where it is, who is covering the wanted starts june 29th on dw, the w news coming to live with from berlin. russian president vladimir putin announces the transfer of nuclear weapons to bela roots. speaking at a form in saint petersburg, he said to move is meant as a deterrent, but here remains unclear about his willingness to using unclear arms. also coming up on the south,

african leaders are in russia after meeting president zalinski in chief there, hoping to convince ukraine and russia to hold peace talks. and the greek coast guard under pressure to explain it's actions after a boat carrying migrants thinking the mediterranean, at least $500.00 people are presume ground in what's being called a preventable tragedy. the hello, i'm clear, richardson, thank you very much for joining us. russian president vladimir putin has announced the arrival of the 1st and nuclear warheads in bella roofs and said that more would follow. speaking at an economic form in saint petersburg on friday, hooton's that the move was meant as a deterrent to quote, those who are thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on russia. but he remains unclear about his willingness to use

them here as well, put and have to say in his own words, expose the one you don't know what the use of nuclear weapons is. suddenly, theoretically possible, that i see it for russia. this is possible if there is a threat to todd territorial integrity and independence and serenity. the existence of the russian states it on the nuclear weapons are created in order to ensure security, in the broadest sense of the word to ensure the existence of the russian state. but we fast, they do not have such a need. and secondly, the very fact reasoning on this topic already reduces the possibility of lowering the threshold. so the use of that, what google pretty mean? we have most such weapons and nights countries they know that they keep on inducing us to begin talk. so never duction or to push a connection or why pretty and i'm not too familiar with the mirror that's bring

indeed, all these russia analysts, konstantin, go for more constantine on friday, put in claims. russia has stationed a 1st batch of tactical nuclear weapons in the roof. is there evidence that this has actually happened as well? i think so that we should ask us such a large intelligence, i suppose that something has been deployed. but on the other hand, if you days ago, boots inside that of these weapons, tactical nuclear weapons will be the port to be able to use when storage facilities are ready. so the question is whether the storage facility is already i think uh such things never said putting themselves such things. uh, just because people do think so, i mean, it's a very important qualification to me. it's indicates that maybe as symbolic, that is there, but not, i mean, a whole lot arsenal. all of these uh, technical needs. yeah. and just in terms of numbers there we heard put and claiming that russia has more tactical nuclear weapons,

then nato is that in fact the case that is actually, is the guys correct uh, according to us intelligence assessments rusher has about, uh, 20. uh sorry, 2000 such weapons such while uh, uh the us has probably 10 times less. so. uh, definitely this is an advantage that russia hands and that's been the case for quite a long time because these weapons are a bit easier to produce. and what is more important deliver systems i. e, 1st and foremost of all me solves, do use, are you when you're deployed? besides, you would know the intelligence would know whether it's going to be on with nuclear or conditional head. and this is probably one of the most dangerous aspects of the social, tactical nuclear weapons, just to add claire. uh, the use of tactical nuclear weapons means, let's say, typically speaking, a smallwood explosion, but it is always

a strategic decision and it will have strategic consequences. absolutely. um, cause the teen stay with us. i would like to take a look now at a trip by a delegation of african leaders to ukraine and russia. they are set to meet with putting today in an effort to convince him to negotiate peace by the delegation that did not have that much success on their 1st stop at their mission and ukraine . its paying their respects african leaders visit food to the side of a legend atrocities against the ukrainian civilians at the hands of russian soldiers is really this up and we must protect the lives printing and run the lines russian lives global lives that's important to protect device and focus on the develop. the visiting leaders also inspected destroyed russian military equipment on display and central keys. a show of support from the south african presidents, serial rama,

post as stress. it was not unqualified support. the 1st one is that we are here to listen to listen both to prison. lensky and tomorrow would have been listening to prison for, to reduce so with deep respect for the people of ukraine, which we have expressed to president lensky. we're going to also listen to president put in with regards to how he sees that roads to piece from a poster. also stressed the urgency of keeping green and fertilizer flowing out of ukraine. as african countries struggle with price spikes and food and security in the wake of the russian invasion, the delegations visit was interrupted by repeated rushing airstrikes on the capitol region, causing the landscape to question why the african leaders were headed to st.

petersburg on saturday and have more uh, getting this sort of russian strikes attached to the fact that putting is not in control of his own army. because they are striking us with missiles. now, assuming other nations have decided to visit the country that initiated the missile strikes today. to me, i'm not quite clear as to how logical this look, us, and lead the leaders of free countries. it's their choice. i see they send us. so lensky has ruled out any peace talks while russian forces are still in ukraine. so constantine, as we heard, put in, is about to meet that delegation of african leaders in st. petersburg a. what are they likely to discuss? well i think that we've already seen that this is a no go situation. zalinski is not going to talk and put something probably loves you and put things, luggage to a kind of uh these uh, i'm terribly sorry. oh,

