the, the, this is dw, and it was coming to you live from berlin. nato's annual summit begins in vilnius with the path opening for sweden to join the alliance. data is chief, says he's confident the allies will also unites around a vision for ukraine becoming a member of cranes present. to me is lensky will join this summit. and while some

of the alliance fear provoking russia to lensky is arguing for a clear timeframe and a stronger commitment from the military alliance and its members. also coming up in india, devastating floods. unusually heavy rains cause dozens of depths across the country's northern states, bringing destruction and misery in there. what the hell, i'm terry margin. thanks for joining us. nato heads of state are meeting in the list of what i needed today for a historic summit, where they're expected to lay out a path for ukraine to join the alliance. while leaders arrived for the to day, some of the ukrainian president below them is the landscape confirmed ukraine will be taking part in the summit, but said he was displeased with the absence of a clear timeframe for his country's membership and aid. her gathering. had started

with pressure on the momentum after hungry said it's rather vacation of sweetness. nature bid is now only a technical question, a speaking out of for him just hours before the official started the summit. nato secretary general young stoughton bag. welcome turkey's decision to forward sweden succession bid to his parliament for ratification of this. so somebody is on historic summit because we have all of they made an agreement that the insurance started, so it will become full types of member over the lines. and this is good for so even if it's good for turkey. yeah, it's good to for the whole nathan on. so i know police, it's good for the both degrees and for the to in on the other countries in this region was bringing our brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena. here she is in vilnius covering that summit, alexandra a lot to unpack at the summit. let's talk, let's start with readings. nato bid. turkey had been blocking that for months. now

it says it will support sweetness. membership, why has turkey changed his mind now? of the well, why did it happen? is at least according to the turkish officials that so the president at one got what he need there are celebrating the president for he's the go shaping skills. but when you look at that confession stat, mr. ed one was able to receive, you would say, well, they don't seem to be such a big deal. like have a look at sweden. they have promised to work even more closer, closer together with turkey on counter terrorism. but we should not expect them to expedite and the activities that are considered by to a p as terrorist without the due process without a court's decision. they have also, a problem is to back to our key when it comes to the countries you escalation. and that is also what germany is saying that they want to support turkey. the dad stay

wants to back to their aspiration. however, it's not likely that the you is going to start to restart, accession talks immediately because for that we would needs to see some progress on the grounds. kentucky when it comes to the rule of law or the functioning of democratic institutions. so as you see those concessions, what has been negotiated to you, it doesn't seem like a big deal, however, all the concessions seem to show support for the 2 piece president. and so that is probably what she wanted to achieve here. ok, so turkey has come around and sweetness prompt and they took session has been cleared. but what about ukraine? what options are native leaders discussing? alexandra, regarding ukraine's roadmap for membership. well, we know that you crane would like to get such a road map to nature membership. they wants to have a clear perspective. but for nato allies,

it is important to be on the same side here to be united. and what we are doing from our sources is that in the final communicates the final somebody particular ration. we can expect them probably to say that ukraine's place is in nato. but they're also expected to say that it's the war when the war is over. it's up to ukraine and to me till i alize to decides to agree with the old, the needed the conditions are met. and only after that need to allies will invite to create joining the alliance. so we see some carefully tailored language here, and that's just not what the crane wants. they want to time to time table. they want to clear perspective. and that is why, of the korean president simmons key is to we think that the heat is not happy with the common state of discussions. here in building is another big topic for the

summit. if there wasn't enough already, is they those plans for spring funding? it's eastern flag rushes, aggression has given that great urgency, what's on the table there in buildings? well, we expect you to leaders to approve those plans officially here in the news. and of course, it is urgent to have more ships, more at plains, to more troops on nato's eastern slang. germany alone has already announced that there are going to station and hold the gates in at least 2 e and yes, when the conditions on the grounds are met, when the infrastructure is built for those troops, and we are going to to see more troops deployed the eastern fling, nato wants to put 300000 troops on high alert the troops. it could be deployed within 30 days to defend every inch of natural territory. however, new to us also think this number is aspirational. we don't know. we don't have

a number of troops at our disposal right now. so that is a big issue here. and of course, another big issue instead to implement those plans, you needs to invest more in troops in may be in other forces. and that is also what is here on the agenda in vilnius w's, alexander phenomena in vilnius. thank you very much. so ukraine is eager to join nature, but that prospect is tough if not impossible for a country at war. despite that, ukraine is calling for the alliance to give it a clear path to membership. so what assurance is going to expect to hear at that day to the summit? let's take a look. since russia's full scale invasion last year, ukraine step you to prime minister all hust. if nation now has been making curricular trips to brussels, love being cards to convince officials here to give her country a pos,

