ah ah ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, chinese warships and fighter jets around taiwan for a 3rd consecutive day of military exercises with the successful completion of operation joint sword. beijing says its military was sending a warning to taiwan after the ireland president met with

a tough us official last week. also on the progress, the pentagon is reviewing photographs of leaked documents. it says contains sensitive and highly classified material that suggests ukraine is just weeks away from running out of ammunition for its russian made air defenses. piece talks aimed at ending yelman's long running civil war. saudis meet with the rebels, with the aim of renewing a un backed cease fire, and 25 years after a fragile peace deal. there are worries that brags it may be putting the good friday agreement at risk in northern ireland. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. china has and did 3 days of military drills in the skies and sees around tie. one ging says it is fulfilled all of its

military objectives, including practicing precision strikes and blockading the island in response to the exercises, the u. s. and a guided missile destroyer through contested parts of the south china sea. taiwan says it won't lead open combat preparedness. and that it closely that it's closely monitoring china's forces in the region simulated target to strikes off chinese military on taiwan. china adopted, join sward and suckling the self. rhode island of taiwan that it claims as its own taiwan seas did. a defense unit closely monitored the encroaching forces. it selfish and see dozens of chinese at gov, crossed the median line of the taiwan strait ways. no impatient to escalate the situation. the hours he on forces will uphold our sovereignty. and the

men had our nation, no security yet compost, rational and assault fall mana. meanwhile, our air defense, the illness half remained on high alert. the military exercise was a demonstration of pigeons, anger. what were the taiwanese president's visit to the united states? do united his dear distributed record for china to show restraint in a shawl force. the united states deployed a naval destroyer into waters, claimed by beaching, driving board, belly, cause frederick from china. tensions are rising in the region and that as it ends off, taipei and change i have do. i did opinions on china as the decent military exercises . hippa, law bashing suck at the most common people probably aren't afraid, at least the mean these and being that everyone thinks that china will certainly not start of ari fleet because they don't need to start a walk through a company. can use other methods to pressure taiwan. ha k your she has the power or

just exact engine harness was here. i've been china. i turned on a very normal thing happen because firstly, i need to show our attitude resort. and we also need to show our ability to react like this. we can do it for me, ordered us. okay. china's military pressure on taiwan continues to intensify. and it's up to taipei entered defect a u. s. or lie to guess further, china's neck. sure port will just be a drill in chang is an associate professor at the national university of singapore . and i asked him earlier what these drills demonstrate about china's preparedness to potentially strike taiwan. so these drills they demonstrate, again, are china's ability to mark as are different kinds of operations. this includes potentially a blockade. this potentially includes on airstrikes, muscle strikes, so on and so forth. but i guess it's not fundamentally different from what the p r

c has been doing over the past few years. i. it's a more concentrated, but the nature of what it's doing is pretty much the same. so in the sense, i think there's a lot of normalization already actually on taiwan towards attraction. now let's zoom out a little bit. taiwan has condemned china for undermining peace and stability in the region. how worried are other nearby countries about ab military escalation? so i think many nearby countries are worried there increasingly where each japan certainly is because the challenges some of his territory, the last round of missile exercises from august. some of those missiles fell into the japanese exclusive economic zone. or the philippines is certainly worried. i think the also because part of the exercises ex exclusions on was drawn just what 20 miles off of philippine church waters. and any escalation could potentially

embroil other regional countries. but i think this is also a case where if original countries are concerned, then it's a matter of bring this up to beijing as beijing is the side that is engaging much reaction. and there has to be some thinking about ways to discourage beijing from escalating that china has also issued sanctions against the tie when he's president and others who have traveled to the u. s. to shore up support. tell us a little bit about the sanctions and how china justifies them. so china claims that the sanctions are on split is people who are intent on separating taiwan in their i separating taiwan from china. however, the sanctions i think are largely symbolic. the individual sanction probably don't have much intention of traveling to china, nor do they really have any intention of owning property or investing in china. so it's really symbolic. it's really in a way,

