ah, ah ah, this is did all the news, the wife from berlin, ukraine's president orders more reinforcement for the defense of box regional commander's vow to continue their fight for the embattled city, even as russian forces tightened their grip on surrounding areas. also coming up on the show, the language is the language of strand. this is the only language which i understand because putting go s paw, there's read together, allow them to go. ukraine's warmer president give dw his view on the war, insisting that peace depends on a ukrainian military victory, mass disruption,

and france as tens of thousands join a fresh wave of protests against president microns planned to raise the retirement age. and after a wave of suspected poison attacks hit the iranians. all girls teachers lead rallies, calling on the government to take action. ah, hello, i'm clear. richardson, welcome to the show. president vladimir zalinski has ordered military commanders to send reinforcements to help you. cranium troops defending the besieged eastern city of bock, motes, ukrainian authorities say only a few 1000 of the original 70000 people living in bok mote remain. the battle for the eastern city is now the longest and bloodiest of the year long war. russia says, seizing walk mote would be on him in stance,

toward capturing the industrial don bass region. western defense officials say the city has little strategic value militarily. but that victory there would be symbolically important to russia. 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're determined to save the city, but the enemy is also unrelenting. yeah, but my when i could, i'd been for flu or the perfect vehicle for a 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. huge 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 how can we learn the colette, so many of them are dying,

hire. i don't understand why i was immune to be sure that it looked 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 with him. what they, you do we, if we retreat you, then we'll go down in history forever as people who've taken the main step towards losing the war on the shock. roverson way you, whoever wins control of batman 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. earlier i spoke to petra porridge, jenko, ukraine's president from 2014 to 2019 and asked him if it's the right decision for ukraine to continue defending the city of bach moot at all costs. here's our conversation. the right decision is a bad decision we can do on live based on their pool information, which we have the commander in chief of ukraine price. but the quote is a symbol and the we have a fight to named back more for 9 months already. and i was in box more during this last year, more than dozens time to speak to support,

to supply the average, paying for our forces. and i can tell you that the symbolic steps definitely has a great importance and not everybody should understand that this is the way how we can kick captured, the russian offensive operation, which were planned and publicly declared him february and march. am there a way how we stop fraudulent offensive abrasion? this is also a very heroic why every apartment is there. excuse me for interrupting. i have to ask though, if bachman is primarily assemble, maybe you can help us understand what is going on behind the scenes in the ukrainian government. and we had reports that ukraine was ready to withdraw than we had. president zalinski come out strong, saying they would instead reinforce bachman and he made a real point of highlighting that all of the military agreed that that was the right move on. do you see this as zalinski overruling his top military bras and

forcing them to hold on to bach note? just wanna attract attention that the main source of this information is a russian not a teeth. and this is the, i consider that as a part of the russian propaganda and a full b in the supreme commander in chief of ukraine, an armed forces for 5 years and being the president who creed, this armed forces. i can tell you that the why we do that because we need at one moms for training ukrainian yield reggae terms hor, receiving off that ramstein decision, the 1000 on personal carrier and the me to main battle tank. this is absolutely necessary. include air and together with the r munition reach. we have a lack of how munition also embark, mold and we pay for that extremely enormous price. and all these things, hell,

pause the band of the march beginning of april or the hour of hands of operation, which would be extremely important and extremely rare. hopeful and with the bite is that such as the city? yeah. with that kind of support. do you think that ukrainian forces would be able to actually hold on to back loot or is it just to buy time as long as possible against russian advances? just it understand that we're having lots weapons to withstand, to his podium. and we have absolutely knocked him off weapons for our offensive operation. and definitely when i return back, i was there, but one week ago and speaking with the soldiers, they definitely has a lack of what munition and this is the top priority for us. we definitely have a such a factor like her long range me style, read electronic warfare system. we,

which we definitely count on the west and weapons. and this is the key factor because we have a lot of volunteers, but they can do that. we can do that without weapons. and with betsy to asian, i am and really appreciate all our podcasts, including germany, who already supply erm. the. it is a vital fact for our week 3, but please do it foster. please understand that avenues single week for delay. he is a crucial factor for our offensive operation. and based on the military framing soldiers, the fast delivery of ammunition you're saying is key, including from partners like germany. i do want to also take a step back though, and talk about ways. and we can actually bring an end to this war. and on speaking of germany, we have a recent poll here that says 53 percent of germans. that say that there hasn't been enough diplomatic effort made to end this war to you see any room for

a diplomatic approach, given the current situation? definitely it look like feel we even more we had already do have vetted diplomatic negotiations with it, but a professional moving west, decent go. she armed forces. so she cree, this is executive forces, so keep playing with assistance of the potash, to them or wave, some key of attack of the car to give region and leap at a debt from the russian troops and do a better successful attack on capsule. you see that this is a effective and these diplomatic language which put in on the stand this is not rawson, or english or german. it best language is a language of strength. and this is the only language put in understand because putting though, as far as re together allow him to go. so for their negotiation and for the

