thinking in society, the burden catastrophe. climate change starts july 13th on dw the . this is dw news live from bowie. nice thursday is ukraine, ken joining the alliance one day. secretary general against dalton vague says the membership could happen when allies agree and conditions and matchbox is no definite timeline. also on the program, america greets by extreme with it once in

a century flooding into the northeast, while all the areas welter through the hate wife. and a mexican standoff flow enforcement officials held hostage by a drunk gang. i released on how the criminals were trying to free to a fair rod relative gangly, the general grade. welcome to the program. ukraine will be allowed to join the national when quite allies agree and conditions and mit that's according to the blocks secretary general against open book. he was speaking at the alliance's, somebody's inter lithuanian capital vilnius stilton doug said the most important thing now was to ensure that ukraine wins the war against russia. but ukraine's president in florida means the lensky has reacted wait harsh words. he's called

link nice or is a lack of clarity episode as russian attacks rain driving on you crazy. the country's flag flies, high overview lease, the city playing host and they to leaders ukrainian president zalinski came here with a clear message. he wants concrete commitments from the alliance guy. ukraine will make ne touchstone got nice. ukraine has long harbor done visions of joining nato. though leaders have agreed to remove some barriers to entry. keith's hopes of securing a timeline for its session has been dest. we'd reaffirmed dot ukraine, wrote, become a member of nato, and agreed to remove the requirements for the membership function time. this will change your cranes membership off from a 2 step process to one step process. as we also made clear that we will issue an invitation for ukraine to join,

they don't when all of us agree on the conditions are met for months. now, 2 nations have been haggling over when and how ukraine should be invited to join the alliance. they say it won't happen, follow the war rages because math could bring nature into direct conflict with russia. but some eastern european unbolted countries are calling for a clear or pos for to use ukraine is using the equipment so that the allies are giving and the munitions. so it is already taking those boxes. so what more can we do in order to really go to that membership? germany and the united states have been more cautious keeping the focus on future security assurances drones this one, it's important to us from the outset that they have a secure 2 punches for ukraine that can be effective after piece not could include individual pledges to offer ukraine support in case of further attacks, but not to flight for the country. at least one. and i explained to the summit and

we'll see tvs on patients take flight. several nations, including the ones in denmark, agreed to start training ukrainian pilots on western age 5 projects. later this year we'll definitely use a rush to analyze constantine acreage in vilnius gave us his assessment of how russian president vladimir person might react to the latest developments that nice or my personal take is that's up put it was got a brief assign of relief. nothing dramatic happen. probably they expected it. they have the sources, whether it's will have an impact on the prosecution of the war by the russians. i think it will because frankly, of this in depth and it's so 12 unclear timeframe of pushes, poaching, to extend the war as long as possible to make it protracted in order to delay ukraine's ukraine's accession. uh tonight. so uh for as long as possible. so this will be a political and then before i'm afraid, minutes of your logic,

the minutes of the logic of moscow in the coming months and who knows probably is or constantine a get there in the field near speaking to us a little bit earlier. well, a defense is also on the agenda for the nice, so summit gemini wants to lead the way with the plan to protect against air attacks . the european sky shield initially defines to purchase defense systems jointly to reduce costs spot. the plan is proving divisive from key to crime. a task russian mess sales have davis, the to ukrainian cities, destroying thousands of homes, killing hundreds, and forcing your opinions to ask the question. are we safe currently in this situation with regard to your pierre descends, it's really not very good of the past 2 years. this has not been a priority. no,

it is on jim. and he wants to lead the way with the, with the european sky shield initiative, we're bringing together european states to join to increase protection against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. this is what it could look like. 6 irish p surface to air rocket systems would target short range missiles. a dozen patriots systems would be used to intercept medium range missiles on to top it off. our 3 would defend against the top from outside the shop miss be providing vast cover at all 3 according to calculations. and then some other people have a footprint of couple of 1000 kilometers so it can defend people. large area spent the value of the contract, but so far the angle color have the same. the,

the 4000000000 euro is really american build shield is controversial. it's not clear whether it can work with nate's was existing network, 30 or defense. seems to be rather divided opinions, enrolling and brussels on whether i wrote could be integrated into nature's architecture. still more than a 1000 european countries, i've signed up to balance vision. but germany's nearest all i friends is pushing its own initiative. manuel macro and once your opinions to be more strategic, in other words, they were their own opponent to be, why do we still have to buy american so often? because the americans so much most standardized and we are, and they massively subsidized to the manufacturer. i see in the germans though, argue you're gonna need to the systems. no, that'll be all for so across the seems to be we're not in such

