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closer to the alliance and then support on the fly. germany coach hunting flick, hopes that his team can revisit a troubling train with the we know the poland in tonight's friendly votes. so that, and move from the sports coming up light in the program, the math and how to walk into the programs. a delegation of african leaders has held talks in keith about a potential pace plan for you crime. the group includes leaders from south africa, synagogues, and the, the camaros and egypt. i will travel on to moscow off the discussions with ukrainian president, a lot of me savanski russia launched. it's like to strike on keith as the delegation arrived in the city. but here's what the south african president 0 rema pulls the had to say after the talks with soleski. the 1st one is that we're here

to listen to listen. busy to present zalinski and tomorrow we've been listening to prison for, to reduce so deep respect for the people of ukraine, which we have expressed to president lensky but also in recognition. busy of the proposals that they have put forward as a piece for me that we're going to also listen to president put in with regards to how he sees that roads to piece as well. definitely isn't it. connelly joins me now from keith. nick, you've been following these totes, as we heard from the south african president, the delegation is keen on getting both sides to the negotiating table. he will definitely they were very concerned not to be seen to be to punch san taking

any side in this much. that is quite of the great inside that wanted full thoughts and support. but certainly, there was a lot of talk about the escalation, something that ukraine is reno considering right now, given that, that, at the start of the counter offensive, that was also took all of the, you know, the need to get back to negotiating. was that every was early around the later will ends to negotiations. so why risk more lives now and it not stopped with those nearest agents. they were honest and open though that this had been frank discussions which is kind of difficult, that code for disagreement. i think it's very difficult to see where they go from here, but i think the important thing i noticed was that they were there in cuba that ukraine was engaging with these countries and be able to present previously that you can have taken their interest into accounts the impact of increasing fertilize the food prices for companies in africa and asia, somehow gone past the tents and that would be crazy and governments. i think that was the main takeaway for me today, but not much of a kind of clear progression where they go from there. yeah, he writes the specter

a frank discussion, i'll be likely to see any concrete action taken off of these 2 are we going to hear more from these asking meetings once they've been to russia? they say they're going to listen to them and pretend and then come back with more suggestions. but it's kind of difficult to see where that can be any kind of meeting points. basically, the grading position is and remains that there will be no innovations with russia while russian troops, hospital own ukrainian territory. and i think that includes crimea and the bits of domestic russia had already lost that attraction in 2014. so barely any kind of perspective that full, somewhere a jumping off point as it was. but i think in terms of the monetary situation, the impact this one, i figured there's different tools of move initiative to try and get the brain grain out those to make sure that the forest people on the town are able to get food at affordable prices. but in terms of the big picture of this war, i think for difficult to see right now that this is the moment where something

happened, the russian position is still basically where i was. i knew grant, this is still very much that minutes. reaction is the only way to resolve this will know quite on the gender, of course, but the meeting was the shadow advice, fresh rush, and it strikes on keep did that while until well, certainly the grading and hoss were very keen to point to this to say that the difference isn't even in charge. the in control is another dream or they comp, even leave. you know, these foreign gets to the set to arrive in russia in peace and key of that. the ballistic missile attacks continue. thing that hasn't happened in the past when say chinese invoices were in key of those attacks had ceased from the time of the visit . that wasn't the case today. we understand the village. this will take him to safety on the ground storm shelters, but they were nowhere close to these attacks. but certainly i think it's a very potent reminder that this is a very name situation. and that even though this wasn't going on now for the best part of a year and a half, there is still no loose, no sense that this is somehow less dangerous evening. since like,

if you know this little to way from the front lines become lean keeps thanks so much. on nato secretary general, again, stilton that says members have agreed to move. ukraine, closer to the military alliance, has expressed confidence that they will be a consensus on this issue. what next model nato summit annual needs itself to excel? and i think he cried. council will be set up with keith will be represented security as an equal partner. and to assist you by the comments on the final die of the night. the defense ministers meeting in brussels. we're also working to establish and you need to ukraine council with ukraine will be equal to nate, while us i console on the side on security issues of mutual concern. of our invasion is to have the 1st meeting of the new council in business with us. then so then we all agree that ukraine has sold,

it moved closer to nature. over the past decades, the w correspondent, terry fields is covering the nice of making in brussels as to whether the promises made by nato secretary general in stilton. they reflect what a crime really wants, you know, that's right. and the things that you just turn secretary general spells and burg say will not impress q because for one thing there's need a need or ukraine council he's talking about is an upgrade from a commission that already exists. so they are holding those meetings. they're just going to move up the level at which they meet. and the other thing he says that they all will agree to move you crank closer. let's not forget that. back in 2008, ukraine was told that it would eventually become a member of nato. so that's the basis the crane is working from and, and what they very much wanted from this summit was to move up the invitation to become a member of nato. and to be given a membership action plan or another timeline about how quickly that could happen, that's not something you're going to be able to get allies to agree on with, with conflict raging on ukrainian territory. that's just too complicated. so when

he talks about finding ways to move you crank closer, that's ways to get ukraine ready to become a member. once they feel that they can get all 31, possibly 30 to soon allies to agree to welcome keith in to be alliance. such a genuinely why fi agenda in brussels. what else came out of the to die making or that's right. this was the last time ministers are meeting formerly before the summit in vilnius next month. so there was a lot of things they had hoped to get further on down, ready for a heads of state to approve their at the summit, what they were working on here. very intensively with regional plans. and that is something is very interesting because it's going back to the way that the alliance started and cold war days were certain countries were given, given territories sort of to, to work on where they knew where they would go. in case of a task though, it was maybe stockpiles of weapons there to some extent. so these are new plans will never know exactly what's in them because they will remain classified. but