peace deal, we have our 2 main factor factor number one. and i am very much happy to hear bad from the chancellor scholes and president biden in washington. this is the territorial integrity of your graham could you should take old he sold from you gray man, tennyson. i'm 2nd factor of the piece him victory. he's this sustainable security situation on the continent, and everybody understand that you are not just the system ukraine you invest in, in your own german, british, italian, french security, and ukraine pay now for the very in almost price. but we would be more them kept buchanan find out any other nation in the world who wants peace more than we ukrainian, but put him must be stopped and we need to deeper denies. germany differ

denies. europe jeopardize the world deeper denies in europe and the world. does that mean that you don't think it can be possible between ukraine and russia, while vladimir putin is still in the kremlin sh key from the peace is not in battle, not in brussel, not in washington. boy, keith. the key from the piece is in the hands of butch, and without territorial integrity of ukraine, peace is impossible, and not a key factor. and i am very much welcome. the statement of the year, her leading christian democrat, new to pm parliament to love, but that the definitely important part of the security in europe is your claim and future membership in nature. there is not exist in any other form of security. good . okay. been that now we would be very much appreciate if germany support strong these well, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today on

d. w. thank, performer, ukrainian, president, petro partition. co. russian court has sentence the founder of an opposition social media channel to 8 and a half years in prison. tamitra, if an off was found guilty of spreading false information about russia's army in russia, any one perceived to have discredited. the russian army could already face a draconian prison sentence, and the parliament has recently given initial backing to expanding that law to cover fighters for the mercenary wagner group. any one who criticizes russian soldiers in ukraine, whether they are fighting for the russian army or so called volunteer unit, could soon face a long prison sentence. a law punishing public defaming of the military has been in place for a year now. but that's likely to be expanded to include so called volunteers or mercenaries which look good,

which is 2 of these volunteers that are mentioned in the same breath as russian soldiers super. no, let me some it's not clear, but you know who's i mean little, and that worries me a lot lately about yourself. so if the new amendments would cover private armies, if jenny precaution, the founder of the wagner, a mercenary group, has asked the russian parliament to add the term volunteers to the discredit, taishan lol. now, many of precautions, soldiers, army, a form of prisoners, he personally recruited. oh, we need your criminal talents. just with you. i myself served 10 years in prison before i became a russian hero, held careers and i have a few more talents now that helped me a lot in life. i emerging from i graduated louis, complain that since the war began, the russian parliament has passed

a series of bells aimed at stifling descent. took in his book. it's not just about the wagner group off at you. i think the idea behind the amendment is to broaden the scope of law enforcement in general. well, you're welcome. any criticism of military special operations will be punished would be the punishment under the new bill would be draconian. up to 15 years in a penal colony. vinyati from a legal point of view, this is simply absurd for the other girls statements, even if it's just one sentence or, or single piece of information that is judged to be false. even though it's very likely to be correct on such statements. a given huge prison sentences, we haven't seen anything like this since the 1950. first are getting together. the

new amendments have already been fast tracked, flew parliament. later this month. they're set be approved by the upper house and signed into law by president putin. let's take a look at some other headlines around the world. china's foreign minister has more . there will be quote, confrontation and conflict between china and the us. if washington does not change its approach to his country. foreign minister action gang also hailed the relationship between beijing and moscow. he said that set an example for how corner relation should be conducted. at least 14 people have been killed in an explosion of a 7 story commercial building in bangladesh as capital darker. dozens more have been injured. rescue efforts are ongoing wealth because of the blast is not yet clear. rescuers are searching for survivors for landslides killed at least 15 people. on a remote, indonesian island, dozens of people are thoughtful,

have been buried in their homes following heavy rain. rescue efforts are being hindered by 4 weather and down communication lines. in turkey, an alliance of opposition parties has agreed on a joint candidate to challenge president wretch of ty, air, to one camera killing. our rolo of the republican people's party will run against our to one in polls scheduled in may opinion survey suggest it will be the closest contest in 2 decades. in france, tens of thousands of joined a fresh wave of protest against president manuel microns proposed pension reforms. unions avow to bring the nation to a standstill over the plans, which would see the minimum retirement age raised from $62.00 to $64.00. and the government says the measures are needed, but all show, most french citizens oppose the proposed changes in the early hours. final preparations are made for

a day of disruption to make shift barricade set in place at a bus depot, just north of paris unions called on people to come out and force to protest against president manuel mc calls. planned to overhaul pensions. a controversial proposal that would see the age of retirement raised to $64.00. and they've done just that by lunchtime, thousands of people had taken to the streets in cities right across the country with one message. 2 0 boy, looseness was on dental. i don't want to work until i'm 6400 well enough already for the plumbers of it. for the moment there are only promises made and we don't know when it's going to end. oh, so it's better to fight now than to lose our gains. that's it. well, is only love it up. people like sourced it. people see around them that there are plenty of colleagues who don't even make it to the current legal retirement age. so how can we expect them to make it to 64? he just wasn't just unions hope by shutting down the country. the president might