to what's nato membership. and literally coming to you from the country and the war was to my children remaining into while i'm here in brussels, we're are starting to get my application for the moment this decision shall be taken and this will not them is now ukraine says it's already fighting with all kinds of wisdom made to weapons, and they have proven themselves as the 1st line of defense for europe. and they have been waiting for need to store to open for many years in 2008 doing their summit in bucharest, romania, nato leader. as promised, ukraine would become a member of the alliance, but they stopped short of saying when and how for fear of provoking russia, and some nato countries, us too cautious among them. germany, let's get clara exactly to the clear statements from nate to that ukraine. peasants, future inmate too. but it is also clear to all concerned that the admission of a country that is

a drawer is simply out of the questions for musicians to day life. and here's why need to nations take a collective defense, blanche to protect each other in case of an attack. this problem is known as optical fife, of the native founding act, just at the heart of the lines. so admitting you create includes, puts, need to, into direct conflict with restaurant, but it's immediate membership is out of the question. why not offer ukraine a roadmap to accession or make clear it comes directly after the war. and it's what's many of ukraine's biggest spit cars are pushing for ukraine should be member of the nato allies because it's proved for o, for our coming to security. and to of course, we need to to be united. so that's why we are open to discussion about the day, so it, in my opinion, and we should present the path so to, to,

to reach this goal. but in the meantime, ukraine is fighting a war and this year and no, that's why behind closed doors, the u. s. and some european nations are frantically working on security assurances . they could individually offer, such as providing ukraine with weapons, advanced technology and between those efforts are being closely watched in russia, which has always seen nato's growth as a threat to its own security. something via lions denies. for the time being there appears to be no alternative to the fighting for ukraine negotiating with russia. now, what do you mean giving up territory and given in to an unjustified plant in patient all hashed? if i knew should not, is determined to keep pushing. still hoping to see sooner rather than later ukraine slack raced at the lions this headquarters in brussels. it's clearly there's a lot at stake for ukraine at the is nato summit. i asked

d. w as nick connelly and t of what ukraine is expecting from days of leaders. i think knowing hearing cube, expected membership as long as the fighting continues as it has for the last year and a half, as long as the full scale invasion is going on. that was never going to happen. but certainly people wanted to hear about that kind of roadmap and a comp time frame. once the fighting is over, for ukraine's membership, no vague guarantees no promises of talks and some kind of intermediary station with some kind of while actual guarantees they weren't full on nature membership and they wanted foster. they say this is a political rather than a technical decision. look how quickly you took the feelings, how quickly you took the sweets and we want the same. they say ukraine is providing security for europe. has ukraine folded under the rest of the attack? they would be russian troops on poland, east, and florida, and that would be much more expensive and much more difficult for you right now. there's a real sense here and you claim that you print isn't just kind of asking for help asking for support, but it's also bring something to the table. and there's

a kind of lack of sense of kind of running out of patience and wanting moving hood from as an educator running to this that he wasn't confirming his appearance at the summit until he was clear that they would be kind of concrete takeaways from this meeting, he didn't just want to sign up for photo op, but we believe he is due to meet search of button for while i still think it's pretty unlikely that he'll keep joe biden waiting. so he is expecting out in vilnius, but still no real clarity about what's gonna come out of this meeting. so let's look at the context here and nick in 2008. ukraine was told by nathan leaders in an official declaration that it will join the alliance. 15 years later as membership is still under discussion, how to ukrainians feel about that. well certainly membership is a lot more popular in ukraine than it was even in 2008 according to most opposed at 90 percent of ukrainians. want the country in violence? a lot of the responsibility for that decision back then. not to offer ukraine more pulse and say to was put on local in germany's shoulders. that's

a real fear here that the same could be repeating itself that germany is even more reluctant than the us to move this process forward. and the message from k of is the actually taking your grant into the line from reducing the risk of for the war for the conflagration, for the escalation between russian, the west. they say russia is unpredictable. yes. willing to take risks, not suicide. or if they knew that ukraine was not in any you, but also in nature that were basically and rushes aspirations as part of the world and put an end to the fighting. we've seen here for the past year and a half. so there's a real sense here that that was opportunity missed and that they are trying to get as many west the open country to basically take the jump to take that leap and not be afraid of triggering russia. but instead they say this is someone who would actually make things easier and reduce the risk of a fight to nick. thank you so much. our correspondent nick connelly there in the ukrainian capital key. on the 1st day of the native summit, germany announced

