the wind dials starts and we 19 dw the . this is dw news live from bullen. you. craig's president says he has no plans to attack russian territory just to felicia when it comes to invasions. when i go somewhere, i go there officially as president of ukraine and not as an invader. savanski

is in berlin ahead of the much anticipated ukrainian counter offensive. the german chancellor pledges to support ukraine for as long as life takes also coming off time versus a weight results in a crucial general election. the polls closed on to those count and gets on the way in thailand, pro democracy opposition policies attempt to defeats the military box, government off incumbent president, prime minister pri, you to tumble shop and will vote as intact you choose a new direction with opposition candidate. it came out of candidates, donald or expense president ad once more than 2 decades impala plus politics. se the stage to pop up the eurovision song contest with sweden coming out the window. the thing on lorraine, one and historic 2nd victory and the world's biggest life music competition,

the the hello, i'm going to jones good to have you with us. ukrainian presidents allowing us to lensky is on his 1st visit to germany since the russian invasion. he has been holding talks with john to let one of sholtes in berlin. the 2 leaders appeared afterwards at a news conference with shaw said this is such a strong signal that to germany would support ukraine for as long as necessary. valencia expressed his gratitude for durham and backings of just hours before he arrived. too many announced a new package with military aid, with more than 2700000000. you arrive the same 2 course note that the chancellor schultz told to lensky that germany support for ukraine is unwavering. he has the chancellor in his own with chums of cuz i've said many times kind of repeated here

today is that we will support you as long as needed. i'm not doing the same press conference. the ukrainian president was also asked about his spring offensive plans for landscape, denied to reasons, accusations that he was considering attacking russia just to felicia when it comes to invasions. do you know when i go somewhere? great. i go there officially as president of ukraine, suddenly a not as an invader. yes. when did you use chief political correspondent, you know, how's it was following the press conference for us these she's now just outside of the german chancellor, re nina. what's your main take away from that conference as well? of course it was a highly anticipated press conference and you can feel it in the room. i was up a ton 3 itself and you could feel that sensation that there are 2 leaders who know very well how much is at stake,

who take each other seriously. and each of those interests and each of this conflict of interest as well. and a who stressed the fact that they have very open and frank dialogues left towards the german sean slug called for a load of music lensky, a friend, a true friend and stressed. again, the friendship between the 2 countries you trained in germany because of course, last year there was some doubt as to why germany was so reluctant, initially, to deliver weapons and to support you train militarily and financially. now, of beloved amazing lensky signed germany again and set and said himself that germany is the number to support that when it comes to you train just after the us . and he said he wants to reach a position where germany becomes the number one even. but of course, there are a couple of issues with germany, won't live up to us, the landscape expectations when it comes to the issue of fight digits, for example, the left. so it's just said we're delivering everything. we can modern weapon systems so that you can kind of push back the russian forces. but lensky said he is

trying to get too many to agree to work. more intensive, coordinating, potentially when it comes to these types of jet coalition. because that is something that is elastic, he says he desperately needs in order to win. this will, which he also stressed. again he hopes to have a reach that goal by the end of the year. now as well, i've started to use the opportunity again to make it clear also to a different audience just why gemini was so adamant in supporting ukraine for as long as it takes all of towards has his eyes very much on the global south on the countries that are reluctant to show that unwavering support saw you train in countries in latin america or, and african agent will, are short said that there are a lot of countries that simply don't quite support ukraine as much as is needed. and what i've tried stress the fact that it is something that is not just an issue

of ukraine or of europe. this is about the international piece older. and he said the answers to that light in moscow. moscow has to stop moscow has to withdraw its troops. that was a very clear message coming out of the john street today. definitely very, very strong message. then, as you mentioned already, there were some frictions between germany and ukraine before suddenly last year withdrew him. and he is reluctance to supply ukraine with weapons. now the german leadership seems to be 100 percent behind ukraine and supporting it. but what about the public? there are a couple of voices here in germany who say that a peace negotiations need to stop happening now. and all of short sent a message to those people as well. here at the press conference and said peace negotiations will only stop once ukraine is ready, you cream is not ready because it is being invaded and it is being attacked off

towards set. again, it is russia's imperialist views, that all the problem here and a lot even put in essentially it was the message could in this rule, straight away. they're all voice is here in germany that say that the weapons deliveries are not a solution to the conflict, but they also have to answer the question, how else do you want pressure to stop? do you just want to hand do crane over essentially? so this is something what we'll have. so it's also asked to address the german audience who say yes, we are in favor of ending the will. we don't want any bloodshed, bund, can't you sit down at the negotiating table? and we'll have chose, says, we can only do that once you train is ready to do so. lots dw as chief political correspondent, lima hosted there who has been following the joint press conference between ukraine's president the landscape. and the german chancellor will up schultz and berlin. thank you so much, nina. well, that's good of you from kids now with the w corresponding nick connelly. nick, uh,

