for the courageous effort against corruption and political crimes in our series guardians of truth. watch now on youtube dw documentary with a d. w. news line from berlin, nato had installed. some book says ukraine will join the alliance after it winds its war against russia. first ukraine saw it, full price is in a natal ass allies have to clean up. but also that the main focus now is

to ensure that ukraine pervades because if your credit doesn't prevail, as a sovereign in pensioned nation in europe, there is no meaning in discussing membership. i was also on the program growing international pressure for an end to violence in sudan. we'll hear from someone who's been stuck in cartoon since the fighting broke out the world's biggest spaced rock, it explodes just minutes into its 1st test flight to find out why the starships our is interesting. the lodge was a success. ah, i'm phil guy, welcome to the program. nato secretary general against ultima says the alliance says that members of all agree that ukraine will become a member. he added that nato's 1st party is to support ukraine's war effort. i

statement came ahead of a meeting of the ukraine defense contact group at american ramstein airbase. here in germany. i served in t of yesterday and that the ukraine, sir, future is in your account, the care of family, an all ne dollars have agreed that that ukraine will become a nato, a member of. but the main focus now is of course, are on, on how to ensure that ukraine prevails. of course, ukraine has long made clear its ambition to join nato. is that correspondent, but he is bullying her in keith. ukraine has said, ukraine's government has said that they wanted to join nato. ukraine is also saying that the war should not be an obstacle to this membership process. and that this should be started. now, stuart and bug has not said anything, as we've just heard on that, and he has not announced any specific measures. it certainly welcome

as a gesture, but if, if you look at it, it will not change the situation here for the key of government on the ground right now. that's mathias a bully in case you re, re chateau. as our former moscow bureau chief is now based in riga, and he told me about the russian response. well, is the russian, the reaction feel comes from kellen spokesman b trip is scoff. and his conversation with journalists, bischoff said that the west and military alliance would continue the line of absorption of ukraine. and russia would be dealing with an aggressive block whose actions demonstrate the correctness of the decision to launch a special military duration. that's what this coin called, war is called in russia, as it is, of course, exactly what was expected from the kremlin in russia because of the russian public has of course, a long been asking critical questions as to why the declared goals of the so called special operation will not achieve and what these goals extra the are,

and this is how the kremlin justifies its war against ukraine. the fact that this is about the distortion of fads isn't mentioned. of course, this has been, this has been russia static for years to mirror all the west's accusations against russia and to make the same accusations against the best. i do think russia would react if ukraine did join nato at some point. while of course, ukraine in the nato is a total red line for moscow. as this has been talked about for years, especially before the start of the war. and during this war, rush of warrant against ukraine joining nato. despite the fact that such a potential joining is in the distant future, apart from the fact that it is not clear whether it would ever be possible. russia already has a situation of it put in, actually wanted to avoid because russia didn't want natal to move closer to the russian borders. exactly. the opposite of that, that has happened. a finland. shares are nearly 3000 kilometer border with russia

and is now and they to member russia's response was to announce plans, plans to place tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring bella. ruin. and of course, russia would now obviously, massively increase its military industry and to that will lead to an armed arms race like in the cold war era. thank you. that eureka, you re re shutter in riga. i also discussed this, refer for bruce a partier. he's a former nato policy maker, and now c e. o. of the rasmussen, global political consultancy asked him if he wants still. tim burke's remarks changed anything for ukraine or indeed for russia. there is a bit of unpacking to do here. first. i think we have to on the line, the high symbolism of having the nato secretary general visiting in time of war, which some allies where we're very strongly reluctant to allow the secret agent on

to do so. and i think to find that he went in there already sends a pretty strong signal of solidarity and commitments. however, as far as the statement is concerned, i would say this is too vague to be true that if i were the ukrainians, i will say, well, i think you're trying to stretch to confine of what's been allowed. and what's been said for, for the past few years and what is expected. now there's a new sense of urgency and there was a sense of necessity in ukraine and elsewhere around europe. that the actually joining the alliance to not be something you get at the end of the war is something that helps you to end the war. and this is a vague, big difference with what mr. so tim, back said, and, and there's also this idea that that will certainly given that and at nato proximity was one of russia's pretext for launching this war in the 1st place is a ukraine's membership of violence or not likely to be conditional on the terms of

