevent shina entering the ukraine war as weapons supplied to moscow. well, we know that plenty of diplomatic effort is being invested into that. at so far,

the us side says there's no intelligence suggesting that china actually delivered military hardware to russia. at the same time, we are learning that that would have a consequence, and that's very much the climate in the atmosphere. and the which this meeting took place at china, of course, having itself also fought forward when it caused a roadmap for peace. but that doesn't necessarily mean that china will act in the way that would rain in russia and get russia to even pull back out of ukraine. so, and the big question mark, will china stick with what it says or will it act differently and actually back out russia? and that would certainly draw a consequence from the west, both from united states and the allies in europe. that is for sure. good areas. we tailor cooper, they're reporting from washington. thank you. we're here. in ukraine,

the embattled city of buckman could be on the verge of falling into russian hands. the commander of russia's mercenary wagner, group claims his fight as of nearly surrounded the city. many of the cities, roads have been cut off, making it hard for you, crime, and forces to move or to retreat. russian medium have released these images of what they say is, wagner soldiers inspecting destroyed bridge in the area close to block moods. taking control of the city would mark a symbolic victory for the russians who have been trying to capture barbara for the last 6 months. so is it just a matter of time before the russians take back more to put that question to d. w correspondent, mathias billing? i think 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 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 to, to try to keep her the town and would only announced that they have left after the retreat or shortly before it 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 4 digit cetera. 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 bar mode. now ukraine has also ordered a partial evacuation, at least of the frontline city of computers. 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 coupons or we're talking about civilians being evacuated, a administration this town's administration has said that children and people with we're not very much bye. it would

be, would have to leave her town. however. um, most of the people who are still there, it's, it's, it's a 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 who can leave and want to leave, 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 been shelling the city a quite a lot in the past few days. and that's my the administration, and i said it would. 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. that 1st one of my healing of their reporting from keith. thank you much his and have a few more news headlines for you right now. the veterans, human rights activists and nobel peace prize winner alice elliot ski has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a court and by the roost. he was charged with smuggling cash into bitter ruse to allegedly fond opposition activities. his supporters have called it a fake trial. at least 12 people have been killed in an explosion on a pipeline in nigeria owned by all company shell. the cause of the explosion is not

yet known, but oil theft is common in the area and has often resulted in accidents that have caused fires. britton's king charles is to make his 1st state visits to germany and to france. will travel to berlin and paris with queen consort camilla. later this month, king will become the 1st which sovereign to address the german parliament. facial coronation takes place in may, greece is winding up the search for victims of its worst train crash ever. at least 57 people are known to have been killed. a passenger service collided head on with a freight train near the city of larissa. rail unions are blaming pools safety on decades of under investment. between the twisted metal 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 for those killed but for others, the lack of information is agonizing indigo, but alika at 10 50 am, he says, dad, i'm going to be late. i'll call you don't come early, but i want to live and i'm still waiting for his coal over the mill. 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 love the device of old eyes that were lost and at night crime has cut it up. inside it, 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's 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 climate change youth movement fridays for future. as staging a global doth protest, mostly, young activists are gathering in cities to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects. more action to cut greenhouse gases from the p answers of

rain 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 for people already suffering the effects of the climate crisis. berlin was just one of some, 200 german cities and towns to stage fridays for future rallies. i, the mood may be jovial. that's why the protesters have serious messages for the german government. oh, i love america zuniga think 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 breeches. i would

like to see the german government come up with a plan for the country to be climate neutral by 2030 or 2035. there is still so much coal and gas being burned is would not sophia color on garza, but on as to whether 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 lots 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 a lot of as rigorous versus of us. i can get cost that protesters here in germany and around the world, united by the conviction that more needs to be done. and now you're watching the w news. he has a reminder of the top story with following for you. the russian wagner mercenary group says it, us complet,

almost completely surrounded the eastern ukrainian city of buckman. it's commander urged ukraine's president to pull his troops out all the on that said from me and the news stream for now don't go away. coming up next. this. christy plots, and she has your business update and i can tell you this more bad news for those of you who own crypto pounces. so for to stay tuned. fixed gab office in a berlin. thanks world i ah, hello guys. this is the 77 percent. the platform for africa's youth to repeat issues and share ideas. ah, you know, or this.