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coming out the door remains open, some encouraging signs for ukraine from nato secretary general about the prospects of joining the alliance. and i will speak to you in stoughton birds, former deputy, and at least 3 people killed in the latest russian air strikes on the ukrainian calf. the library golf. our view is what you're going to be us with the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome european leaders meeting at a summit in moldova. and they have bound to remain united in the face of russia's aggression against you crate crate in presidential lensky today made a surprise appearance warning. the leaders that any doubts that they show before admitting keyed into nato will only embolden russia to attack more countries. ukrainian president today also repeated his call for more support in the former

patriot air defense systems and modern fighter jets security in europe. it was top of the agenda at thursday's me. mazda service president has a lot riding on this summit. she bobby's head country could be next in the firing line. if luxury prevails in ukraine. mal deva, which already has a for russian breakaway region in the east, received a candidate status along with ukraine last year. she's being pressing some acceleration of the membership process. as you up 2nd for his country after you cried, she's going to show solidarity. is that come to pack some key? please do invest. you know, country. please do the leave. you know, i know why you sent this your on the conference in her opening speech,

she compared the summit's tranquil surroundings with the will just next door. president lensky wants that doubts of ukrainian membership. if we even need to put in bold and must go. every dollar to show here in your either 3 inch, the advisor will definitely try to all combine whether these doubts are about why and also your just apps or doubts about our unit to him or maybe about our ability to meet the challenges of our time every doubt brings more, is your team speaking like to add side tv a to right to the importance of you ever pay and solidarity and security? the, i think security guarantees that were important not only for you green, for all the neighbors home, although i, because of, of the russia and the, of the aggression in new green and potential aggression. and for the in part of your but somebody from the group, smiles and family starts. those divisions remain

a how it can work. some want to see concrete steps to as membership. others are more cautious. they say and dragging the alliance into all of its russia. so for now, solidarity and weapons will have to suffice, dw is correspond to being rigorous. he has more now from the summit in most of, of all your pin countries have gathered here at me caused it to send a very strong and clear message to russia. we all defy the war against ukraine, and the community of european states will support ukraine as long as it takes in the words of my son to the host. the president of mode of ukrainian president. volume is lensky came here to make his strong case again, ukraine has to get into nature as soon as possible. he said security guarantees alone and not enough. and most of a in ukraine are in the same boat,

but it comes to the p and union. they want to join the european union as soon as possible, and they are making good progress. this is a direction here from the you institutions and also the member states of you. there has been rigor, they're reporting international efforts are underway to supply ukraine with us, made f. 16 fighter jets. now it comes after us, president biden lifted american opposition to the idea of a recent g. subbing summit. here's a look now at how this came about after re let loose lobbying from ukraine's president bonum is the legs. it was a powerful symbol of a country desperate for help. ukrainian president loading the slaves could gifting a fighter pilots helmets to his british host algio. this year i will explain the writing on the rates. we have freedom us wing

to protect it. it was a message he would just beat time and again, whenever and wherever he could. and we also need more than $500.00. yes. ukraine says fighter jets like the us built at 16 would provide air cover to grind, forces protect people on critical infrastructure from russian drawing on mess style attacks and help them win this war knows its allies have answered the call. the united states, together with our allies and partners, is going to begin training. ukrainian pilots in 4th generation fighter aircraft including f. 16. the international fighter jet coalition looks like this. the u. s . u k. front and others have pledge to train ukrainian pilots on modern fights, projects that page the wafer key of to get his hands on the cherished f. 16 model. exactly where from and when there's not yet clear as the sole vocal passes. yeah,

the very 1st ukrainian f 16 will be one of the strongest signals from the world that russia will only lose because of its own regression. threats out that it will become weaker slot and further isolate to see this is a little one. for now, gemini has stayed out of the coalition, bought defense minister bar as historian has not ruled out playing a supporting role in the future. or should ukraine get more a fighter jets? i put the question to alexander mueller used to the defense policy spokesman for the parliamentary group of germany's liberal, free democrats. they should get fired at the spot. we f of costs to, uh, to a to look well what is suitable. and i think the 16 is the most you suitable plane and ukraine. so you said the same way. there are many observers saying that the