they very much hope to have this document, thousands and thousands of pages finalized at, at the bill, me a summit. and there's another interesting point that we heard here today. and that is that it seems that it has been decided by allies and secretary general stilton burke will be asked to stay on until next summer. and now he says he didn't ask for that. it doesn't mean he won't be asked to do it. so are you asking him the question about discussions about sweden's nice on membership? how did that discussion on felt? formerly there was nothing uh, nothing moved on this suite in question to sweden's great dismay. what secretary generals souls and burg really reiterated? is it sweet and has done everything it should have to do to get turkey and hungry to agree to allow it into the alliance. we're hearing that behind the scenes, there may be a bit more optimism. and while we were here at this meeting, the turkish parliament agreed to stay in session one extra month, so it wouldn't be out of out of session of just before the bill, me a summit. so that raises the possibility they could still approve sweden's

membership. if president, everyone sends it their way, we'll know terry, the more defense names most spending, where's the discussion now on new spending commitments? it does right. many countries who are already spending more than 2 percent of their g d p on their military's would like to see that number raised beyond 2 percent. even 3 percent, like some of the baltics are spending. that's never going to happen, especially with many allies, not even close to 2 percent yet. so sold and burned himself would have liked to see tougher language urging allies how much to spend on their militaries, what they're going to have to stick to. now it's saying that 2 percent is a floor and not the ceiling on spending. you must spend at least 2 percent and we'd like to see you spend more to be ready for whatever threats russia may pose in the future. the douglas terry schultz in brussels. thank you so much. football now and germany in bull sol for

a friendly against poland and hoping to arrest an alarming decline in full before that has the european championship next year. since that there's no world cop campaign handed that the court phase hunting slicks man, the one on lee once it gets approved back in march. and the most recent match differently, you can see brandon brandon on monday, a week in germany. struggled to a disappointing $33.00 droll, the deputies, max, maryland, both. so for tonight's game, i asked him if to him and he's raised some struggles with down to perform, or if the new generation of german players was simply not as good as the golden generation that came before them. well, i mean, germany don't have the top top level plays that they have had in the past that so show they have still got to arguably world class players in their ranks and use their commission and kind of get into one and plenty of time. and throughout the score and a lot of depths, so they're really not performing up to the standard that they should be. i think on the hands, the flick. we just haven't seen the best of germany since he's taken over. i really

don't think he knows his best 11. we sold that off to a run of a promising a promising start of a good. a good fix is a lot of wins and its uh, beginning of his 10. yeah. he then fell to a run of drawers that gaines top level opposition, the head of the walk up, then not disappointing. well comp campaigns. you mentioned where they crossed out in the group stage. and since then also again, not convincing the still tinkering. you still get the feeling he doesn't know his best team. now he said this international break, this run a friend leads. he will be using a back 3. i think that's encouraging, although it didn't work out. and that's the real jewel that i witnessed and brain and against the ukraine, but it is at least assigned that he is addressing the problem. but so far, i think generally having found the right system and it's like really just doesn't know his best team, which is not very encouraging, considering that and around a year's time that will be hosting to yours with the hope of making the final. speaking of the team, okay. good to on. and robin cousins joined the squad off the plane in the champions like funnel. why play a pocket?

well, it kind of going to and has been rolled out for this fix, although he joined up with the squad after that amazing season of leading as comp to months as a city to a premier league. so i told the cop when i'm the champions league trophy, he should really be one of the 1st names on the team seat for germany, but one be featuring now, but he, together with kenny should from the hearts of that joe, my name is field at the euro is next, summer scrubbing goes ends. on the other hand, the play you haven't see to the lot on the hands. you click since bursting on the scene as a relative unknown for german funds back into your rose 3 years ago where he plays of the left wing back that's way made a career from self in italy. now in the spark 3 system that how do you think is now employing for this run a friend, least that would be ideally suited to him, but slick, really help him sons. he didn't, although he said that he does have a chance of playing tonight. it's pulling the form of buying surfaced. rob 11 does give costs in their ranks just quickly. how important is a win economy against germany for his day a. yeah,

a massive confidence boost. so then a head of the woke up qualifying. sorry. european championship qualifying match against moldova, these the stand out superstar for poland and upon the noise looked at him for something special so many great years of buying and now up also not exactly the type of player, the huns, the slick is missing and his side. so germany funds would love to have robot and dusky score and goals for them. but paula, and we'll be looking to him to nights and i think it'll be a close match again because these sites at the moment, very much on our level invoice. so max mero from the deputy sports, thank you much right, let's check out some noise from the world of sports now. and he was, i think ricky fella and then the show for the have my history with on the rounds of 60 to the lowest score is at the open dial. it was the 1st to set the record before she went to the match to use. can patrick school break the how to is to return as boss of the us means national team that's according to level reports following i

public full out with mid field a g, a rayna and his family. during the world. coughing, utah, they have to lift his position to meet stripe at the us soccer federation. but that's all from may for now. coming up next after the break in state of the news, asia with brisk energy that's coming up. after a short pause. i'm at the house in the, in for me and the team here. thanks for watching. i'll be back in 45 minutes with another bulletin. from where you're watching. have a good day. the sometimes a seed is all you need to allows big ideas to grow or bring an environmental conservation to life with learning facts like global ideas, we will show you how climate change and environmental conservation is.