a response to what the us had done previously in terms of sanctioning chinese officials for, for engaging in human rights abuses on and so forth. professor john, thank you for your insights. professor ian chung from singapore is national university a series of documents alleged to be classified u. s. intelligence reports of appeared on the internet revealing details about the war in ukraine. the information includes the number of casualties suffered on both sides vulnerabilities of the ukrainian and russian armies and strategic information regarding a spring offensive that while the documents authenticity has not been verified, pentagon officials are quoted as saying their real. so let's take a closer look. so the documents indicate ukraine could run out of air defense missiles within weeks, and that it suffered significant casualties. although fewer than russia, they also say a small contingent of nato forces are operating with in ukraine. and they suggest the war is heading towards a stalemate. and that russia will not capture the dumbass region am, and that

u. s. intelligence has penetrated russia's military and is warning ukraine of attacks. they also claim the kremlin is planning to launch a propaganda campaign against african leaders supporting ukraine. arena miran is a research fellow at the defense studies department of kings college in london. and i asked her what she made of the apparently well that's a great question because nobody knew what to make of that leak. since we don't really know the source. and apparently those documents started appearing as early as january before he reached the news. now in april and some of those documents are outdated. so there were many possibilities including ukraine, sorting of this information campaign in order to disorient the russians and wice versa. now the pentagon is saying that the leak at the documents at half been leaked are indeed real, which points to

a bigger problem when it's when it comes to intelligence sharing between ukraine and the united states, as well as the allies. and obviously this is a serious breach in the operational security. tell us this, how do you think this leak could impact the war in ukraine? could give the russian side an advantage. well, every day we are seeing new documents coming out so far and nothing has come out that the russians could use to their military advantage. because all the information essentially can be obtained from our open forces. if you look hard enough, that being said, it is this concert thing for ukraine and how that might affect the counter offensive even so the location is not giving the time is not given. the russians know it's coming and now coupled with a security weak and knowing that ukraine is relying on intelligence from the

pentagon that could undermine ukrainian afterwards when it comes to receiving critical intelligence and sharing it with the ally. so from that perspective, the breach of trust is something that is going to benefit the russians, not the actual information contained in those documents, or at least in that portion of the document that we have been seeing the date. so couldn't have a will say for the ukrainians, a pretty big impact with regards their spring offensive. well yes essentially it could because and as i said the ukrainians would be in needing satellite imagery from the united states and the if the ris, no knowledge where is that leak came from? where as a security was rich, was it a cyber attack? was it that perhaps a mo was a, you know, a g r u. so the 1st thing is to find the actual source where the leak is in order

to be able to address it. and because we don't know what that source is, and the pentagon officials are working on that, sharing intelligence with ukraine or ukraine chart sharing intelligence with the united states is dangerous because there is a possibility that the russians will be able to intercept it. so from that perspective, this could be undermining the counter offensive. now ukraine has been calling our its allies to supply fighter jets at to boost its air power its been doing so for a while. so for only poland and slovakia have actually delivered. so with regards to this information, could it make others reconsider perhaps? well i, i don't think that it's going to have a huge impact unless, as a countries have old soviet aircraft at their disposal, which is ready to be deployed. because in order to train a pilot, it, it takes years and now we're talking about the likes of f. 16. you don't need to

start start from ground up, but you still need a year to train a pilot. you needs a crew, you needs a runway. so you need also the infrastructure to be able to field those planes. which means this is costly time. this is not just money. so from that perspective, ukraine would need air power for it's contra offensive. either way, if nobody else has any soviet aircraft, the, the current pledge to deliver by poland and the current deliveries by slovakia wouldn't actually make a difference. and joe biden sat as much that it's not being considered at, at present, to deliver f sixteens to ukraine. right. we'll leave it there, maria, mute on research fellow at the defense studies department that kings college. and lemme thanks as always for your analysis. thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a chinese court has sentenced to prominent human rights lawyers to jail terms of more

than 10 years. each shoe g young and ding g, a, she were convicted of states aversion. both men were key members of the new citizens movement, a civil rights group calling for constitutional reform and criticizing government corruption. the palestinian health ministry says is railey forces have killed a palestinian during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied westbank. the stalemate or the statement said the 15 year old boy was shot in the head chest and abdomen. israel said its troops entered the ac about jabar camp to apprehend a terror suspect. a boat with some 400 people on board is a drift in the mediterranean sea and is taking on water. the support service alarm phone says it received a call from the vessel, adding that nobody on board could steer because the captain had left. it's believed

the boat departed from libya on saturday night heading for europe. police have been pelted with petrol barm's during a republican parade through the northern irish city of dairy, also known as london dairy. the violence occurred as the demonstrators who want northern ireland to become part of the republic of ireland, held a march to commemorate the 1916 east arising against british rule in ireland. and all this is happening just a day before you as president joe biden begins a 4 day trip, both to northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and as northern ireland marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark good friday peace agreement that largely ended 3 decades of bloodshed on april 10th in 1998. the irish and british prime minister signed the deal to setup a new government that would share power between protestant and catholic factions.

