i imagine the impact you and your friends can have together we can end global hunger. please download the app with ah ah, this is d, w, it is live from berlin, russia, and velo bruce talk tactical nuclear weapons. diversity leader, alexandra lucas shanker, is in moscow for a meeting with russian president vladimir putin sanctioning tactical wage nuclear weapons. invalid bruce is expected to be on the agenda. prevalence has del irosia

troops have arrived at russia or miss training. also coming up french president, a manual muff con visits china. he says that aging has a need your role to play and finding a peaceful resolution and grain. micron is expected to discourage president. she should ping from supporting russia and its invasion and beijing's warnings to the to washington fall on deaf ears has been us speaker of the house. welcome to taiwan, president to california, the meeting highlights rowing american support for the self governing island, which beijing claims as its own. ah, i'm sorry, kelly, welcome to the program. nuclear weapons are at the top of the agenda and talks between the leaders of russia and belarus, belly, mercy, and leader,

alexander lucas. shank o. as in moscow for a 2nd day of meetings with russian president vladimir putin, the 2 are expected to focus discussions on plans to station short range tactical nuclear weapons on bellow. lucien soil is because of that. the plans have drawn international condemnation, and the kremlin says bella christine forces are now in russia for training with the weapons. ah, this is russia's iskander and missile system able to hit targets up to 500 kilometers away. he could soon be stationed in bel roost near the polish border, carrying nuclear warheads. moscow says the iskander system has already been transferred to the bell. russian military and troops had reportedly arrived in russia to learn how to use it. ah, russia claims the move is a response to nato, increasing its combat readiness and adding finland as a member made official earlier this week where to go for under these circumstances,

we are taking retaliatory measures were defending the security of the union state bell. ruth has been a close allied to russia since the invasion of ukraine, which was partly launched from bella russian territory. since then, the russian and by russian militaries have carried out multiple joint exercises. russian nuclear warheads are scheduled to arrive in values in july. shift over belarus is authoritarian leader, alexander lucas. jenko said the nuclear weapons weren't just for show of orderly writing styles on your pl ukrainians. believe that they will win. this is nonsense . it is impossible to defeat a nuclear power if the russian leadership realizes that the situation threatens the collapse of russia than what the most awful weapons will be used to rational missouri. my position, the united nations disarmament affairs chief, has warned that the risk of nuclear war in europe is higher than at any point since the end of the cold war. and since the fall of the soviet union and the end of the cold war, or the number of nuclear weapons in europe has been drastically reduced,

that trend might soon be reversed. i colleague amin ss has been looking into where these warheads are located and where they might be moved to but start with nato's nuclear arsenal here in europe. now, in addition to france and the u. k, which both have their own nuclear weapons. these are the 6 bases where us nuclear warheads are reportedly stationed in the netherlands in belgium, germany, italy, and in turkey. now, some estimates put the total number at $100.00 nuclear bombs. russia is the only former soviet country to maintain an arsenal of nuclear weapons. and wat has far fewer than it did at the height of the cold war. it still has more than any other country in the world, even the u. s. and these are kept it more than a dozen military bases across its territory. that includes in goal of chino, which is just 20 kilometers from the ukranian border. as you can see, russia and nato have not openly, station nuclear weapons near each other's borders and phil. now that is,

russia said it will position tactical nuclear weapons in the west of beller roofs. near nato member poland border. it would be the 1st time russia's nuclear weapons would be openly placed outside its borders. now putin's inner circle has also warned that further nato expansion could prompt russia to position nukes in its ex clave of co linen garad in the baltic states between lithuania and poland. now the location of nuclear weapons has arguably more political significance than military significance. that since both russia and the us have missiles that can theoretically hit any target on the planet. but what's clear is that the buffer zone between the cold war foes is once again shrinking and tensions are rising. that was my colleague. i mean, as if for some contacts, now let's speak with pablo. pod, vague. he is an independent nuclear weapons analyst who works with the un institute for disarmament research. welcome to the program, and thank you so much for joining us. since russia's full scale invasion of ukraine

last year, we have heard nuclear saber rattling from the kremlin. and now it seems that russian tactical nuclear weapons are or will be stationed on nato's orders. how serious is this moment? well, there is definitely nothing good about the increase in the number of places where nuclear weapons are stored or the number of states that have them in their territory. but we should also understand that as your colleague mentioned earlier, this is purely political statement. the of the military significance of this deployment is actually non existent. again, it is true that this move is supposed to send a signal, and it is very unfortunate that nuclear weapons are chosen to be

a part of that signal. but again, we should not overestimate the, the risks associated with these are these possible deployments. i would know that it hasn't been nothing has been deployed yet. okay, so it sounds like from what you are saying is that there the kremlin nuclear rhetoric is just bluster. can you though see any scenario in which bruton might actually use nuclear weapons? well, we need to keep in mind that the, again, the military utility of nuclear weapons is actually non existent. and if you, if you look at the way this war has developed so far, it is clear that the use of nuclear weapons would not bring russia any meals for advantage. nuclear weapons could be used in what i would call

