ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin, ukraine's president orders more reinforcement from the defense regional commander's vow to continue the defense of the embattled city, even as russian forces tightened their grip on surrounding areas. also on the show, china's foreign minister tells reports as the beijing should seek closer relations

with russia and warns of conflict and confrontation if the u. s. does not change its path on bathing. and the united nation says the taliban abuse of women and girls in afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity. ah, my manuscripts mckinnon. welcome to the program. president vladimir zalinski has ordered military commanders to send reinforcements to help you crazy and troops defending the besieged city of back. not doubts are emerging over the strength of russian forces trying to capture it. the head of the varden, the mercenary group, has admitted that his troops are running out of ammunition. the battle for bachman is the fiercest of the war so far,

and it has cost thousands of lives. the fighting has been so intense embankment. one ukrainian commander described it as utter hell. now instead of retreating, these troops will reinforce their positions and attempt to reclaim lost ground. they determined to save the city, but the enemy is also unrelenting. on. yeah, but my when i could, i'd was refill now that on the platform think they throw more forces at us to justify the aim of their so called special operation. will you please before but i think we brought a bargain. cute is important because it cuts across roadways and its higher ground for with football. but both from its height, everything here is open for the russians. so it's important for both us and them. morgan was we, we'd learn market, lend me, colette, so many of them are dying, hire. i don't understand why doesn't you know, be sure that you like it rushes expected spring offensive, could hit

a snag with apparent disunity in its ranks. part of its quest to capture ukraine's don bass region has been fronted by mercenaries from the wagner group who have emerged as rivals of the russian military, even though they supposed to be partners or advanced resilience good. but wagner's own i yevgeny precaution and alo, vladimir putin is now warning his fighters might not be able to hold on. because moscow has not replenished their ammunition in what they you do we, if we retreat you then will go down in history forever as people who've taken the main step towards losing the war on the shock. roverson where you whoever wins, control of back most will not have much of a city left. after 6 months of fighting, its buildings are in ruins, and most of its residents have fled. still as one of the oldest cities in the don

bass region. it remained symbolic, although the only visible symbol right now is one of devastation. stephen blanca is a senior fellow with the foreign policy research institute is published extensively on russia. and we asked him earlier about what looks like the growing rift between wagner boss, a, f, kenny provision and brushes military command. the objects to us are wanting the objects, the boot, none other and people make them instead of judging russian political developments through an american or west european prison, which is my role. well founded way to do things ah pollutant is using this for his own purposes to be the ultimate arbitrator between them. but at some point, if you have a force of thousands of people with morales falling apart with actually threatening to withdraw, are they planning than i getting ammunition? then at some point, somebody's going to have to lose somebody that to stop regoza or to given what

something of what he wants. china's foreign minister has. busy one that there will be quote, confrontation and conflicts between china and the u. s. if washington does not change its approach to his country speaking on the side lines of the national people's congress as china's rubber stamp parliament. foreign minister quin gang also hailed the relationship between beijing and moscow. he said it's set an example the how foreign relations should be conducted or blame the u. s. for rising tensions over taiwan. she hello more unless we can talk now to jealous identity now. who joins us from beijing far beyond the chinese foreign minister announcing that diplomatic ties with russia will be strengthened further. can you tell us what he said? exactly. yeah, i mean he was praising the bilateral ties between the china and russia as quote

unquote setting a model for the international stage. and he also mentioned that they are strategic partnership that is characterized by labor. neighborliness will continue to advance under head of states, sheeting ping and flooding me, putting now to give you some context, this really very cozy rhetoric and friendly rhetoric is not very surprising. china has always been very close and very loyal and towards russia throughout the whole of the last year when russia tech to crane. and it's also interesting how chin gang china's foreign minister frame to the warrant ukraine. he didn't call it of war. he basically said it's a ukraine crisis, and he also didn't mention it mentioned russia as the aggressor basically did not criticize russia with one syllable. he said that basically the war or the of the conflict as he said it resulted to because of the european security architecture. but he also made it clear that china has not delivered any weapons to either side of this conflict or can he, of course, he also spoke at length about us relations was openly critical about american

policy towards sh. they zhang a, what was he and specifically criticizing? well, that was really remarkable. i'm. he was really critical. he said that and if our church the u. s. will not continue or will continue with it's mistaken course then and nothing could prevent or an escalation. and a lot of um, yeah, a conflict and, and, and m yup. and negativeness will follow. so basically wasn't in direct threat also . and as specifically, he was criticizing the u. s. or policy towards a taiwan and when asked whether he would or could rule out a military escalation. he also said that am actually a, we a reserved to have to use all means in this conflict. and, or even the secession law in china. will m specifically say so that they reserve every means. so clearly also a military threat. and that is really remarkable because i'm just 2 days before