it was later ratified by a ref random. northern ireland is part of the united kingdom, but many in the catholic minority want to be part of the sovereign republic of ireland. now, there are worries that brags it may have put that fragile piece at risk. lately hold boxing club used to be staunchly protestant to day. young boxes from all areas of belfast are allowed to train here, including catholics. young people in northern ireland often grew up largely segregated with catholics and protestants going to different schools. if any of them kids were involved, ha ha, ha ha! and here that's his word of got to meet each other and either there meets they would never of not each other. just want to make the st. avail. thought all the young men and boys here are aware of potential threats. if you're pos in certain areas that are conflict or partisan. um, if you,

if they know your protestant that might not like it. but most of the time, it's not like they're sort of um, calm down on their more forgiven. just around the corner though protestant militants have being celebrated. it's a loyalty to britain that defines the so called loyalist paramilitaries, but still have a grip on areas like this. some protestants are angry because they fear that their british identity is being strict away. and the brakes it is bring in northern ireland, closer to the republic of ireland. but on the other side of the divide. many catholics, a hoping for re unification with the republic of ireland. but she and used to be a member of the i r a. he spent 18 years in prison and was released under the piece process. today he is sure that a united island can be achieved entirely peacefully. what i think brag said has dawn as accelerate the discussion and a bit around our united ireland there. because we have seen that the,

the day in m. o and the driving force behind brackets. it was english nationalism throughout belfast and other areas in northern ireland. so called peace ball, separate protestant and catholic areas. bombay street is in a catholic area just behind one of these walls. since break seats, residents have noticed, arise intention, ah, to, to our sienna that caused even more debate between the 2 sides of the community. once practically came along, people children that read that holes liam's and hit or something. some politicians are blocking the regional assembly over breaks it, leaving a dangerous political void. that is a concern if there is an access to exclusively democratic and peaceful means of expressing a political views, that there is m a certain logic and in some people's minds to the use of violence to express political viewpoints. half northern ireland mocks 25 years of the good

friday agreement. it's hoped that for the younger generation, which grew up with relative pace, the troubles a confined to history. while duncan morrow is a professor of political science at auster university in belfast, and earlier he told me more about the ambitions of the good friday agreement and its legacy 25 years on the good friday agreement was the very front down agreement . it was against the backdrop of the violence but had tried to make a new arrangement about the relationship between britain and ireland and british nathan irishness, which was a careful balance. and to make that happen, the local politicians with their work together and power sharing in an agreement. one of our problems have been that since brag that's a new question come into the northern and politics, which is the border. should there be a trade border between the european union and the united kingdom in northern

ireland, which would be a restatement of all the old divisions that were there? or do we need to have a border then which manual which f like manages trade between great britain and scott and wales and northern ireland. for that question of where the border goes, has made it really, really difficult and recently united kingdom and that you have made it and your agreement. there's no cause windsor framework. it is hoped that that will be enough to bring the unionists who up to now have been boy coughing the arrangement to come back into local government. but at the moment, that's not sure not certain. and if they don't, then maybe we'll have to be into a new agreement or some kind of reform of the agreement that was professor duncan maro from officer university. moving on and a saudi delegation has been to the yemeni capital center 4 talks with who the rebels over a potential end to yemen, long running civil war. the saudi arabia has supported the amans government against the iran back to the rebels who control much of northern yemen,