a substantial military support package for ukraine. our political correspondent, julius of that a has that story julia. what's in this german, a package for ukraine. so we've heard from german, he's the 1st minister that what is in this package is exactly what a falls under the priorities of for ukraine on the battlefield. so air defense tanks and artillery. this is an a package that amounts to about 700000000 euros. and it includes, for example, us up to launchers for the patriot missile defense system. it includes the infantry fighting vehicles and tags, but also a big amount of artillery ammunition and also a drone system. now at 700000000 euros, this is not the biggest package that has been approved by germany in terms of military support for ukraine. for example, last may when you create in president zelinski was visiting berlin. germany pledged up to 2700000000 euros of military aid to the country, but this is still

a significant contribution, especially if we look at what's included in it. for example, the martyr infants re fighting vehicles, 40 of those were pledged this time. and all of these are coming from the german arms industry. these were vehicles that were pretty much sitting around with a german news weapons industry in weapons companies. and it took some time for them to be refurbished and made ready for the battle camp. and this is what is happening now. and this, this package adds to the contributions of german in terms of military aid to ukraine, making it the 2nd country as to the us in terms of the amount of military supports given to keith julia. thank you very much. our political correspondent, julia, so deli, it's now to india, and dozens of people have died in flooding. as torrential rains sweep across the

northern parts of the country, flash floods and land slots have destroyed highways and homes across several states in the north and in daily authorities. in the capital were forced to shut schools there on monday, scientists say indeed, a seasonal monsoon reigns are getting heavier as the climate becomes more heavy. as a normal monsoon rains tend to be a river into a raging torrent in the north indian states of him on shell per dash. the rushing water destroyed roads um damage, power lines, communication systems, which time put rescue efforts or distribution uh will take them. the road restoration will take some time, but our priority is to restore electricity and mobile networks so that we can receive information regarding any other stranded people. so we can rescue them. we

have a software that was, was not the guys have got them. good scientists say climate change is making them on soon rains, stronger and more unpredictable. thousands of people have died because of the floods across northern india. sally was inundated with the highest rating full in a single day for 40 years swelling they, i mean a river which runs through the halls of the capital. local media report say thousands of people are already being moved to shelters. as the rape reaches dangerous levels. the south west south, but john paused. biggest hospital or medical college were left wading through the woods. the floods such was say false. they had no time to evacuate the patient's hospital when they get caught in between these 5 being such a big hospital. so much water has been said within just 3 to 4 was of rain. so you can imagine the conditions in other hospitalized significant patients are facing

problems. they have not been moved yet. of course we have a son. yeah. has health work has tried to pump out the whole so from the hospital rooms. india is whether agency is full costing more rain in the days to come. little short while ago i spoke to our daily bureau, chief of rita cima. she went to the bank so the yamuna river and told us more about the flooding in delhi and northern india. with denny was very badly affected. there were 2 days of torrential rain which affected large parts of the city. in fact, even the center of denny, you had houses of ministers and follow me intelligence, which was the bulged in water. now of course everybody's saying how did this happen, why was this? not enough adequate, get taken? but the problem really has been that this one soon was very strong and very unexpected. it came earlier than anticipated. everybody's asking themselves, why should we know, how should we deal with this, but the was defected?

areas in the mountain, this regions the stage of the matcher, probation and the neighboring state of what the con, villas that up flowing through versus lead down here, destroying everything in that box and flowing down stream. they've also actually affected 2 of the plains states. that's fine. job and too much for these large tracks of from land us to budge. and the people are facing a lot of hardship without any electricity. and in that whole lot of destruction and a lot of distress as a result of this em once in vain. how well is india prepared to deal with flooding on this scale and read? so how, how it was for it to use co pay is well, this is an unprecedented really strong bon soon. we have to say and it also came earlier than anticipated every year we get the monsoon. but this year, for example,

debbie b hud had got the highest green ford in for 2 years, and he much produced which is the worst effected, good one months reinforced in 2 days. so the situation is unprecedented. but having said that, the government could have been better prepared. the monsoons come to dandy and to india every single yeah. would many sit every year. the government seems surprised that they've come know much more needs to be done in terms of infrastructure and drainage. i shared with them on so it's not to scramble once the months was already here and then environment and us have been saying for years and years. but in the mountainous region, that is particularly g o, an ecologically sensitive that one has to take care of how one does develop and that, but that message doesn't seem to have gone through as quickly as it needs to to what degree right here is this flooding being linked to climate change every time that there is a disaster of this kind of a suite,