a hurry that we need to build and bridge technologies. and we can wait until what we develop in europe is ready. we and others are not convinced about that. initially what sort the aftermath of yes, another mess i will strike in ukraine. a remainder that as you like to beat, sits there defends needs. not every country has the luxury of time. oh, okay, here's some other world news headlines now. protest as of class, we police and use riled off the problem and gave initial approval to a bill the missing the power of the supreme court. the right wing coalition government plan reforms of state of months, of demonstrations and a long running political crisis. brazilian authorities of rescued for migrants found hiding on the roger of a ship from nigeria, the stone wise. we'd just drop it off to 15 days. it saved police saying die healthy to spike, hiding in the section of the ship, dense, often underwater,

a follower of called late a charles manson has been released from the california prison after searching 53 years of a life sentence between meadows. this ty, it appeals code, cleared, leslie van house and foot parole overruling gavin, the golf and gavin newsome and a hand written will found in the couch on the light sing. aretha franklin has been rude, legitimate by us jewelry. the thing that life no former will after she died in 2018, in that spot to long legal baffled between her full sons staying in the us and many regions. they are uh, sweltering and a heat wife. it's a different story in the northeast. star officials in vermont sy, in the state, is saying it's west flooding in nearly a century. this is not life. i'm not covered by 2 months of rain in just 2 days. several communities like this, including the stage capital. i'm probably

a mood by the relentless deluge. more than 30 state varied so close as the war to spread. this railroad even had the ground swept away from underneath it. video shot by vermont state police shows flood torches pulling over a diamond the queen she river. and other walked away, the connecticut river slower and to full meters above its usual level on the front levels. now as a pos doctor of how can i read in 2011 marine had about a 12 hour duration of rain and then was of sun came up. everyone went out, we were able to assess the damage. everything was receding, and we went back towards the recovery phase. this is different. we've had like 48 hours of study range of the same and ted spring that we saw during irene to 4 times the amount of rain respond as it performed more than

$100.00 rescue sofa with other teams being floating in from further afield. police urged people to stay at home unless they have a risk, in which case they were told to evacuate. that have been, thankfully no reported casualties the saw. and while the writings have now combed, it serves is yes and as a reminder, that's how wells is changing fast. well, 13 law enforcement workers who are being held hostage by a drug gang in mexico are being released on hall and the captives were adopted during a protest that the criminals had deliberately infield traders, the peas, they were trying to free to of their own gang latest who'd be interested demonstrate is blocked this highway 2 i can pull. can we mexico for 2 days on the pretext of protesting against the slow pace and throw twigs in the area up to $5000.00, clashed with police and force them to retreat several times. rights

is commandeer and um its vehicle, which they used to round the gate of a local government building. the class has culminated india duction of 13 security and government tennis and they'll be 2 weeks towards the release of to arrest the gang leaders. a lot of money fish sent the same. we demonstrate as gab, it's to do mine. so the release of to people who belong to a criminal organization known as last deals the oldest squirrels. that'd be the government says the protest stage by the laws, audio struct scanning, which controls villages in the area. officials say some people might have been forced to take pos, the president who owns a false promises made by drunk scans. okay,

so now i don't to let yourselves be manipulated because it is a common practice of some criminal groups and they create a support base. so she, at that point, the 13 hostages were eventually released on terms, though not entirely clear, but the incident does illustrates degree of the criminal gang success, or much of public life in mexico. the well ukrainian wildcard elena street totally now has advanced to the window, the intent of semi finals with a shock leaning against full time grand slam. we're not, it goes to the attic to be told and struggled early in the contest, but she managed to baffle back to reading the 1st to said $75.00 over the world. number $13.00, i take the ukrainian ended her opponents 14 match winning streak by and taking the 3rd says 6 to and so it is literally now will be up against my case

a one gross of of the czech republic for a price and the final, the check rates have 5th wimbledon, semi final by defeating it. jessica peg. a lot of the us 24 year old wonder it was about entered the tournament on see did. and she closed her way back against the full saved pig island with assigning stick to wind. 642664. 1 drove us about is still pursuing her fist prince, i'm part of the, the finally now south african run a cost as a menu has won an appeal at the european court of human rights. the 3 time willed and double the big champion or the 800 meters was born with. so i quote, differences of sexual development. she's not allowed to compete in advance without taking testosterone reducing drugs. now the quote is real and she was discriminated against spot. indeed, notion strength down the existing is there a mind to now of our top story? ukraine will be allowed to join. nice. how when course, allies,

degree and conditions in mesh that's according to the blocks secretary general. you installed the, the crank president savanski earlier. said it was absurd if there's no definite timeline and you're up to date here on dw steven beasley will have your business headline softer. so break is of course smaller on dw dot com. and you can follow those 2 on social media acting up with you on tower drake info lane. thank you. so the assassination it says stop to move on to the basic goals hitting the country feature.