german government continues to draw all lines in the sand, whether we're talking about long range missiles or babel chains. now we're talking about fighter jets these, these lines are being drawn, but it seems to always be clear that you're going to give the weapons that ukraine wants eventually. so. so why draw all these law data though? no light is drawn. uh currently um we are open for 4 digits. um delivery. but what we have in germany, we have only the tornado fighter jets on the euro fi to a 5 digits. and a bose uh not well suited to because uh the tornado is a. so with that we want to get rid of it. and um the uh you are a fi to is a very complicated to, to be flown. you need us to, to learn on the euro fi to the 16 as a simpler and easier to use. and so they, they bought the 16. that's what you franchise. and it was sort of be clear on this,

mr. miller, if germany had the f sixteens, but it goods. and then are you saying that it would have the green light from the german government to do that? i don't know because this question doesn't pose. it's us because we don't have a f sixteens um, but it's not, it's not a currently a topic and building, but it, but it's convenient for the political leaders at the moment. when you look at the polls that show a majority of germans or against sending any fighting jet street, you crate. i mean, it's easy for politicians to say we, we don't have to do this, right? it can be later in months and yes, if they have no f sixteens anymore in ukraine, that we come and discuss a sending you're a fight us. but today, and this month's uh, this is, this is not the topic. so i don't see these lines in the sense currently. let me ask you, we of tried to get an answer from the german chancellor. he hasn't been willing to

give us a clear definition of yet. so let me ask you, what does victory for ukraine look like from a german perspective? yes, we have this discussion in germany, the chancellor. it's very restrictive in his words, but off and for the 70 members of unsafe victory means ukraine needs to get back to the uh, the territory that belongs domestically illegally to ukraine. that is a victory for ukraine. and that's what we support you kindful. and before we let you go, mr. mueller, are, are there any limits as far as you're concerned, as to what germany should do to help ukraine achieve this victory as we should, as a part ukraine solidarity um no for, for them to get back to the country of costs, we should be careful with delivering uh, a tech weapons that could be used for attacking,

rushing mainland. but i think the ukraine is uh, as clever enough to, to not to do with these uh steps. so, um i have no um, no problem with, with uh, sending the weapons. i need alexander mueller spokesman for the parliamentary group of germany's liberal, freed democrats, the if the payments to me that we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. well, people in keyboard dealing with the after effects of yet another russian aerosol. 3 people died at least 10 were wounded in the missile striking damaged apartment buildings and medical clinic as well as a water pipeline, recent weeks, etc. ma scale watch almost daily attacks on the ukrainian capital. daylight revealed another day of devastation for keep residents of a night is siren st. families rushing for safety and a pre doing the attack. but not everyone was able to make it to bomb shelters. as

intercepted, missiles dropped from the sky, defended suffice. every one was running to the shelter because people were trying to get in, but no one opened it. a rocket or debris fell down and people were killed. was the reason that i lost my why. he keeps me a seed investigations. what underway into why a medical facility bomb shelter in the area was locks, debris, rain down during the bombardment, injuring and killing residents. young girl and her mother. i remember the deed a lot, so they were run here to hide, but it was closed. unfortunately, we was tending outside, here's the medical clinic. i mean there's the, came in the got them, or she felt just between them as many residents, a tired and anxious after weeks of sleepless nights, listening to the sound of sirens and explosions. this was the 18th

attack on the capital since the status of my waste and allies had provided you. crane with advanced air defense systems and recent months, improving its ability to feed off bombardments by the kremlin teams seated shot down old teen massage, launched by russia on tuesday. moscow has denied targeting civilians, but russia has repeatedly hit residential areas with a tex intensifying in recent weeks. so as of whether we're in ukraine is fine on the agenda as foreign ministers from the bricks group of nations gather in cape town, south africa, now bricks made up of brazil, russia, india, china in south africa plan to discuss the admission of new members as the group 6 to extend its global influence earlier today and south africa's foreign minister

welcomed her russian counterparts like a laptop you see right there, that there is the on certain team over whether or not russian president vladimir putin will be welcome. when breaks heads of state meet in johannesburg is coming august. you may remember that the russian president is the subject of a war crimes, a west warrant that was issued by the international criminal court. our correspondence privilege was fun. here in cape town, i asked him how think of the shadow of the russian president's potential presence in august is cast. the it does cost a big shadow over this meeting. i think if you look at what has been happening, the discussions and, or the price of the low being that has been happening before this meeting here in philadelphia. it's uh, his costs