it's allergies easing here too. yeah, well i mean, i'm probably allergic to hearing this, but this, i mean, frankly speaking about his price pronounced by the south african leads. are there just as in front of you know, the houses and boot, john says well, we respect all people's and this is, this is a non starts of the grains on practicing this. it all starts with a pollutant. alas of what's mr. i'm opposing other african leaders do not understand is that put in is going to use them as an advertising shield a to show that she's not alone as well. he's being supported by, as the russian propaganda likes to say by the majority of the global population. i e, the global so, but he's not going to move it lynch towards any kind of piece thoughts. i suppose that mr. put in this still app, use the idea of using reference demographic advantage to where down you agree fast, and then it's west of allies. second, me,

somebody else has been interesting in the last couple of days is that we've seen putting out making public appearances. that's not something that's been so typical over the course of the war. what do you think his intention is and seeking this kind of line right now as well? i suppose that's put in p r. people told him that he's prolonged absence of stops to work against human. that gives the really, that's number one. that's why he met the so called mid 30, front line correspondence, infected or propaganda is, uh and uh secondly, that's why here is that the st. petersburg economic forum. you know, clear attempted this form is many times before. when you had really western leaders in the presence western countries, i've had some major multinational buying for put his attention there. now he has to deal with, you know, a few people from the global south presence of the united arab emirates with all due respect. but she still needs to be seen by those he's courting and he's

courting now in the south africa, asia. he is interested in showing up at least some support. uh and uh, showing to the russian people into the world. if he's not alone, that's why she showed up there in a so it is appalled you for him where she can spew these propaganda about a complaint about destroyed you creating petri up his house and stuff like that without being opposed then for him that's that's i think important, so it is up to our staff to in quite understandable and such circumstances. well, thank you so much for bringing us up to speed their thoughts. i think they'll be as russia analyst, konstantin edgar. this while i talk to night of nations official says the european union must do more to prevent migrant tragedies in the mediterranean sea. as anger grows over the response to this week, the ship rac off greece. the greek coast guard is coming under increasing scrutiny

with hundreds of people thought to have been aboard the comp sized vessel grease has extended the search for survivors, and many families haven't lost hope of finding their loved ones. a live searching for survive is of wednesday ship break, even with little hope of finding more most of those already rescued with transferred to this migrant camped in the athens on friday. you know, relatives desperate for news of missing loved ones have also headed to the facility . my brother left libya last friday for 3 days. i can't find him. no one will tell me. we came here and they said, give us your mobile phone number. and we will call you hundreds of kilometers away in syria. this fall, the is also waiting for on says about his missing sons or you or the i can't,

we don't know anything about him. so one of those around a life a little i came that would be and that we don't know that greek authorities have arrested 9 egyptian survivors over that is off to accusing them of involvement in people smuggling. but n g o, as in refugee groups, have to criticize the coast guards, response a coast called vessel is going to visibly overcrowded boat for hours before it's thank officials said they couldn't intervene sooner because people on board refused help wanting to sail on to italy. but experts say the coast guard was legally required to help passengers so clearly at risk. the races ordered an investigation into the tragedy, which looks likely to be one of the deadliest ever in the mediterranean. we're going to bring you up to speed. now, with some other world news headlines at this hour, your secretary of state mc blinking is expected invasion on sunday to be the 1st

visit to china by a top american official since presidential biden took office. relations between the 2 powers have sunk to new lows. and bivens as the west, wants to make sure their competition doesn't fear into conflict. daniel ellsberg was the man who we, the pentagon papers, has died of cancer at the age of 90. 2. ellsberg was a military analyst when in 1971, he released a thousands of documents to the us media that showed success. the administrative sions have lied to the public about the vietnam war. and the united nations has condemned human rights violations, as fighting between sedans, army and a rival paramilitary force enters it's 3rd month, or then $2000000.00 people have been displaced since the conflict broke out. in april, at least 2000 have been killed, including a prominent governor from the remote west are for region, the government. so most of the above good, publicly accused students bet i'm going to tell you that. but support forces

d r i says, well killing civilians, invest food a few odds later. the others did him. and then he was killed. the united nations who won dyke's office in geneva, that's called for just as old. that is responsible for this killing must be held to account, including those who bad combined responsibility along side liability of the direct perpetrator. governor abaca was in the iris. it's custody and it was the arabs recess responsibility to keeping sites. so dawned on me head up in front of the portal on also accused this bed. i made a 3 full size the most good. nothing in assessing anything the go on a month one. but the auto self denied responsibility, the ongoing conflict and food on test taking in at to make dimension in long struggle to best offload state a footboard,

c melisha beck by the audits of targeting non at a populations. and then on seeing how i feel one rights group say they have destroyed entire villages and get it out atrocities. as often as possible. thousands of people have already fled the student got, but don't have janina and taking refuge across the border in neighboring chart. that is your news update f as our i'm clear, richardson in berlin, thank you so much for watching the image of so many portions of lots of turn out in the world climate change. the story. this is much less the way from just one week. how much was going to really get we still have time to work.