services oh, be our guest at frankfurt airport city, managed by for robert lou. ah ah, this is dw, live from berlin. britain's king charles is on a charm offensive in germany. a king address is parliament speaking, partly in germany, and plays up ties between the 2 nations. also on the program, europe, ian commission, president, also a funder line says the future of relations with china. depends on how beijing deals

with the war in ukraine class. how do russia's elite really feel about the war in ukraine? an apparent leaked phone call raises suspicions, that many are merely paying lip service to president vladimir putin. pope frances take a dos battle with breathing difficulties in the run up to easter. a doctor say his condition is improve. ah, i'm good. how else has welcome to the program? britain's king charles has become the 1st reigning monarch to address b, german parliament, abundance talk. king charles praised britons ties with germany and spoke of the 2 nations mutual admiration for their economic and cultural achievements. he also spoke of reconciliation and the need to learn from the past. with your security

once again threatened by russia's invasion of you, cried she. the king spoke partly and german, but also integration is his own grocer, error. it is a great honor to be able to be here with you today. my wife and myself of my house, very, very pleased to read my 1st overseas to her. i knew a lot of my reign as king is in education to germany. i see here i am particularly pleased that i am able to speak here to day to reassert the commitment between our countries on the basis of friendship is gone and invested in order for and what data place to do that. i know

this is jenny, his don't have yar hundreds and really shaken by the history of the 20th century. this building itself that demonstrates the ties between i to come to stress. in 1933, it was set on fire from 1945. it was severely damaged in noticing a young from item and in the ninety's, a british architect made it into the retirement of a unified democratic germany. tradition glass cooper. these iconic crew glass runs down as a symbol of the reconstruction parent c is and accountability to this parliament. the burger would burger, the citizens of germany by hand literally wash their

elected representatives at work services. democracy in the flesh as brand is elvia costano, emily gordon, emily, the king speech there delivered in both german and english saying what great or it was to be and germany for his 1st overseas to her as britons monarchs are very, very positive. john, what were his main points? yes, so he started off talking about the historical ties between the 2 countries and how even for his late mother, the queen, the relationship between the u. k in germany was also very important. talking about her, he also thank the german people for their response to her death. hm. he remarked how touching it was to see all the condolences but also seeing the brandenburg gate being lit up in the union jack colors. and, but he also continued talking about, you know, the special friendship and partnership between the u. k. in germany. he praised

germany for its response to the warn ukraine and really called it courageous how and germany is helping in that regard. and, but that also then took him, you know, to this next point of how important unity is in light of and the challenges in light of war in europe. and he spoke about the climate crisis and how important it is that these 2 countries, the u. k. and jamie worked together, but he also, and that's where his cheeky side came out to spoke about, you know, this mutual admiration for each other's cultures. and for the literature, music and, and his and you said and about that, the 2 countries you know, germans and brits have lent to laugh at each other and with each other. so all in all, and quite a heartwarming speech, i would say. now what was that speech received by germans, members of parliament, there will affect a few members of parliament who came out after the speech and lots of them thought

the speech was quite emotional at times is very touching, but also quite funny. so all in all, quite a good perception and, but lots of politicians also pray is to know the signal that it sends the political signal of his visit. and it is seen as, you know, the beginning of any chapter in general, british relations following real years of disputes over bricks that negotiations. so this is a feel like a new beginning and it's being embraced as such. now what's on the king's agenda after he addressed the woodstock? yes, so following his visits or his speech and the bonus tag, he is and he was off to visit an, a german british military units. and that is a, as finishing a, a floating bridge and a king will be the fast leverage. he isn't going to head off to an organic farm and where he's going. and again,

i found that is known as part of an echo village that kind of reflects his own interest in sustainability in the environment. and then after that, he's going to see and what finished the day at an at the former teagle airport, which is which has been turned into a refugee center. and that's where he's going to be speaking to m ukrainians who had to flee the room dw, corresponded emily gordon there. thank you very much, emily. you've been commission president also from the alliance, says the future of relations with china. that's the use. biggest trading partner will depend on how beijing deals with the war in ukraine fund alliance says that you needs to cut its risks when dealing with a china that is becoming more repressive at home and more assertive abroad. the western beijing could so by russia with weapons said, fun alive is preparing for a visit to the chinese capital where she says the focus will be on frank dialog.

