we have to learn a lot, and we do that through plane questions about life, the universe. kind of like a superpower. our series 40 to be answered almost every thing this week on dw, the, this is dw news line from berlin. you craze president arrives in berlin. lot of mirrors, the love seat comes to germany after holding talks in italy will have more on his european tour. also coming up, polls are open in

a crucial election in turkey. will voters choose a new direction or extend president air, the ones more than 2 decades in power? and as a euro vision song contest and liver pools sweetest finger lorraine makes history singing her way to a historic 2nd victory in the world's biggest live music competition. the mariana evans, dean. it's good to have you with us to decrease president in florida mirrors. the last name has arrived in berlin for his 1st visit since russia invaded his country last year. so long as the analysis arrival on social media. shortly after his plane touched down in the german capital laid last night, details of the trip had been kept secret for security reasons. to offer more,

we can now speak to w's. chief political correspondent, nina has a who's standing by in front of a chancellor in berlin. good morning to you, nina. so the landscapes visit when they had to germany, of course, has been highly anticipated. so what is the ukranian leader hoping to achieve today? well, you're grinding president sloan diaz. ellen's can confirm this morning at 1 o'clock felon time that he had indeed touch down in berlin. and on his twitter account he said, weapons recovery you nato. so a lot of things on the agenda, this is a quiet from his tweet. so it is confirmed that he's here. all the details are extremely kept in secret. a german media report say that he is meeting with german president franklin stein maya, invest the palace, which is just

a couple of 100 meters down the road from here. and then he will probably be flown over to the chancellor rate, which is behind me here, where he is going to meet with a john. so it will have sides and, and that he will be receiving military honors. now that is something that i'm guessing i can reveal because you can see the flags behind me and preparations are on the way that this is indeed the plan. and then afterwards, i'm sure that we're going to hear from all of choice, at least wanting to, to how to discuss now it is the very 1st time since february 20 of 24th last year when russia launched its full scale invasion, that the ukranian president is in balance, so a lot of anticipation, a lot of police around learning, and you mentioned that the details of the loves cuz i temporary are being kept more or less secret. and yet, not long ago, the plans for this visit were apparently leaked by berlin. police and ukraine even threatened to cancel the visit, but here we are,

as the landscape is indeed in the german capital. so what do you think that tells us while there was a loss of anger about the land police who confirmed the plans of to a journalist, asked for details of a potential upcoming visit. and the police have said on the interior minister who's in charge of the police, as also said that there is an investigation into just why that was possible, how this leak could happen. now there's a lot of speculation. why would you reveal the details of such an important and of course highly risky trip? because of course, your training and president is an extremely big target for russia and who he's at war with. so this is something where the german police have a lot to answer for the german politicians as well. and you, crane and germany have had the base of rocky year and a half since the full scale invasion starts. at last february, we will remember all the discussions about the ukraine criticizing gemini,

this rich economy at the center of europe for not doing enough for not delivering quickly enough for not supporting your training enough. now germany did then become one of the top supporters of ukraine, but of course, trust is an extremely big issue in this highly sensitive time. the ws chief political correspondent nina has a nina, thank you so much of the wednesdays last job before berlin was italy. it was his 1st trip to rome and the vatican since the war broke out. while in the time capital he received assurances of aid and support from politicians as well as from the pope. a dozens of ukrainians living in italy waited for hours in the rain chanting and waving flags hoping to catch a glimpse of their president on his 1st trip to rome. since russia's invasion, more than a year ago. we still us today we gather to you in the rain to express

a lot of ready to, to all president where you will be. we also told him nothing and wishing peace. i'm only a lawyer. we as you turn in community, easily without being without president wishing the best. and in this time of war, he is doing a good job. who's the president of all of them? and then to get to know the crowd cheered as the motorcade went by on its way to key g. palace the seat of a tell you in government their president to lend speech met was prime minister. georgia is only the 2 gave each other a warm embrace before heading inside for a closed door meeting, which lasted more than an hour and a joint press conference. after the talks, malone reaffirmed italy staunch support for ukraine's war effort with military and other raid boxes. you gotta do it up. so what i mean to people arise only if russia

stops hostility and the attacks on civilians, you know, we will. yeah. i'm a pro fee thought, but we know that and also we want to reiterate or appeal to moscow. i mean, you have to stop the aggression and withdraw its troops from ukrainian territory. that's the reason we are in favor of a diplomatic solution of the consequences. nobody got a complete, maloney expressed support for president. so lensky is 10 point piece, klein, which calls for the withdrawal of russian troops. the restoration of ukraine, internationally recognized borders, and the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute russian war crimes. zelinski thanked italy for its support. then it was on to the vatican where the ukrainian president had a private audience with pope frances. he presented the pontiff with a bullet proof vest that had been painted with an image of the madonna following their meeting, which lasted some 40 minutes. zalinski sent a tweet saying he asked the pope to also publicly back his peace applied