any peace deal, of course, it can be conditional on the security situation or how the security situation evolves. and each, obviously conditional on the territorial question. but you are speaking from germany, which actually join the alliance in the mid fifty's. and yet you don't have what you could call a full territorial integrity because for some part of germany, we're actually eastern germany. and these had been actually, was the, i didn't our doctrine of joining your lives, despite the fact that there was not a way to for political unity of the german nation. and so i think germany is a very good example of how you can square the question of natal membership and the question of territorial integrity over time was very interesting. thank you for that. i would like to ask you about the latest items on ukraine's military wish

list. modern fighter jets 1st. we'll take a look at the soviet era mix that are being delivered. and then we'll come back to you. this is a slovak in meg 29. the model that was once the pride of the soviet union's air force on its way to ukraine. last month. the made 29 came into service in 1983. at the time arrival to us built f sixteens, a product of the race to rule the skies during the cold war. ukrainian pilots are already trained to fly the plains. so in theory, they are ready to go. on paper, the mig $29.00 looks impressive. it can max out at 2400 kilometers per hour. it's ranges over 2000 kilometers and it can fly up to 18 kilometers altitude. ukrainian president for laudermill zalinski says he's thankful but that ukraine

needs much more. yes, yes, the board ship, i'm grateful to poland and i'm grateful to slovakia for their decisions on megs for ukraine. this will significantly strengthen the defense of our sky, but we need modern aircraft ticket and this is exactly what we've been saying. what is there a rational motivation for the delay in providing modern aircraft chest? if you think you the word modern is the key here. russia has been using a range of attack aircraft in ukraine, some developed decades after the big 29. to top that off, many of the polish and slovak plains, headed to ukraine, now are in bad condition. they may end up being used to provide parts to repair ukraine's existing air force. he has previously called for a fighter jet coalition for ukraine, which would use newer planes made by different nato countries that may still come.

but for now, the meg 20 nines will have to do so suppressor photo from rasmussen, global. we have jen stalsen burke saying today that the alliance is immediate priority is to support ukraine's war efforts. do you think that means ukraine is likely to get the modern fighter jets it once? i hope so that the issue here is we are managing this war with 3 mom cycles and, and we are doing the kind of a criminal management of the war, which in my, you a means we're not taking seriously this war because if we wanted the war to come to an end as soon as possible, which i think is the wish of the ukrainians 1st, but obviously also of, of the nato citizens and leaders. then we should provide ukraine. we've everything needs to finish the job. and i think this incrementalism is self defeating. so it's very good that every freeform of we're meeting and trying to solve the next

capability commitment. but the problem is always that gap. where then the russians moving, reinvent some sort of way to attack c, t, 's and population. and we're always late by 3 or 4 month. and i think we need to correct that. we have an open and dead long term commitment to ukraine's own defense. and until we do that, i think we will have to always find your check if you're from moment. we've all the political gesticulations that we see. right. so it sounds like you, you don't think ukraine currently has what it needs for this coming spring offensive to be success has no, it has what it has and it will make the best of it, especially because of the commitment and the bravery of its service. men and women, quite frankly, but if we look at the gear, indeed what we have provided we, the west is very substantial. but if you look at the adversary and the tactics used

by the adversary and the defensive lines of the adversary, especially in the south in needs something, it needs much more and fighter jets at critical to be able to prosecute an offensive in the best possible conditions and with the least possible attrition of artillery of, of acres and most importantly of men and women. it's very interesting a very clear thank you for that for priest party from rasmussen at global is look at a small source making news around the world. russia says one of its war planes accidentally fired on the russian city of belgrade, near the border with ukraine. massive explosion shook the city and left 2 women entered. the defense ministry said anne su $34.00 was flying over the city when an unplanned launch of ammunition occurred. investigations are underway. britain's deputy, a prime minister dominic rob has resign. that's a day after the prime minister wishes sooner received the result of an inquiry into

complaints of bullying against mister rob was a subject of 8 former complaints. my civil servants who served under him. he denies the claims but said that he, he would resign if any of the complaints have been a power work such took got air force of joined with workers at to 3 other major airports in germany by striking today, friday strikes this week of left at tens of thousands of air traveler stranded workers on germany's long distance railway joined the transport units and demanding higher pay to cover the rising cost of the 10 members of the same family have been killed in a mass shooting at a house in south africa. please say they were ambushed by an unknown gunman in the eastern city of pure and marriage, berk. it's the latest in spite of shootings in recent years, and now south africa, which is that which has the world's highest murderers. and the world health organization is reporting that 413 people have been killed and more than 3500