a big sound over this meeting. and you find that if you look at the, even the old position here in, um, so that the guy that the da has filed a port of um, action to stop a prison put me to be admitted all the step or not. so that's again, so it was. and then the other thing is if you look at the, even the up to v swan ramping up. uh, pressure on, uh, so that'd be good. not to meet a prison. unfortunately, we saw even at the meeting, what it is, it was going on there. there was a group of funds, ukrainian association. and so that to go with, with picketing, had the meeting as well. i'm calling for the re 10 or 5 grand and children. that's way, unfortunately, they pointed to russia, so these incidentally a shadow that is me costs to on this meeting because of the visit. they intended to

visit by opposite, unfortunately in august improvement. but let me just ask you, you know, what are you hearing there in south africa? i mean, do people want the russian president to, to be able to come for the summit or do they think if he comes, he should be arrest they use a division. if that is, so that's a getting ruling government. the n c, the ruling party has come out in support of having present for me to come to south africa. they have uh they are ready to roll the roll the red carpet for him. the n f f, one of the opposition parties have given and supported and said they were prepared to as quote, the russian president, the viet arrives in the country. but on the other hand, some people are saying that they have quite a, a, you know, a g 30 about this causing, is that so that the got it having with the russia. so they use kind of

a division into it when it comes to the opinion about that coming off of prison for the next 2 of the oldest assignments. and we know that not a single member of the brakes group has participated in economic sanctions against russia since the board in ukraine. b began it. has there been any change in any of those policies? and we heard anything coming from, from the meeting that took place today of the briefings that we attended of you could not say is that all the members of the brakes that they are signing away from, of talking about even this issue about the present put me coming to alaska and even if the issue of the i c c. what on so far as they would, i think questions that were being thrown to them. so there is some kind of plumber

and ship that is being maintained by the brakes. members that are attending the meeting here, they were kind of trying to shy away from all these questions and addressing what even questions that are being fuel did on them in terms ofa, what is being discussed. the international use privilege was one here reporting tonight. the latest from cape town. privilege, as always. thank you. all right, you want to go back now to our top stories of encouraging signals tonight for you crate. they therefore administer is meeting a doorway today said that the door for membership remains open. the meeting also discusses the need to guarantee ukraine's future security. once the war with russia is history. most foreign ministers agreed that because of nato's mutual defense clause, there can be no further discussion of ukrainian membership until then they the chief in stilton. barry also said that the alliance wants to bring sweden into the

followed by july of or more. now i'm joined by rows that go to miller, the former nato, deputy secretary general. and now electra and international studies at stanford university in california. it's good to have you on the program is good to know that i want to ask you, we're, you know, we know that ukraine wants to join nato. what has to happen in order to make that a reality. busy rather than having this war, become history, which i think will ukraine needs to stay on the path that has actually been on. now, since the 1st invasion of, of ukraine when russia sees credit in 2014. and that is to work hard on integrating its military capability and capacity into uh, basically the nato style of fighting and nato has done a lot of, i'm very proud of nato for helping to train ukrainians in these 8 years since the

caesar of crimea shows on the battlefield today and ukraine, how effective they are. so that interoperability is really a very important aspect. it's a more technical aspect to it's beyond the political. clearly ukraine is not getting into nato until this war is over. i liked what i heard tony blank and say today about preparing him to defend themselves in the medium and long term as well . uh but honestly, i think that the continued hard work that you prayed has been doing to make sure that it's military is up. tomato standards is extremely important. pathway for ukraine and one that it should continue on. well is when we're talking about security guarantees of for ukraine, from nate, because it's not a member of nato. are we talking about arming the ukrainian military to the hilt so that it can to do exactly what it would do if it were a member of nato? i mean it's that really all the, the different tier view because if it were

a member of native we would be talking about actually having soldiers on the ground as well. data as the providing military assistance ride laws throughout this, this terrible war of aggression, russian aggression, a new crane, they've been providing military assistance right along and it has resulted in more, more advanced nato. interoperable, once again intractable, military equipment going to ukraine. but it also has resulted in ukraine, i think being a more modern and forces of my own. i think that that is, is going to be very important into the medium and long term as tony blake and was saying today. i see the process of, of continued from provision of military assistance continuing, but i don't think it's qualitatively going to be really much beyond what we've been seeing up to this point. and clearly, the longer long range capabilities of long range military missiles

