of the world's most dangerous. where is, is wanted thoughts? june 29. on the double you the, you're watching the the news coming to live from berlin. a high stakes meeting to come soaring tensions between washington and facing us. secretary of state anthony, blinking holds talks with china's president, she's in pain. he says the 2 sides have made progress on some of the issues, dividing them, also coming up on the show, the latest trial of jail russian dissidents. i'll explain the volley gets under way

. the case against him could add decades to his present sentence. and german chancellor all off schultz hosts nato secretary general head of a crucial security summit. next month, the hello, i'm clear. richardson, thank you very much for joining us. german chancellor. all i felt as hosting nato secretary general against fulton bird in berlin to discuss security and cooperation on supporting ukraine. and this move comes ahead of a native summit next month in vilnius lithuania, where members of the military alliance are set to discuss the closer ties with keith will be bringing you their remarks after their meeting live. but 1st, let's go straight across to our political correspondent, julia. so deli reporting on that meeting for us here in berlin. julia, what do we expect to hear from these talks as?

yeah, so the main issue at hand here is a preparation for the nato summit that will take place in building us next month. this is going to be the 2nd nato summit since the start of russia's invasion of ukraine. and obviously this issue is going to dominate the talks. again, we've seen sold some burg, already visit a bite and the us to also discuss similar issues. we've seen the defense ministers of nato meeting and the foreign ministers all in preparation for the summit. and what a seems to be that is going to be important and discussed on the table is how to improve and continue to support ukraine. the, there are plants to try to support ukraine by improving its military and bringing it closer to nato standards, but also to implement a political consultative body, the nato ukraine council, which would bring ukraine closer to nato allies. also,

in terms of discussing and setting topics, it does not seem like though that nato's ukraine's possible entry into nato will be discussed at the summit quite yet. allies agree that eventually at some points need ukraine will answer nato, but the time has not quite come yet. guarantee installed and burg meeting us present bite. in last we pointed out, ukraine's not going to be offered a timeline for nato membership at that summit in july. obviously, ukraine may have liked to see that. why do you think he's holding off there? yes, this is something that you premium president of the me is the lensky has been pushing for to bring exactly this issue on the agenda. and we've seen from the different members of the nato alliance that there are some who would like to see an acceleration in the process of allowing ukraine to join nato. for example, the baltic countries in poland. we've seen some like france saying that they would

like to start talking about a clear pathway for ukraine to join nato. but um, other countries, other important countries, members of the alliance like us, for example, are more skeptical. and we've seen germany a saying that now is not the time for ukraine to join nato, while the country is still in the midst of a conflict. and now is not the time what germany, things should be. the focus right now is talking about a pure procuring security guarantees for ukraine that would help protect and guarantee ukraine security and safety once the war is over. but also help with rebuilding and bringing the country forward. julia, thank so much for that. stick around. we'd like to talk to again after we hear remarks from schultz and stilton birth. later we're gonna be covering that live here onto the news as soon as it starts. for now the, let's turn to some other news and us the secretary of state antony blinking has met with china's present. she's been paying on the final day of his visit to beijing

and initial signals fall we just over half an hour of talks are positive. she says he believes in us and china can overcome various difficulties. i think that the 2 sides did make progress on specific issues. and she also said both powers are, should act with a, quote, a sense of responsibility for the world. this meeting, of course, comes as both washington and beijing are looking to stop soaring tensions from escalating into conflict. we spoke earlier to journalist at 5, you in a crash bar in beijing and asked him about the chinese presidents decision to actually meet with lincoln. but it's definitely a good sign that's a signal that the international community has been hoping for that. and it will be the climax of a blinking visit. invading just when you look at the diplomatic protocol, it's ras signed for seating thing to meet the foreign minister. but it shows the 1st of all how important the us china relations sits out for the head of state f o

c thing thing. and by the 1st a handle that i could read, it was very brief, but it mentioned that a seating thing hope to for a civilization of the apartment, a relationship between the 2 countries. so it's a cautious a press, good sign, but i wouldn't drop too many conclusions by now. i think we should wait a little bit more until the know more details. what was the talk during the meet the bring the meeting. let's remember that before blinking met with a c chinese for administer at wong. he had been quoted saying that us china relations were in a downward spiral that a choice needed to be made between quote, dialogue and confrontation or cooperation or conflict. 5 in crunch marseilles. these comments are a cause for concern, but this rhetoric is really alarming because it does not leave any room for finding a diplomatic middle ground or finding. uh, yeah, any kind of compromise. so why don't you basically late the plane, the only on the us side, he said that the us so to the quote unquote be,