injured in sudan. since finance broke out 6 days ago. there's no sign of any end to the conflict despite repeated un calls for a cease fire. the regular army is fighting the paramilitary rapid support forces. the military government says it's committed to. i'd promised transition to civilian rule, but will only accept the r s. s. surrender blue more gun fi in khartoum as fighting goes on despite hopes for a cease fire. oh, in a pre recorded message release to the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. sedans top general said the military still backs a return to civilian rule. that would weigh in the massacre. we are confident that we will overcome this ordeal with our training, wisdom and strength for preserving the security and unity of the state allowing us

to be entrusted with the safe transition to civilian rule. one mother. ready still, many residents are making last minute attempts to leave sedans, capital city, people at this bus station, a trying to get on one of the few buses, still offering their services. oh, my mother will not put our mom. i'm praying for safety. and that god in the bloodshed, we're praying, they reached an agreement and god ends bloodshed of all muslims are going on with blue hopes for a cease fire were high on wednesday, but a low in fighting never came about. sedans, army says it will not negotiate with the country's rival paramilitary rapid support force group. it means more suffering for the civilians trapped in the conflict or has it was added to suffolk. it brought assuring, according to the health ministry of 20 hospitals have had to shut down because of

attacks, moral and lack of supplies for level up to 7. o 8 more health centers are at risk of closure because of work overload and a lack of medical personnel profit at the fees. we call on all parties to commit to a sustained, she monetary and pause and fighting as soon as possible. suddenly molest washington says it's sending more troops to its naval base in the nearby se african country of job duty to prepare for a possible evacuation of u. s embassy employees. other nations are also planning to get their people out people and willingly kind of helpful to us. at the same time, people think also getting more and more death. it went down to foreclose, had high food, and it was his flight breaking out into, you know, as people get more and more desperate, then things get more and more tense. so people's access to resources,

italy doing and you know that senate things start turning the worst out. a virtual meeting with african and arab leaders. un chief antonia gra t harish called for a 3 day truce starting from friday. the paramilitaries have said they have agreed to a cease fire, but with fighting still going on many a packing their belongings and leaving while they still can. patrick doyle is a journalist on political analysts based in cuba in neighboring south sudan. it all d w more about conditions in the capital, how to is deleted. we're hearing of course, is rapid support forces for unilaterally announces he's fired. beginning this morning at 6 am. however, the, the army has been quiet about that and the army actually we are just received a report about 5 minutes ago that they are moving in some residential areas, trying to calm the residential areas. meaning they're trying to look for any rapid

support forces that may be in those areas, the residential areas to try to either you know, average them or utilize them. what to call in the language. so the fighting is still on. basically, however, some residential areas are quiet and we have also just received some report about 30 minutes ago that are some, some people are going to the mosque in some residential areas. don't do much is not for any reason why you must be upgrading in areas that are quiet. it's patrick or i said sasa. now twitter has begun to remove the blue text that to used to be used to verify the platforms, high profile user accounts, famous figures like the pope donald trump has been affected. in a twitter owner, you must set the checkmarks would be removed from accounts that didn't pay a monthly fee, adding that he's personally paying for some subscriptions, including those of the offer the king and based on the bronze james

well, another very long most companies is making news space x is a lot of the world's most powerful rocket as a success, despite the fact that it exploded minutes after lift off, it was the it was starships 1st and crude test flight from its launch pad in southern texas. it's hope that eventually it will carry us not to the mood unto mars. it was one of a space ex most high profile launches. to date, the largest the spacecraft ever built. hurtling towards the sky. the latest, the step towards corner alone must vision of reaching mars to rock had sought almost 40 kilometers high until the booster failed to separate from the main body. hour was i thing on the cake. ah,

experts believe is p 6. his reason to see the launch as a success this broke this just a completely new design. it's a real departure from things that have been flown in the past. and so they were not expecting it to be fully successful. you have to debug these things and, and so if they prove several things, they prove that the engines could fire properly with using this new b. thank you. oh, they proved that the rocket can fly through was called max q the area, which is sort of roughest from turbulence. right? that could crumpled a rock if it wasn't built strong enough. and they probably can fly and brightly the right direction. i just couldn't separate. i fine of a separate from his oper stage. the explosion also did little to dampen d and to z as them of the crowd gather to see the launch. yeah. oh hey. i got this. it was blew up in visual range, which is yeah, hey, that's bad, but it's also great. i got to actually see the whole flight. the 19 was it 900?