the huge concerns and things made to climate change. for example, i'm standing here now in delhi of the bank. so if the human are river and this is now flowing at the high danger level, mock. so this huge concern that this good busted binds and cause tremendous hardship. many of the people who are living in low line areas here have moved up the road above or under file was a close by. so that gives you the human cost of this kind of disaster. and the cost is that people talk about links to climate change, but what does happen every time is a disaster of this guy and people talk about climate change. but all the lessons really learned. as i mentioned environment this, i've been saying for years that we must change the development model, we must make sure that in the monte vista regions with a particularly sensitive but there's no deforestation. the glass is melting. but once the crisis is over, people seem to get on as normal as if nothing has happened. and the challenge

really is to make sure that the link between these adoptive and climate change is overly talked about. but action is taken to me to get such disasters happening in the future. i'm going to thank you so much for your reporting. that was our deli bureau chief and read that team. a protest have a ruptured across israel after the country's parliament. the connected voted in favor of a controversial build. it limits the powers of the supreme court. demonstrators waived is rarely flags and more chanting slogans against the move. protesters blocked several roads and major cities. police have made several arrests. the decision to cut down the cords power has led to months of protests by the opponents, who call it an attack on democracy. the amendment won't come into force until it passes to more parliamentary focus, or correspond to kramer is covering this story for us from jermel lewis, jerusalem. she told us more about the ongoing protest. it was just some time ago.

there was a huge segments ration here, and this is what's happening, as you said, all day since the early morning, the protests as cold as a day of disruption. so what they're doing is they going from no one bigger junctions, like uh, this one here behind me, there's still some protest as around a trying to disrupt the traffic we've seen in the early morning. there's been blocking the main highway between television, jerusalem, he's also seen even here in front of the supreme court while i'm sending no water cannon. so where he and also mounted police no lease with trying to get people off of the main junction to make sure that the traffic can go through. and this is coming, of course, and a response to this bill that those pos and the 1st reading just not very far from here in the connected on monday night by the know, make us of the, of far right government. dramatic scenes there. what is it exactly that makes

this proposed legislation so controversial? if it does become law, what would it mean for the people of israel? well i apologize this you say this is a key moment actually in this whole long process that have been protesting for 6 months and months. no, there's no let up every start today but also doing all the days and time. so this bill is basically to restrict the power of the supreme court to block government decisions of alexis, government officials, and what a theme is unreasonable or implausible. and why don't think sancho said often is referred to yes, except that this government wanted to re appoint the deed of this house parties, part of the coalition, a government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. but the supreme court said this is no reason to vote because he had been convicted already a full corruption charges. so of course, this bill is just posted on the 1st reading is now going back into the call me to

this. i'm told that in my to is i'm, i try to soften the bit the language said the wording of this bill. it still needs to go to his 2nd and 3rd reading. but the government, he has set those one to push ahead this, what they call the traditional reform, what the protest this call it traditional overall. they said they want to push it through before the end of disconnected session, which is by the end of july. now these protests, as you mentioned, tony, have been going on for months. how much of a threat to they pose to nothing. yeah. whose government well, i think the prime minister benyamin says nothing. y'all has a very comfortable majority in his government. but what the protests have managed to fight is to block basically to slow down this such addition overall, that's what we're seeing right now. what the government is trying to do is to posit law by law, but somebody a call just allow me tactics so that part of the law here law there and, and then move on. but the thing,

what it has done is actually bringing this country really a par, tearing it apart, and they're hearing again what they've seen in the past months. you know, groups that are very essential here, like from the high to a, from the security again this morning. we understand the volunteer pilots and the type of specialist intelligence units, you know, saying they really don't report for reserve to, to if there's 110 years. so it's really tiring the country bought and it's essential. tanya, thank you very much. that was our course by the 20th kramer in jerusalem. iceland, media or logical office has urged people not to track to the site of a new volcano that began a rough thing on monday. lava and smoke began spewing out of a newly opened crevice in the ground. after days of earthquakes. volcano is only around 25 kilometers from reykjavik, but experts say there is no danger to the ice landed capital, or it's the airport. it's the 3rd volcanic russians and as many years in the year,

just reminder of the top story we're following for you here today. on the w, and as they chose, annual summit opens with cheating, installed and back boeing, that nato allies. we'll send a cleared positive message concerning ukraine's path toward membership in the military alliance. just follow the signals and sweden may now have a clear passport. it's membership. this is the the easiest for me. relive on terry martin. the

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