a strategic sense, which is basically to try to intimidate on the shock the your point in into submission to defeat. and although potentially you could imagine that technically, russia has the ability to do that. but i think we've seen in the past more than a year now that it is very clear that literally no on in the world would welcome or would approve that kind of decision the old, the entire international community was very strongly and very strong message that you are using nuclear threats are totally unacceptable on the admissible, and i believe that that strong message actually keeps the crumbling from entertaining this idea of using nuclear weapons. thank you so much. have

a public independent nuclear weapons analysts. we appreciate it. thank french president manuel. nicole says that he believes china has a major role to play and finding a peaceful resolution in ukraine. the chinese president, in turn, held his country's positive connection with france as the world undergoes, quote, profound historical changes. paris is seeking to deepen economic ties with aging and strengthened political connections. i crohn praised china for respecting nuclear and political stability, rushes aggression against ukraine belt a blow to the stability. it ended a decades long period of peace in europe. and i know that i can count on you, namely on the 2 matters that i have just a vote to bring russia back to its senses. and to bring everybody back to the negotiating table on that at that the negotiation from ronald reagan journalist

having crushed her who is in beijing of having we just heard the front president there, hoping for chinese leadership in peng to quote, bring russia to its senses. how likely is that a possibility? well, i mean that is the crucial question. and also within the european union, he would get a lead really, a wide range of assessments on that. for example, or the lafond ollander or president of the u commission, who is also in china right now. she's very skeptical. she criticized a, china's or diplomatic attempts towards ukraine. they called them, or she called, hurt them are purely a short. and on the other hand, to my crop of beliefs that are china is actually and willing to enters a conflict and, and put efforts in. but from what we know from the statements, from the chinese side am, there's really nothing new yet. am seating ping basically said that he wants peace talks and he also are criticized. um you know, our pauses are nuclear threats, but really nothing, you know,

direct direct criticism against or put in no mentioning who's the aggressor in this conflict. so i would say nothing really has changed. she meantime, held french chinese relations. what was likely behind that aster yet, i mean, france of course, is important as a u. n. a security council member, but also as a large trading partner for china. but i think it's important to understand the bigger context or china once from the root european union to distance itself from her towards washington. and i think herb was cheating pinkish betting on mac. wrong to lead the way, if you look at them across rhetoric, it was really quite friendly. he was all about engaging with china and not only diplomatically, but also economically, et cetera. that is really not necessarily a widely shared view in europe, for example, or self underline takes a much more tougher direct approach. so i think, and china is really betting on my crohn to our lead europe in emancipating itself

from what china seas or u. s. pressure, okay, so trade and diplomacy on the agenda are fabulous. how about human rights? that is very interesting. from what we know so far. i'm in mama, a monro, him a call on twitter said that he will talk with shooting ping, you know, about the one ukraine about business, about climate issues, about food security, et cetera. but he did not explicitly mention a human rights that is quite a revealing. i guess it in some way it will find its way on the agenda, but it clearly is not the mac main talking point of macro fabbing customer envisioning. thank you. china has launched an inspection of ships in the taiwan strait that includes moves to board vessels. taiwan has denounced the one sided inspections and says that it will not cooperate. the move comes amid heightened tension between china and taiwan. i once

president held talks with the u. s. health speaker this week, the 1st to take place in the united states in decades. a brief visit came despite warnings from china, which rejects taiwan, self governance, and views the island as part of its own territory. saying when was on her way back from central america when she made this strategic stop over in california. she was welcomed by us half because kevin mccarthy, despite china's explicit warning that the meeting should not take place. but the peer use the talks to present a united front against asians increasingly aggressive military posturing. the friendship between the people of taiwan and america as a matter of profound importance to the free world. and it is critical to maintain good ami freedom, peace, and regional stability. they also discussed speeding up arms deliveries from the u . s. to taiwan and highlighted the threats the island faces. the

person and unwavering support. reassure the people of taiwan that we are not isolated as we are not. however, it is no secret that today the peace that we have maintained and the democracy which have worked hard to build up facing. i'm president, it challenges china's foreign ministry was quick to condemn the meeting. saying washington had crossed a line and acted provocatively, relation worn for us not to go further down quote, the wrong path. and here's a reminder. now the top stories of even falling for you here, anti deputy is bella mercy leader alexander lucas shackle isn't moscow for talks. russian president vladimir continued the kremlin has defended the decision to station short range tactical nuclear weapons. invalid rooms saying the move is in

response to nato expansion. exxon seat of it is, it is if ness don't forget, there's always more of the websites of you dot com and on social media. i'm sarah kelly and berlin. thank you so much for joining us. take care things ah ah you work as an architect, i go online or not at all. women in architecture.