reflect. and he also said that, um, yeah, the u. s. has a wrong perception of china, and that is the root cost for the story. a low point in diplomatic coordination. so there's not really much to talk to when you say that basically under major issues also as taiwan, beth, no room for compromise. that is basically the official position and also the one who proved to be quite a diplomatic. both for a quite talk is in a sense for those journalists of the and the restaurant in beijing. we will check in with him later when blinking and she are expected to address the media together . now the jail russian opposition leader, i'll explain. yvonne, the has gone on trial on fresh extremism charges that could see him in prison for decades. the trials taking place at a maximum security prison. 250 kilometers from moscow, where the kremlin critic is already serving a 9 year sentence for alleged fraud. investigators now accused him of creating and financing

a so called extreme esther group. but some of his most vocal supporters haven't been deterred, told me, you caught up with one of them. protests in russia always seem to end with images like this. the demonstrators who took to the street to celebrate i'll explain of viney birthday this month. already knew they would probably if getting your stuff panko was one of them. she took them off scouts, red square to call for freedom for political prisoners. the 27 year old was arrested and spent a night in jail for her to florida. and i'm finding she was lucky to get away with an administrative fine. yeah. for the word i suppose the next in a valley. because i think he's a politician. he's prepared to openly and honestly about the problems in our country. problems like corruption, the lack of democratic change in russia's leadership and people's living conditions . god god, who is the mother of these difficulties, gave me of course,

and started supporting i look sane of vine, the after watching his corruption investigations, international politicians online. i me, book looting the viral video about flooding, air pollutants from legend, palate solutions. alex, a nevaeh, me has been in prison since 2021 on charges many believe are politically motivated . this year, his lawyers have complained that he's often held in solitary confinement and has been suffering from severe health problems. rushed to investigators have now opened further cases accusing the politician of extremism and terrorism. the authorities have made any association with him dangerous. experts say yes, live with you if you're an active supporter of alex and yvonne the for example, someone who takes pos and protests. you could end up in jail the day after you go out and demonstrate over what was comfortable. and if you're at support. uh and you post something on social media that has anything to do with alexis devante. that means the authorities and security services who are monitoring russian citizens. what have you on that right uh. and any misstep on your pods will be enough to get

to into trouble. nobody's looked almost a with as much to which i guess just but the lenient if gimme a 2nd co never worked in nevada, these offices, or for his anti corruption foundation, which is both already been labeled extremist. but she knows that the authorities are watching supporters like for 250 and he had tended to protest back in 2021 and was detained later. police said they found her using most skills, network official recognition cameras. you have one you was, i don't plan to still expressing my political opinion. you. i plan to talk about it bravely, honestly and openly. because i want to prove that bodies possible. i have rights that are outlined in the russian constitution. those rights guarantees and the government cannot deprive me of them, is especially most politically underneath the veneer of normality. stories like gifts, guineas are being repeated across russia. the kremlin has been cracking down and

as promise we're bringing you now live coverage of commons by all of souls and nato secretary general. again, stoughton for the left lesson. and i'm just a few, you know, trying to put in gauging in detail with the question of aggression and the results are here before the madrid we agreed on the number of steps in order to strengthen the alliance. nato is the defense of tom alliance. how much is done there to increase the defense capability of the alliance? because one thing we share is, do you meet the resolute national guardsman would defend every centimeter of ukraine's soil. now a week ago, the german government from what we agreed, a national security strategy which says quite clearly that the national and alliance defense capability is crucial for terminated,

was under from irving with the 100 feet 1000000000 for the german armed forces. we have tried to expand our defense capability it and 2 percent if i do to be, will be spent not with this on that some call defense nato remains tax t guarantee of our collective security. and much of our defense capabilities will be kept in readiness for us nato, for protection. germany has done a great deal for the items miscellaneous and worked for a long time. now we have had a multinational defense capability and working together with him through here with our, for your fighter and patriot at 512 aircraft massage system. since we are looking for the info and this year we have had $17000.00 eyes on the troops available for the nato response force says i should have some of the photos,

storage is all on the national and alliance defense capabilities means that we have to do an exercise regularly as well. air defender is currently running, so which is the largest different arcade right, so that we have is its, had its largest the new right we've had in germany. and i've been able to, i'm in jago to get a view just as well. but i saw is just how well by 25 nations can cooperate alpha in the news and photography in europe, we need to understand your things as she was initially in defense close to villages with the maya and sky shore. initially, if we were to put together to protect ourselves as ours and stuff, i'm from the agency goodness. so the reason i says, well, we have to the russian world will continue for some time. so this is the assumption we are working on trying to have the policies focus on this of general district will continue to support ukraine for as long as you do necessary on size because of