i assume that you've also been closely following zalinski is very warm. welcome here in berlin. what can you tell us about the perception of the ukrainian presidents europe, to where you are? certainly zalinski gets a welcome everywhere he goes these days. but this visit to building is special, given those tensions mentioned that by needing especially last year, over the visits to with the plans visit to kia by jimmy's presence time a. where that invite was rescinded, sending a last minute by the ukrainian side, lots of unhappiness from berlin, about that. lots of criticism from key if in the months that followed about germany's reluctance to hurry up, especially with sending weapons that really has changed in the last couple of months, there's a real sense here in key. if the jimmy now gets quite how serious he brings needs on his winning speed, things up and get out of the kind of normal bureaucratic mindset and timescales, the arrival of those german lifted 2 tanks, the irish t, n, t, acros antiques,

ad drone and miss all systems have really made a difference, and especially now this announcement that another almost 3000000000 years with weapons are on their way that has really sweet and kind of the appeal as it were. i'm really made this a visit that seems like an actual deliver something for you brain split, the defend itself. and then of course, at a time where we're hearing ukraine is already making gains in the in battle city. oh, what can you tell us more about that? well certainly of the months where it was always a question of a few 100 meters that a few 100 meters in the different places really almost hand to hand urban roof and then use in recent days that ukraine has pushed russian forces back by some to come to the one point and pushed russian positions back in the south west and approaches to bottom. would that really is the big deal by the standards of this extraordinary battle that i think the big picture? i think it's unlikely to be thought all the way to do for any kind of defensive. i

think this is more of a situation where you cranes taking advantage of russians, weakness we've handled those openly kind of vintage conflicts between the russian regular army and continued precaution and the wagner must. and we go to the sense that ukraine's is taking advantage of that wallet can and hoping to make its positions better, their investment. but i don't think it would be a logical for you. you kind of try and, and thoughts around that. this is an area of the country which seem a lot of fighting since 2014, where the russians have very good defensive. and i think it's very, i'd like you to see something bigger than a bunch of countries. yeah, and russia isn't uh stunning by idly. it continues to hit to talk, it's across the country also overnight, including the town ukraine supervision song contest. participants came from that song contest, obviously happening last night and that attack minutes before the performance. what more do you know? well certainly there was some pretty impressive images kind of show came is of, of, in that's internal to,

in their kind of industrial units that was caused by that christmas. all sec, not just throwing up all the other cities in the fall west of ukraine, very much been range of rushes, cruise themselves as part of the fact that ukraine's advocates to have go back to an older drones that will launch that key of for instance, last night for shut down, there was no damage here, but i think it's just a reminder for people in this country, but those area warnings all very real. this is not a theoretical threat anymore and that they can be headed any time on the building. use an economy. thank you for us. so thank you so much. i, it's a diesel look now. it's some of the other stories making use around the world. psycho nocka is lashing the coastline along the border of me and martin bung gladish. authorities evacuated 400000 people ahead of the john storm, 8 groups of war and a severe consequences for cox's bizarre, the wealth because the refugee camp, which lies in almost as tall pocket stones, former prime minister in drunkenness,

a calling on his support as to hold nationwide protests, he also said he will resume his public valleys, starting wednesday, cons rest. any of this week, spots violent clashes between his followers on security officials. he was released off to the supreme court continued in thailand, those counting is on the way and the general election. well, position policies attempt for big gains, holes on how close and results are expected in the coming hours ahead of the boat opinion polls showed the pools high and move forward policies far ahead of the military backed ruling policy or 5 minutes to try you to john of job, the full, my ami nita 1st came to power in a 2014 cool from all as close to buncombe now where dw aisha, pacific bureau chief idea of motus is standing by gale. welcome pulse up close to what are you hearing of the some new is what i hear

a lot the 31 and that is the number of the move forward party. want a bit more, a radical i would say opposition. parties here that do intend to change the tie constitution and the position of the monarchy here. uh they got a lot of support, at least at this police station. put tide in 2nd place and um the price of the car and prime minister and conservative, a leader or former general here at the moment in 5th place. and that is also something that is reflected in what local media report from other upholding station . so it looks like up position parties are running it had in this race that has been seen as a paper to election. what exactly is at stake? yeah, exactly. so if you listen to your title, one of the main opposition parties here in thailand, they said this is a historic day, a day when thailand moves away from military rule to democratic me. a lot of people

here have told me that this is also a referendum on the performance of the car and a prime minister pry you turn off job and his performance of 9 years of the way. she came into power by a military to 99 years ago, if you listen to the other side, of course, conservative folders, particularly elda, a richard motors, and they are concerned about the stability in the country. they're concerned about core values like religious values and the position of the monarchy in thailand. where you said earlier that the sit, a position is looking a set for big against the incumbent upon minister is slacking behind. i bought the position might still be struggling to form a government. why is that? that is red type all the 6 steps step. it's tricky. it's essentially uh the pro military. a government at the moment has one key advantage. they are like very likely to have the support of 250 senators

a to pick the prime minister. so it's not just the, the lower house of the $500.00 seats that are up for grabs. now in this vote, but it's $250.00 military appointed senators, the really liked the prime minister. so any opposition party really needs needs to win by a landslide and gets at at least 376 votes of the 500 lower house seats. and that is where we get to the next tricky point, and that is a making you called us and government. so expect a lot of horse trading going on. come monday. well, horse trading is one thing, but though we've already talked about the military coup, the role of the company from industry into power and the 1st place, and that's not for the 1st time talents been known for a troubles. history of military coups. it caught any worries that the army might, again into the with the democratic process of a transition i comes in need a lot.