now to some of the other stories making news around the world this hour or after days of fighting between israel and palestine. any stomach jihad militants and gauze of a ceasefire mediated by egypt has taken effect. it comes after a 5th day of hostilities and dozens of deaths. these lama jihad militants fires more than a 1000 rockets towards israel, and these really military pounded targets inside garza. loaders are going to the polls and thailand and a general election where opposition parties are tipped for big gains. opinion poll shows the pro tie and move forward. parties far ahead of the military, back. prime minister prior to china chose government. the former army leader 1st came to power in a 2014 to pakistan's former prime minister in wrong con is calling of his supporters to hold nationwide protests. he also said he will resume his public

rallies starting wednesday. cons arrest earlier this week, sparked violent clashes between his followers and security officials. he was released after the supreme court intervene, voters and turkey are going to the polls and landmark collections that could end president richard type air. no one's more than 2 decades in power. opinion polls give his challenger came out, ok, lynched r o a narrow lead. more than 60000000 people will also vote for members of parliament, turkeys and the group of an economic crisis and is still recovering from devastating earthquakes that killed 50000 people earlier this year. it's being seen as turkey's most important election in generations. president fletcher of type out a one has dominated the country's political stage for the past 20 years. and he even re shape the constitution which took all of the critics fear. another term for the

conservative religious leader could spell the end of turkey's democracy. but with polls showing him facing a tough election fight, they're the ones as no one else can be trusted, disappeared in the country. cool, cool, cool, cool. we will not allow the navy blue relations on the the brother holding ponds of citizenship between 85000000 people to be on the mind. we will build the century of turkey together. we've use shoulder to shoulder. we will pave the way for a great and powerful took you together with you all the adjust but under air, the ones watch turkeys. once booming economy has stalled, with high inflation, causing many voters to question the president stewardship. and then came the devastating earthquake and se turkey. many criticised are the ones response. as inadequate turkeys opposition usually splintered among several parties,

has seized the opportunity to mount a serious challenge. the opposition has united behind a single candidate come out can star was due to the star lose will beach, the secular center locked republican people's party, the c h p is pledging a more inclusive, more democratic style if he's elected the fates of the took history, public cannot rest in the hands of one person alone. no one except the single person room. this year turkey marks the $100.00 the anniversary of the countries founding. and its democratic future observers say, is that state in the presidential election over more? let's go to eastern bowl where the w correspondent during jones is following these crucial elections for us. hello to you. we just heard at the end of that report, how commentators are saying the turkeys democratic future is at stake and today's

election. why is that so well, suddenly that is what the opposition alliance is saying and the challenge to present from child to come are correct. so you said there's a few 12 democracies that state can these elections? i accuse of incumbent president, one of the accumulating incredibly, a centralized powers. marginalising off of checks and balances, and using those pals and an increasing the autocratic way. now i would want dismisses that, he said the 1000 needed to create a strong, powerful, talking, a very difficult neighborhood for the opposition. they say this election is probably the most important kentucky is democracy in determining the future of the country. all right, so the opposition saying this is a decisive election for turkey internally, but what about when it comes to foreign policy? how much of an impact could the outcome of this election have on turkey's relations abroad? while i think they will be huge changes in fact uh, collect totally in interview,

said that they will be a 108 degree degree. change in foreign policy tools to key. so western allies on the other ones, leadership talk, he's become more or more strange. it's relations or is traditional allies in the united states and the european union, gravitating closer to the most go in even beijing. but now a crystal says that there's a central for the country to recognize its key traditional allies, and they will be a re orientation back towards washington and brussels to fundamental change to so peacefully a major changes at stake in the country as well as the color store replacing a change in the constitution and the return to parliamentary democracy away from this powerful executive presidency. story and these are really very opposing visions for the direction for turkey in the coming years. but we have to also mention it is a tied raise, and most polls at least are showing a very narrow lead for carriage thoroughly should he,

when do you think presidents air to one and his followers are going to admit defeat it was that has to be said a major concern of commentators and the opposition on given the fact that we've had some very conflicting statements during the campaign. one stage of one said the to if democracy was threatened to support us, we're ready to defend it. like they didn't up and failed military coups and that was interpreted as a threat to the opponents of position if they did win while his junior partner debit punctually. very controversially said there was a bullet for every opposition vote. now that goes up to few or in the country, but it has to be said in the run up in the last 2 days of tools. election day was one of his chase is told when he was off this question. he said, if the vote if, when things are supposed they will, of course, be a peaceful transition of power, i think dot com. so a lot of concerns. but it has to be said that the that is a concern on the election day of money. both isn't in this country during jones

reporting for us from his time bull during thank you. and finally sweden has won this year's euro vision song contest. the singer laureen took the prize for the 2nd time in her career after winning in 2012. the. the contests was hosted in liverpool, england on behalf of ukraine, some fantastic entertainment, their you're up to date on the w news america ever seem to have more headlines for you at the top of the hour from me and the entire team. thanks for watching the news now go to this.