and that type of thing, but also our vehicles, the ability to carry out this summer offensive. now it's been in planning for some time. these are all steps that nato was doing anyway. and i think we'll continue to do going forward. you know, i wanted to ask you, how long do you think it will take before you create is a full fledged member of nato. but all of that really depends on this more with russia ending 1st. right? so it, when we're talking about ukraine's membership and they don't rush, it really is calling the shots right now, isn't it or well, i wouldn't put it that way because ukraine also as agency here. and ukraine again is doing what it can to develop its military capabilities. and capacity, but also nato has a certain requirements with regard to the overall governance of the country. and deep crane has in recent years, that's suffering for

a lot from correction. and this has been something that nato has been talking repeatedly, treating, create about even before those terrible war began. and so there are issues that they know and ukraine will be tackling together. i'm sure just to ensure that that you cranes governance it's economic system again or up to your pm standards. and by the way, this is going to help also with, with the european union membership for ukraine. and ukraine is on a fast track for your european union. membership, let me ask you before we run out of time, and that is of sweetness, possible membership in nato. secretary general stockton bag today said that he hopes that by july that would that would be the deadline for a yes to sweden. joining nato, was he wise in putting a firm date down, knowing that there is this turkish opposition as well? certainly sweden has checked the box in terms of doing what present air to bomb

with turkey is ask of them in the, in helping their game and the fight against terrorism. this terrorism legislation that was just passed by the swedish part of that i understand is blowing into force even today. so sweet has been doing its part of, i think, from the perspective of the nato allies, the other nato allies, all of whom, except for. busy there's the question about hungry, but i don't think that's as serious as, as on the turkish side, that there is a real consensus among all nato members, that the time is right for sweden to come in. and furthermore, it's going to be a huge, oh, uh, okay, of the security of nato in the arctic and the polar regions. and so it's good for nato overall that sweden and symbol in membership. so i'm hopeful now the present narrative on us to his election process. he'll be willing to give the go ahead here . they're good to go. theaters the turks, so there may be something else. he has a mind. very good point arose,

gives the middle of the form you nato deputy secretary general. we appreciate your time and your valuable insights tonight. thank you. my pleasure. protesters of clash with police incentive goals. capital the car after a court's today's sentence, they leading opposition politician to 2 years in prison, almost months sancho was convicted of corrupting use. so that's a charging. freeing to a moral behavior with people younger than 21 years of age, sancho has denied any wrong doing. he says that the charges are politically motivated. facing off yet again. senate goals arrived police up against supporters of those months, sancho in the streets of deca as news image of his conviction is the latest in a series of sporadic, but often deadly clashes that have shaken senegal over the past 2 years to the court. glad sancho of rape and of making death threats against his accuser,

but found him guilty of corrupting youth. supplementing this innocence and claims the case is politically motivated to keep an ex claim on my little data to stream a heavy sentence. 2 years in prison and such as mine, i sancho monitor for the offense of corrupting young people to talk. it's obvious that we are going to use the means to talk disposal to challenge the decision. so we provide the course of decisions sunk. it was not present at the court for the ruling. he also refused to attend the trials 1st to the hearings, heading instead to the southern city of the gonna show where he's a man. some, some sudden sweat. we have such a side, not totally, but we have such a side all the same because you spend some codes threatened every what it is. he said to the judges, he sets in the state to send a go. he didn't know everything to avoid the judge, but he did so much for the class today. he had it all the way into the glass, you know, to avoid. i'm sitting like justice today. there's a beautiful lady on his lady, just the subject to doesn't like him,

has condemned him like a bad suit to his months. uncle's stock has risen in recent years, but the court ruling could make him on fits to running next year's election, where he's seen at the main challenger to president mackie saw the president's critics saying his ambitions for a controversial the term in office. the heart of the action against sancho for the government denies using the judiciary to suppress a position to st. flashes that have accompanied this rate case of threatening political stability and set a goal, which has long been considered one of africa's leading beacons of democracy. and the ruling against this month's uncle will only fuel the flames. you're watching dw news after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day stick around the the

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