68 or 69. i was 89 years old, and i sat in colorado and watched him walk on the moon. so how much fun will that be before i die? to watch him walk on mars, for instance, the 2 must routing. the next step will be in a few months time. the spectators won't have to wait long until the space ex, again reaches for the stars. get ready to go through this river 0, figure bonnie from dw a science welcome zone. i thought was more about why space x is claiming this as a success, despite the rocket actually blowing up. well i'm and i'm glad for the opportunity to work this with you because step by step in maybe our mass owner of for one of the many owners and spaces in his hedge. well, he, one of his big ambitions was not to block the launch pad and they didn't launch pad, so that's wonderful. and they didn't get the space that's true because space starts

at about 80 kilometers, 100 kilometers, depending on who you ask. so they didn't get very far, but they didn't launch and, and what else? not much else on that as far as i'm concerned. i mean, you know, look, rockets do have to be tested and they'd have many, let's say not accidents, but you know, trials where things of exploded, or maybe we'll have to explain. we don't forget that we're talking about essentially the same technology that can fire an intercontinental ballistic missile is basically what are these and they are using you fuels. so things will go wrong in inverted commas, but that's part of the learning process. yeah. so you could say it was a partial success. i'm with will all learn from it. meanwhile, ill on mask, i'm a man of many companies. the shockwave of the space exponent appears to have

reached the tesla share price on thursday is he's spreading himself to fin. well, i'm sorry to use the police, i would probably have to ask him that. i mean this, this, he really does have his finger many, many pies and many companies that we don't even hear about a daily basis such as nearly or he is, is boring. company is not about being bored, it's about boring holes. channels more, all sorts of companies, but they're willing to lose his, his own personal value. and his company value is all linked together. the test the shares well, so in that sense, the test shares could have taken him not because people would have said, well, you know, is this guy out of control. and people have said that in the past experts to say that in the past, not me. i couldn't possibly comment, however, there were 2 other things. reports of a less than good quarterly reports could have affected the share price. but there was also the a cold case in california where the, the,

the julie started to deliberate on what appears to be called the reuters news agency. possibly the 1st trial in which it has the car was involved a crash involving it has the car that was using an automated driving software. that's incredibly important thing for actually the makeup of the test. the cars can lea, you know, drive and all try to fashion lots of these in there, lots of ethical questions and that, you know, in that does sense shockwave through investors. i'm sure, so it's kind of difficult to tell. we've got a lot going on. yes. yeah, and one of the, another of those things is, is twisted of course, and we're, we're have their purge of these legacy blue check marks also happening on thursday just hours after the space x launch and coincident oh, you know, wouldn't it be lovely to think of this person this, this, this,

this high is g as you call them, even call it, do you know that getting really annoyed. and then and again, because he's been rocky failed and then he's taking out and all the little people on twitter while it's a nice idea. i don't know. i mean, the idea of twitter blue launched efficiently in december if i'm not mistaken. l. l mask has been pushing it for a while. you've had a lot of people commenting on it. the on roy committee, anybody could be now and i'm thinking yes, but so what me, that's the internet. you know. i mean literally the issues do arise here. i think when l knox starts to pay for people to have their counsel in a, in a sense, paid for their account. stephen k, william shatner, essentially, that it could be based on not the community, but on one person's own individual interests. but the idea, let's say, you know, a lot of people have been crying, crying over like m p r, losing their status. suddenly your organization's not even, you know,

stopping to tweet. but the idea of any individual or essentially, especially media organizations and germans wanting or desiring to have a take to be authenticated to be verified by a commercial social media company. above all is in my mind ludicrous. if i'm allowed to speak freely, i mean, it really could actually be a beneficial thing. and right now people to spoken about the pope losing his tick. now he has an is, has gone from blue to gray. i'm it is, you know, and if the pope said, you know, the aliens are real and pigs can fly. i mean, you've got to engage your mind haven't really. so the take don't let us only rely on the ticket. there's a lot of talk about the checks and you know, we could just engage our minds and become a little bit more conscious and thinking people might help us engagement with technology. powerful, philosophical note. we'll leave it off the car. bonnie: thank you so much. thank you. is reminded by top story base,

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