our relationship with china is far too important to be put at risk by failing to clearly set the terms of a healthy engagement. it is clear that our relations have become more distant and more difficult in the last few years. we have seen a very deliberate hardening of china's overall strategic posture for some time and for the line also called on beijing to play a constructive role in creating a quote just piece in ukraine. so far, china has refused to condemn the war how china continues to interact with proteins. war will be a determining factor for each china relations. going follow it. ok, responded jack paragraph joins me from brussels. now objective listened to advance

speech. aside from what we've already heard, what were her main points? was really interesting that point she made that for the european union, china's position on the war and ukraine is fundamental to the relationship is really significant. she spoke a lot during this speech, she had a lot of points that she made, but the sort of, overarching idea is that europe has to continue with this balancing act where they want to continue to trade with china. but they also want to press china on these issues, for instance, human rights, the geo politics around the ukraine war. and also the shift that she mentioned, what she called it is a shift from, from reform and opening to security and control. that's how she called it, and what she said to that effect is that the european union and the partners in the members of the you should actually look at restricting china's ability to access technology coming out of europe. the could be used for security and for military

purposes. for instance, like the obs observation and, and, and looking at the population of china. so sort of controlling the population that something that he's really concerned about. she made us a lot of sweeping statements in that, in that speech. the question is how hard she'll actually be when she meets chinese officials in beijing coming up. now for al, i mentioned earlier that she is going to china with the french president, president for president mccall. why is that significant? well, it's hugely significant firstly about trying to sort of thrash out where this all sits in the relations between europe and china. i think it was super interesting that this speech that she gave day, which was a think tank in brussels, has garnered so much attention, i think is a real sign of how interested global players are in what the european union has to

say about china. one of the significant issues and she talks about this as well, is about the importance of lithium, which is really important for batteries and, and battery technologies. europe and the rest of the world and the choice to green technologies and green the economies. she said that europe has a 97 percent reliance on imports of lithium from china. and that is expected to increase 17 fold in the coming years. meaning that she understands that while they want to put the pressure on human rights issues, for instance, ranch and jang and, and those issues of surveillance of the population that they still know that they have to work with china. and that's what she said. we don't want to decouple the relationship, we want to de risky, and i think that's the messaging that will happen when she goes on that visit with emanuel micron is significant. he invited her along, along with him. a lot of the leaders, including the spanish prime minister right now petro sanchez. he is in beijing alone. and this is significant, the frank president decide to bring the big names of the european union along with

him and he goes now in the past, jack, european politicians have been closely watched and often criticized for their visits to china. will that be different this time? with the tone already set in this direction, it probably would expect it to that criticism was really leveled at the german chancellor la shows. he did a trip in november 2022 where he took business leaders. and it was clear that what he wanted to talk about was the trading relationship and the economic ties. and it was heavily criticized for not pressing enough on some of the geopolitical issues on the ukraine war on those issues of human rights. i think there is a sort of understanding among you circles and we've seen actually coming out of some of the messaging of the european union and the way that they're writing in to the documents and the statements that come out of a major meetings that the ones to take a stronger hand, and there is also a growing understanding that the e u as a trading block has much more power. this is the truth of the matter that the u,

as a trading block of 27 nations, has much more power than either germany or france or any of the other countries individually. and i think we're starting to see that growing understanding. and we'll have to wait and see exactly like i say, they say a lot of things when they're on european soil, how much will they be willing to confront the chinese leadership when they arrive in china? did have you on a jack park that in brussels? thank you very much sir. and we ask journalists, javion, search my in beijing half on the lines. words are likely to go down and china get her speech was really very comprehensive. and not only that are also quite concrete and what actions that european union wants to take in dealing with this. china that has changed. i find it upon really almost like a paradigm shift. i mean, it didn't come out of the blue, it was a clear that there will be a change, but she was really mentioning all the critical aspects, the human rights violations of china, the economic coercion,

and also the taiwan issue. and basically all of it was in it, and that's definitely not what the chinese government wants to hear. and i think the worst case scenario for beijing is that am that european union finds a unified voice and to deal with china because china strategies so far has always been divide and conquer. they wanted to solve all issues am or by, by literally they didn't want to deal with the europe as a whole. and i think fonder line speech was clearly and, and to attempt to find this unified voice. because europe, by itself is the biggest trait partner of a chinese has a certain power. but all those countries by that, by themselves, of course, they don't have such a strong voice s did european union as a whole fabric as mother reporting them. now let's take a look at some of the other stores making headlines. at least 28 people have been killed in a favorite ferry accident in the philippines. officials say the ship caught fire of the southern island of basil on several passengers drowned after jumping overboard