yeah, we have am not the only model and i budgeted orchard and we are working towards ensuring to them that jermel lewis on these capacity to produce and repair and not lose that readiness. and of course, it's always been the case that nato is not in town homes, not the warranty parts. he makes the flash loss and the amount of i've seen that in sweden and efficiency, showing the console is on the port and reinforces advance. the fight is very important to me, is that both of these countries i'm just, are sitting down out of the video to show the secretary general and myself kind of talked about the critical infrastructure noises on the lines of yes, i want to thank you for all you have done to ensure that new 8 for the takes on a strong close the front cover as well as the sabotage the camera type in terms of dogwood. and again, these, these are things that are tables impact on the line for the home. they are not nearly, this is the individual advisor,

and these are all done issues that we are traveling within the alliance. and i'm doing great job with the good cooperation issues that we have in nature which use done for you and more than anyone else. social's all last, thank you so much for for hosting here in volume and also thank you so much for your leadership and for your personal comment on the tonight goes through the transport them take airlines. we face the most challenging security environment in the generation last year at best and proof in some hundreds of houses of tubes into crane. the whole thing that's on the search ukraine has to ride to deliberate, liberates its own landline. i accounts are offensive is now underway. often more land they're creating is are able to liberate the stronger hand will eventually be at the negotiating table can be done. we all want this work for animal and under

this but a, just a sec, i'm ok means freezing. the config, accepting the form that dictated by restaurant dixie. nasal is, as you said, no talk to you through the conflict. the response volume crane is sorry for yourself. i'm good friends though in shines in the unions talk to the nature of this, and i commend germany fords leading role in providing military financial on, on the tide in age to ukraine financing. and the recent decision to deliberate. another 6 for patriot massage on to ukraine. uh, this will save large associated tools and today we also discussed over a long term support shows along with the reading assignment engine. i will set out the edition for you, chris future. i'll send you the problems with e. m a traffic, remember abuto authentic funding to after some,

it's just me eyes and we'll address ukraine's membership aspirations as are working on the multi year package of assistance for your thing. all. but they're also working to establish and use needs to craig console up and also not to jointly consult on security issues or mutual insurance. he tries to make the decisions we will take in venice or bring your painful so tonight to get that we also address in the hosting naples the turns on the found on this will be a high on the agenda or some kind of run off fitting and face new regional plans with assigned forces and capabilities. so you're not on a high level of readiness. gemini will play amazing part of this. not unless you have all the data allocated thousands of troops tonight to include things through your leadership or multi national box. and you can see thing a welcome german. this come 1st every all national security strategy which

confirms your strong point. it's not, it's in a large says, i'm also thankful for germany's leadership and establishing and you need to maritime center for the security or critical lucy infrastructure. cities we shall hide. this will increase or on top of situational awareness, and enhanced our amount of time. press side shaft. no, no, no, i'll. tomorrow i will attend more exercise air defenders the biggest air exercise and they still officially advised me to put this as an all the demonstration of germany's campaign this. um, how many focused office on sense declare my system nature remains ready to defend every inch. i like to provide to keep our people's site fitness, says we must continue to invest and obviously to mention at the naples some of the name is we will agree on a more ambitious defense invested in touch with 2 percent or gps to florida. nope,

a ceiling. i'm a strongly welcome. drummond is already committed on all the country for each to present in 2024. we also discussed the situation in kosovo in naples. commitment to our united nations mandate is on the waiver and gustavo, our forces, the k 4, will continue to take like will necessary measures to ensure a safe and secure environment. i'm free them a moment for all community. this in close, on a recall on old part is bill stopped and the for the scholar, 3 aspects of i am to return immediately and after the dialogue facilitated by that for you to be in unit 20. i know josh results love to look to thank you again for driven is either she is a critical part of a few communities soon

enough, isaac quoted, you will kindly have also told me he praised yourselves. i think some of them are in the us on a former notification to join made. so do you think that after the defense and the last 3 got an invitation to visit, kind of these last the tables who's on that it's just about is coming on commitments below this level. and chancellor, you refer again and again by come to the book or us, 2008 agreements, you know, kind of like where you cream and was given a perspective for 2 nights to accession us. would you say that in for a formulation in vilnius may go beyond what was agreed in bucharest as the summit? i'm in the preparations for the summers are not discussing to issue a formal invitation. i know from what the on discussing is how to move things closer to the nature of the ongoing consultations and the position to phoenix. and