prime minister leak, it's young had a rather subdued tone. but now of course, she's the chin gangs. i'm speech or his press conference was really much more hawkish and much more aggressive. not at all mentioning his word journalist if i can teach my in beijing, thanks so much for that. okay, let's take a look at some of the other news at making headlines around the world. sh. widespread disruption is expected across france to day, as millions strike against president mac horns, pension reforms almost all train and natural services will be suspended. and schools across the country closed the 6th day of strikes over the proposed reforms . since mid january, at least 15 people were killed when heavy rains trigger landslides on a remote island in indonesia, dozens more awful to be missing. rescue efforts are still being hindered by poor weather. communications with the area are also down. and mexican

authorities have rescued more than $300.00 migrants left abandoned in a truck trailer. around a 3rd war, unaccompanied children, the trailer traveling, carrying the travellers was equipped for people smuggling with vans and ventilation ports. the people were unharmed. now turkey's government has been criticized for its handling of the earthquake aftermath, and that's likely to be reflected in the imminent election campaign. and alliance of opposition parties has agreed now on a joint candidate to challenge president wretch up type ada one. kamal college to rolo of the republican peoples policy, will run against edwin in polls scheduled in mid may opinion surveys suggest it will be the closest contest in 2 decades. we spoke to dorian jones earlier his correspondent in istanbul,

and asked him what has changed to make the opposition unite around hillock to renew fully 74 year old who's having a veteran of turkish politics. these many ways is the opposite of president nerd one. he's very quiet, he doesn't have many people say the career my other one, but he seems a man of integrity and also a man who is very resolute. and he can his courtesies from turkeys, ethnic minority curves, and also an elevator. this liberal islamic sect which many conservative terms consider as heretics. and if you save it for another reason why cultural will struggle in the campaign. but despite all of those since he has risen to the top of turkish politics, the leader of the main opposition party and he is reshaped to his party. but he took it over in 2010, 10. it was that in the water, no 140 could ever challenger to one. he's rebuild the parties. now that party controls for out of the 5 main cities in turkey, including the prices of his stumble and on growth. but critic still say he has

never won an election against or one, but this one is expect to be the closest in old ones or history. the united nation says the taliban treatment of women and girls in afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity. the hard liners have cut back on women civil freedoms, including the right to attend school and university. universities in afghanistan reopened this week after the winter break, but after the taliban bod, female students in december, he only students to return or mail back to class. after the winter break and the chance to catch up with friends after time away. but the only sign of women at this private university in kabul is on the walls and the post is encouraging female students to wear ahead job. or am i to have life here before the taliban

band? women from higher education late last year? i mean we didn't have any issue with our sisters having segregated classes from us . i'll point was that even if they had to study alone, we were happy about it. last year we were segregated and they were studying who were happy about it. there was no issue with it. that's what i mean. yeah. the ruling in december was met with protest submit, widespread global outrage with many of those taking to the streets. young women now being denied access, the higher education such as music burtwell. my personal view is that if girls are not educated, half of the society will be paralyzed. so half of the society needs to come out of this paralysis. the more progress you have in a society, the better goals are also human or whatever they love, all like whatever they want to become in the future. they must continue and they must study in schools or at university wide from room or can jo mccormick, arthur,

that is why the, the taliban says the decision to bar women from university classrooms was made because dress codes and gender based religious restrictions were being ignored. the country is now among the most restrictive in the world for women's education, with a similar bond still in place for girls at secondary school. the united nation says the direct his could create a last generation, claiming every one has the right to an education. i am safe, he found in the organisation for policy research and development studies based in afghanistan, and given that the un has labeled the taliban, the treatment of women as a possible crime against humanity. we asked her earlier if she believes, will there be any real consequences for the militants to be very clear what we're seeing right now from the international community is really not a concerted effort. their traditional communities, very much divided amongst themselves in terms of what those key red lines are,

what can or cannot be acceptable. so i don't see that there is an international consensus on consequences towards the taliban. there are about 10 countries that are officially given. the embassies, i've got some embassies over to the taliban. 2 of those members are members of the un security council being russia and china. so it's quite difficult to say, but of course there are consequences and there should be. and some of those consequences could be the fact that right now, there are serious are 1st under play to look at the situation. and i've got nathan as a gender apartheid and to be able to frame it legally as that to into, in front of the international criminal court. of course, there's also the case of international recognition to the taliban, which i don't think that but contractual community, even those who have given embassies over, will be doing anytime soon. in light of the edicts that the telo band have been

issuing over time again. that was mariam sappy, who founded the organization for policy research and development studies based in afghanistan. and that's all we have time for the coming up next on d. w. business huawei next both could mean that there's more trouble ahead. the ties with the u. s. christy plots, and as the details for you in business, i monica buchanan in berlin. i'd say much for which booth with sometimes the decision right out at u. t. the highlights, fishing boat.