. brazil, former president, variable scenario has returned home after 3 months. stay in the united states. the far right leader left brazil before the end of his term and skipped the inauguration of his successor. lucy, nephew, lula, the city. several people are c, a dead. after 2 u. s. army helicopters collided over the east central state of kentucky. we both say the accident happened late wednesday evening during a training mission being operated on. the full handle on a court in moscow has ordered a u. s. journalist to be held for 2 months on the suspicion of spying russia, security agency accuses him of trying to obtain classified information. evan garcia, which is the 1st american reporter, arrested for alleged espionage in russia since the cold war. was there

in russia where public criticism of the war and ukraine can lead to harsh legal consequences? many people voice that discontent only in private, but now one critical and supposedly confidential conversation between 2 prominent russians has surfaced online. it's a phone call that's got every one talking the 30 minute conversation allegedly took place between a very prominent russian music producer and one of his friends. and it was later leaked hitting the headlines. but what i did, everything's a mess, and he says it's not a big deal. army is the most important thing, but we can't rely on it. can these do it now? should he bet the he is russian president vladimir putin. bleacher. his critics, the 2 men conducting the comb or allegedly music producer, use of proportion and billing, or for cut acne above. and they don't pull their punches when it comes to putin's war against ukraine. and russia's top military leaders. did it for my tutoring yet?

he no did. can i hold on to power? no idea. the entire situation is amiss. the country is a mass. everything is amiss. other now what are we still waiting for? lera larry is presumably a reference to pre gordon's wife aleria. one of russia's best known pop singers in her instagram account, she praises her family vacation into by. that countries also mentioned into controversial telephone call as, as academia does yet, because of such details, many people in russia believe that the recording is genuine. so i don't, it's difficult to fake such a long conversation. a fake compensation would be significantly shorter and they would have chosen more prominent figures, a minister or someone like that going in with me is that that ability the countries all a chatter with the news. neither p,

goshen nor his oligarch friend has spoken up against the kremlin in the past. after the recording was released, the music producer said that the conversation had been created using artificial intelligence. while she lay out you, that even though he conceited that some of the sentences were genuine, is gillum, said lilian, and she'll, observers aren't convinced cuz i thought she would. they're wondering just how strong support for president putin among the russian elite really is we be seattle of sarah sees the russian leads to have lost an awful lot as a result of this war. they are uphold by what's going on at the moment. but they're remaining tight lipped and saying nothing the money you them out chance those and chavonee good idea in, oh, they say they support potent, but he goes on like yours if precaution, gardner, and his public appearances in front of the camera, mostly items. but as soon as they're together and private, unnoticed by the public company, i of course say the whole thing is

a disaster. that is that's the roku. yet this dissatisfaction is not dividing the elite opposition politician to me. 3 good coff has convinced, let alone making them prepared to take a stand. fear is too deep seated, particularly when such calls are leaked by the movement. no single telephone call is enough for a sort of public execution. the others are then too frightened to even talk about it in their own kitchen. as well as trying to intimidate critics, the criminal also tries to praise those people who are backed up with james. if you're trying to control the moodle, the country with carrot and stick tactics, new ski presidential elections are coming up next year. who knows whether the war will be over by then, or not. w, moscow bureau chief, your shuttle fall that report and spoke to us earlier from reger in latvia. that's where our studio relocated after the w was banned from reporting in russia. and we