including the capital. the fighting has pushed the country to the brink of famine. a country in ruins, with tens of thousands did, and millions displaced. this is human after 9 years of civil war. now those for the 1st time in many months, signs of real progress enemy shaking hands as the leader of the hood. he rebels welcomes delegations from saudi arabia and a man. the un calls the talks the closest yemen has come to lasting peace. and the many people want to believe it shall on thought of if we hope for the best . and we'll hope that dance and go, she ations will be soon. that melodrama, let them alone. i hope that they come up with the solution that satisfies the yamini people. we are tired of the situation and of promises and procrastination,

otherwise from year to year they promised people a solution. and i think again, i said i was saying that we only want to be brothers united with our neighbors so that they have their interests and we have ours and we live in peace. we don't want war. war destroys nations. what a home was our home when i was out of the war that destroyed yemen, began in 2014. when the hootie rebels seized the capital santa and much of the countries north, saudi arabia intervened, leading an international military coalition against the hudy's lawyer, william. since then, the conflict has turned into a proxy ball with saudi arabia on one side, and a ran the main supporter at the hoodies on the other and caught in the crossfire is a population on the brink of famine, forced to live in camps, longing for peace and a better life. he sham our

o macy is a conflict analyst and senior yemen advisor at the european institute of peace in washington, dc. i ask them if he thinks the ongoing santa piece talks can bring an end to the almost decade long war. well, this is definitely a step forward, but the thing is that people are being overly ambitious in thinking, just a handshake or thinking document, and i would bring it into the conflict of conflict anyway. it's multi layered. that's the case of animosity there, and it's going to take more of reconstructing plans, place to reconciliation, economy recovery, bringing in all the other factions inside the country around the team. so it's a bit, it's about managing expectations. it's a step forward. yes, but we are a lot. we have a lovely to go right now. sadie ravia and iran have recently agreed to re establish

diplomatic ties that with both of them, ended their military interventions in yemen. what would that mean for the war and for peace? well, definitely is going to help with the de escalation efforts in the normalization to the salaries and the iranians. well, 1st of 1st off, the decades about it is in the audience. so that has to be sorted out over the coming few years. it's not just because the saudis and that i missed shook hands in china. it's going to bring back to an end. but it also definitely reflects on the situation in yemen. this is one of the things why we see the be more amenable towards salary bionics by oser. they're willing to shake hands as a good stuff for and again, but again, we need some time to gauge progress to gauge the extent to which with they'll be that they would want to play bull that you've mentioned there that there have been, let's say, steps forward but it isn't enough for at lasting peace or for peace,

in your opinion, what needs to be done then in order for that piece to be possible going forward, considering what you've been mentioned before. well, to begin with, says multiple sections in the country. currently, the current talks are, you know, bilateral, with a loan, you have, for instance, the southern traditional council that they want. they want to see with half the country. they're not part of these agreements and talks you have the national resistance on the western coast. they're not part of east pox. you have other tribes in the middle and in the east of the country again did up out of the stocks for a sustainable agreement. the, there needs to be a wholistic comprehensive approach that actually addresses the multiple goods off the current conflict. you're talking about people that have been devastated throughout the war for the last 8 years. we're still not discussing reconstruction plans. we're not, we're not discussing recovery plans. we're not talking about projects that will

help us get off the ground in yemen without all of them, not just building majors as well. we're, we're, we're over selling the current piece. now on the ground in yemen, we thought in our report, there, you've touched on it a little bit. the yemeni people at the end of the day are the ones who've been suffering through at this war for many years. now. how was their voice being heard in this entire process? unfortunately, traditionally, i mean, we have been marginalized, it has been a top bottom approach and kind of process. it's, the elites are taking charge. well, basically pushing him and he's the master's, don't access to the side. this is one of the things, for instance, where we are in that we need a more inclusive process. you need to talk to the people in the various districts of the various parts of the country. where the contacts are being held does not represent the rest of the country. we have 21 governor. it's with $333.00 districts

each with its own unique problems. so would not exist city without a bottom up approach. any, i mean, any piece process is not going to stick for long, it's not going to be sustainable. he sham, i'll all may see with the european institute of peace. thank you very much for joining us on d. w and giving us your insights. thank you for having here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. this are chinese warships and fighter jets of in circle taiwan on a 3rd consecutive day of military exercises. beijing says it's a warning to the island after it's president met with a tough us official. the pentagon is reviewing photographs of leaked documents that it says appear to contain sensitive and highly classified material at the war in ukraine. some of those papers suggest

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