then i'll put on a those consultations and concerts. but what i can say is, that's an honest, actually all the re, uh on the business. we agree on that, nate, this door is open and we have demonstrated us with the invitation of these items. we know we also agree and will be stationed in 2008. that's uh, airprint will become a member of the outside of the also green, kind of this looked for a restaurant bucks for kind of the ukraine and a drama designs. when i'm finally started to invite you grand rush order, some how does need to over make the decisions. but most importantly, there will agree that the most viewed versions on important false call is to ensure that the frame provided several independent democratic nations in your to your goals on this, we do not understand the time frame. there's no issue to be discuss a folder, they can the numbers of things. so therefore, i'm absolutely confident that the summit allows really straight to strongest for,

to bring in a need to multiply lack 3, but also to what the doctor will provide to support your brain. but as of to things across the longer there's no defensive shopping experience, which was the just to add the book arrest agreement on. so the ssl is still gets on the table. and now the issue is that we have to focus on supporting the train in defending its country and preserving its territorial integrity. so you hadn't have one is cancelled and dusty, it's and then all channels that's going to be in the nation. it's $56.00 k t now not tackled and you said that you 2 percent to be plenty for defense companies as committed to. now, as sonya, for example, has asked us to jack up by this figure to 2.5 percent. we've had to present just be a floor, not a ceiling, as i'm just heard. does this have the support of watching?

why moments of from german cancer all off. schultz and the nato secretary general dentist fulton berg, there in berlin. i'd like to get back across to our correspondence. julia saw jelly who's been following up for us from the german capital as really a relatively brief comments there from the chancellor and from fulton bird followed by a couple of questions from the press. uh, what stood out to you about these statements as well. what emerged clearly just now from the answer that general secretary of nato didn't start. and that gave to a question from the press. is that at the upcoming nato summit in the news now in july, the will be no formal invitation given out to ukraine to join the alliance. this is because now is not the moment the secretary general said that there is agreement within the alliance that ukraine will eventually joining the alliance. but a right now it would be tricky if we consider, for example,

germany's position. they say that a country that is in the midst of a conflict cannot join a needle right now and we're ukraine to join nato. that would mean that the lines would have to intervene in the defense of the country directly. something that many nato countries do not want to do. that is why at the moment there is talk about increasing ukraine's capabilities, continuing to support the country with more weapon deliveries with more humanitarian and financial assistance. but what a starting bag has promised is that this summit will be the start of a pathway for ukraine to eventually joining the alliance when the time comes. okay, a pathway forward sold by confirming no formal invitation to nato for coming for ukraine at that summit. thank you so much. as our 4th one to julia, so deli reporting for us. we're going to move on it now to ukraine, which says it has liberated 8 settlements since it's counter offensive began

earlier this month. a russian installed official has made a rare admission that ukrainian forces recaptured the southern village of p as a cottage t. meanwhile, wall sconces its soldiers and propelled ukrainian advances in the countries east. both sides suffering heavy casualties in the fighting that, according to british intelligence, i give it to him to meanwhile, the destruction of ukraine's huge health cut down in the russian occupied se continues to unleash and devastation on a vast scale to no water. not a single drop irina troy and lives in nic upholden, southern ukraine. and since the dad was destroyed, the city's water supply has been cut. the fairly spoken with volta and bade with it . then we put the waltz in the spacing and use it to flush the toilets. and what else can we do? there is no alternative. nick opposed roughly 50000 remaining inhabitants. now have to go collect water containers are the cooking and cleaning we. when we come home,

tired from work, then we only go once a day to collect walter, just enough water to wash our faces, to go to the toilets and make see, to wash our bodies. we have to go collect volts on the weekend receipts from. we'd say sometimes she queues here for 2 hours and then the end there's no water left. this time the reno was fortunate. she's here the right time. she's not just collecting for her, so she's a social worker and is providing for 13 elderly women who called wolf to get the world to themselves, their current to right so. so you put the parts of the dual sense, the time was destroyed, the water level, and then the po river has full and by several meters. on the other side, the separation nuclear power plant occupied by russian forces since the stalled the war. the huge, expensive water that long separated the 2 sides has now been reduced to this only 12 kilometers apart meeker,

polls inhabitants have lived under russian shelling for a year either. so cindy, we'll just my windows are broken, but my neighbors were hits. there was a direct seats on the carriage was a home of the time it was getting most of the shots out with grub truck is that austin both deal with all of them. with the shift. that was your news update at this hour. all we have time for, for now. if you want more news analysis, you can always find a on our website at dw doc. com or check his social media ask. i'm claire richardson, thank you very much for watching. the

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