asked you how wide spread critical sentiment among russian leads really is. i think the critical mood is particularly wide spread because of the entire russian. the lead that is business man, top officials and even the police and high ranking military. all of them, of course, lost a lot during this would you to sanctions and many of them are now unable to travel abroad. many have lost business property, yachts, bank accounts, and so one on the other hand. and here we're talking about the specifically people of ours, in the professional sense. russia used to be part of the world culture, including the national show business. a russian artist performed in different countries, had contracts with western culture institutions and so on. now this is only possible for those who publicly condemned to the boy and who war that's way. that's why forced to flee russia. it appears your brushes are reporting that the vatican says pope frances condition is improving after you was taken to hospital with breathing. difficulties is expected to be treated therefore,

the next few days, the pauper's many events scheduled in the run up to easter. ah, this beer it is succeed all booked. frances has been admitted. the 10th floor of the camilla hospital engine. the vatican said he has a respiratory illness might draw it out, go with 19 and a tank people for sending messages of love and prayers unless blah, blah, i have the bulb close to my heart. i'm a believer, i'm catholic and he represents god on hold. what more can we say? let's hope that the tests give good results. let's hope nothing happens. nothing serious. over a few more weeks. early on wednesday, the book appeared for his weekly audience at the wed again and greeted people. but later he was seen in physical pain as he was head into his for he good. bought

francis has not been in good health for some time. he spent 10 days in hospital, in 2021 after interstate in surgery. he has also been suffering from me problems, and often he was in a wheelchair. but despite his health problems, the pontiff travels extensively. it is not yet known. when francis will be able to leave the hospital holy week and easter fall next week, when the book usually leaves celebrations for the most important religious holiday of the catholic church. why it's a check in with our journalist, see margotto joins us from rome. summa couldn't get us up to speed, was the latest information about the pope's health. while the latest statement by the vatican essentially said that he rested well through the night at rome's jamaica hospital, that his critical condition has progressively improved and that he will continue his plan cheap. but now this is

a slightly more positive spin on the situation. some clarity yesterday on wednesday, all we knew from the vatican was that you had breathing difficulties and that he was at the hospital and would be getting treatment. now this morning we understand as well. they revealed that after breakfast, he read some papers and he also read you doing some work. and then before lunch, he gathered in prey at the private chapel at the hospital hospital that he's generally were treated and he was there at that time. so now the italian media has reported the fact that he has allegedly done a t t scan. and in that scan, they see that pneumonia has been ruled out. and what they understand is perhaps that the mild viral bronchitis essentially and his team and onto raj around him. believe that he can perhaps you know, get well soon enough perhaps for palm sunday which is just coming up in a couple of days. so it's a, it's

a positive been by some of the reports that are coming out. but i think it's important to know that on wednesday when they release the statement, they said that he would be in hospital for some days. and so they didn't specify becky, how many days he's engagement for when did you have to cancel and you mentioned prompts on that and we are really close to the whole holy week and easter of poor big catholic festivities. and how's the vatican preparing the situation in such an important time of the year when the pope is expected to really step up. exactly. i mean this is an important part of the period of the year for catholics and for the vatican. as you mentioned, palm sunday and then that kicks off, he's got his regular audience on wednesday. that's holy thursday. there's good friday where they eat. he performs the stations of the cross at the coliseum holy saturday. and then of course, he says, sunday when he presents his would be, it ought to be the message to the city of rome and to the world. and then of course

mister monday. so it's a big moment for the church and not having the pope there would be a significant a loss in terms of his connection with the faithful and they want to see him there . so it will be an interesting time. i think the hope is that as even his entourage and doctors as it is that you will be there in time for easter sunday, of course we'll have to see and you know the media is looking out for other statements and updates from the vatican. there were sima filter journalists in rome there. thank you very much. summa. the all rural australias or the southern lights have put out an unusually vivid display overnight zealand. the lights are normally visible at this time, but this year's show has been, is specially intensive. as you can see in these pictures, the lights come from charged particles from the sun colliding with gases in our

planet's atmosphere. scientists are expecting progressively more colorful displays in the coming years. quite beautiful. you bought cindy w news before we go. he is a reminder of our top stories. britton's king charles has spoken in the german parliament switching between english and german. he. the monarch of played up the ties between the 2 nations is visit, is meant to revive relations following breaks it. the european commission president, also from the line says future corporation with china will depend on how it deals with the war in youth grey. she's about to visit beijing next week and says the focus will be on frank dialogue be watching the news coming up next in d, w. 's, asia. we gauge the mood in indonesia,

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