now start listening to them. demonstrators of targeted roads, public services, and key transport hubs for maximum impact most train and metro services have also been cancelled, and many schools closed. but despite all the disruption public opinion appears to be with those demonstrating why should i support them? because it's the right thing to do, they're doing this for us. i have to work, but if i could, i would have demonstrated with them that i could, this is a property. so if a can bring a solution to this never ending pension problem than i'm rather in favor of movement. but there you go over time, it's embarrassing for every one, no dosage and normal to normal. they've also to true that working up the age of 64 is pretty difficult. the french prime ministers warned that a nationwide standstill would primarily impact the most fragile in the country. but as the standoff grows,

the stakes for president mccall and his flagship pension reforms continue to rise with teachers in iran are expected to lead demonstrations to day following a series of alleged poisonings in schools targeting young girls. there been several 100 suspected cases involving more than a 100 schools since november. some of those affected needing hospital care. this video posted online in the last few days appears to show parents voicing their anger outside an education ministry building. and terran around government has said the girls are being deliberately targeted, possibly by hard line groups opposed to girls education. and you know, these teresa trump or joins me here in the studio for more because of the terrible story. do we know more about what authorities have said about these poisonings? well, so far they haven't said that much. supreme leader ali carmenela said that these were big and unforgivable crimes and that whoever's responsible needs to be severely punished. but this number of public security forces haven't come up with

any more evidence or any more details. instead, members of the government were quick to point the finger towards the country, so called enemies. so that's usually the united states and israel. and some even suggested that that might be the girls themselves that are causing these symptoms by being hysteric. so, does that reflect reality though? i mean, you've reported extensively in iran to have a sense of what iranians think is behind these poisons or who is behind them. no, iranians certainly have a total different feeling. they, i totally believe it's the government that's behind all of that, or at least the government being complicit in that because they say, i mean, it's very unlikely that in a country where a security forces able to track down and arrest people for taking part in the protest just hours later or for not wearing a headscarf or even for buying spray paint. it's really impossible that alleged crimes like these are taking place all over the country again and again without the government knowing of it or being able to prevent that. so that's very unlikely and

some even say that it might be a way to scale. punish these girls. because if you remember, it was young school girls who were the driving force behind the anti government protest. we've been seeing since last autumn. yeah. and against that backdrop, do you think that these cases could re energize those protests? absolutely, i mean, if you remember why these protests started in the 1st place, that was the death of a young woman who was previously detained by the so called morality police and, and then i there and now is even younger girls being targeted in that insight school so places where they should be safe, where the government should be taking care of them. so that's definitely making people angry. so we've seen protests over the weekend and we seeing protests today in cities like adobe, for example. and these protests, people are once again and saying women life freedom. so that's the rallying cry for these protests and against the backdrop of these alleged poisonings of these young

school girls, this seems more urgent than ever. yeah. can you tell us a little bit more about these protests what they look like, who's taking part and does it seem like they want to keep going on into the future? and the weekend was mostly parents, as we saw before, like demanding answers and demanding access to the children. because apparently the schools were even locked after these attacks. today it's teachers that have called for protests in front of the educational industries, for example, and for tomorrow we're just international women's day. and that number of groups have called for huge protests all over the country. thank you so much for that update. that's tracy tougher with the we'll be keeping an eye on these developments . sports news now and and football barissi, a dormant face. chelsea and the champions league last 16th night. they take a one goal, lead to london from the 1st match of the tie, as they look to continue their hot street this year. the same range, oh,

mercy adult men to europe's most informed team. the last wayne over burned is league a title rivals. light sick, made it 10 out of 10 in 2023 full marks vein for dormant and their coach 8 in tears . ich z going to all right, but it wasn't always like this. i think we worked so hot, paula, texas, and her the spoke her in the winter breaker lot. and you say they yes. do it better because you are not happy. halterman's have the form opponents. chelsea half the checkbook based, spent nearly 70000000 euros more than europe's for the big leagues combined in the general transfer window. not the chelsea's money and big names signings have helped bring them success. they're on an awful run with just he wins from their last 11 games. believe it or not, the mood as has been has been positive through ours,

not happy and joking, and small and when, when you lose and of course not. but at same time, there's a, there's been a support for each other in a, a good spirit and a good, a good atmosphere. a good atmosphere is something dormant have lent on recently, as they prepare for their next battle at stamford bridge. and european football, governing body, you wayfair says it will refund the liverpool fans who attended last year's chaotic champions league final with rail madrid and paris. the final was overshadowed by fan crash as outside the stadium and heavy handed tactics by french police. initially, you way for wrongly blamed late and ticket with liverpool fans for chaos. last month, a report found you a football most of the responsibility in its role as event organizer. the report added, it was remarkable that no one died. let's get

a reminder of our top story. as this, our president vladimir zalinski has ordered military commanders to send reinforcements to health, give crania, and troops defending the prestige city of box doubts are emerging over the strength of russian forces, a major reports of ammunition shortages and celebrations of the hindu festival known as holy are taking place in south asia. the colorful event celebrates the coming of spring. i'm going to leave you now with some images of the celebrations across india, pakistan, and nepal, and state, and after that for t w news, asia coming up next. thank you so much for watching. oh hm. 6 with

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