the, the, you're watching the of the news coming to live from berlin. you as president joe biden arrives in india for the g. 20 summit with the leaders of china and russia, skipping the meetings by then is expected to push other nations to back his views on issues like climate change and the war and ukraine. also coming up on the show and new biography of you on mosque and says he switched off his star link satellite communications to limit ukraine's capability of attacking russian forces and dw drawings, nato troops on exercise. as these 2 walking gas defends and the alliances and most

of the points in the baltic states, the i'm quite richardson. thank you so much for joining us. we're leaders are gathering in india for a summit of the g. 20 group of leading nations. they will address divisions over the war and ukraine as well as other key issues. and the g 20 features, the biggest economies, including the united states, china and the european union, as well as emerging players like india, brazil, and turkey. us president joe biden landed in delhi in the last hour. now at the summit, 2 thirds of the world's population will be represented by the leaders of china and russia are not attending. or do you have these cheese international editor, richard walkers, in delhi and has more and what we can expect from talk between joe biden and india

is prime minister and promote a body. and biden met just recently in washington, a sign of the real low growing closeness between india and the united states. and the american side just saying that they're going to be picking up on a lot of conversations loves the agreements they made during that meeting in, in washington, dc earlier in the year. and there a range of issues that uh, i'm sorry, big steps. like, for instance, an agreement to have american fighter jet engines manufactured in india, an agreement to sell military drugs to india, so they'll be picking up on those conversations. also planning for a plan to visit by joe biden, a major visit by joe biden to india in january next year. so one of that only kind of bilateral level, but of course also they're going to be looking ahead. so the g 20 summit that awaits us over this weekend, and some of the contentious issues, particularly what to do about ukraine. so we'll talk about that in just a moment. so those are 2 kind of levels of bilateral level, but also looking at to this summit. yeah,

absolutely. i do want to come to the war and ukraine out 1st though. one big thing here. china is liter. she's been paying is not attending as stomach. can you tell us how big of a below his absence is for the host india? so yeah, well it's definitely being seen as a blow for the hospital. so blow to the g 20 process that this is a full run that really you should have the top lead is that every year and that she didn't paying hasn't changed. it made it a priority to attend it until now. so it looked speculation about the reason that the indian side in public, at least they're trying to downplay it. i say that it's not such a big deal. but if you told you people in private, i've spoken to an observer recently who's close to the government policy here. and this person said that he did paid to be a calculated effort to embarrass india. um, so the indian side, i think, really a not happy about this a tool and speculation about why. well,

at the moment the india china relationship is in bad shape is a massive border dispute. we just saw recently when china published a new national map showing that it claims an entire indian state of a rule, not child protest in the northeast of india. but also i think the fact that india is positioning itself and using this g 20 summit strongly to business itself as the voice of the global house, we're going to hear a lot about that well this weekend. and the thing is that china also wants to position itself as the voice of the global so. so i think for all the time that we spend talking about the us, china rifle re, i think this weekend, we're beginning to see how important also the china india rifle rate is to shaping the future of world defense. and richard, just briefly, before we go, um we've mentioned the war and ukraine overshadowing this whole summit. india does seem to want a joint to communicate here. do we know how difficult that's going to be? oh yeah,

it's tough. last year they just about managed it. it was against the olds, a joint communicate did come out with quite critical language about the war and ukraine. this year, russia and china blocking the same language that was used last year. and that leaves india with the task of trying to bring the g 20 together this time around. i think it's a sign of just how divided the world has become that they can't even agree to use the same language that they used last year. the again, this time, so we don't know yet if there will be agreement works the space over this weekend. we sure will. we thank you so much for your reporting. that is the w's chief international editor, richard walker. and we can bring you up to speed. now with some other world news headlines, at least 64 people have been killed in 2 separate attacks on a passenger boat and an army base in mali. the government says both civilians and soldiers are among the dead. as a g had his group with links to al qaeda claims to be behind the attacks. at least

2 people have been killed and dozens more wounded by severe flooding and hong kong . the cities, whether agency report of the heaviest, hourly rain fall since records began 140 years ago. a russian missile strike on police headquarters in cranes central city of v has killed one officer and injured many more. the building and president will let them use the landscape hometown has been reduced to rubble. 3 people were killed in other attacks across ukraine. and voting is underway and russian occupied regions of southern and eastern ukraine, including the city of the next keith and his allies. they proposed are a sham. the votes coincide with regional elections in russia swell. a new biography of you on moscow claims the tie, coon disabled his company star link satellite systems to more to ukrainian drone attack on russia worship, near crimea. and the book alleges that most feared moscow would retaliate with nuclear weapons. most has said star link was not deactivated,

but just wasn't operating in the area. must, again, donating starling services to ukraine in the early days of the war, his biographer claims mascot. now, requests that let's dig into this with anthony kane, professor of war studies at the university of work. welcome help us understand why this is such a big deal. what is it about star link that is so critical to ukraine and why would disabling it? or as must might say, just not enabling it be such a blow to the ukrainian army what's going on? cuz been put it in the central role in the ukraine in military effort in that campaign. because it's provided to create key functions. it's to do is provide the ability for the ukrainians to run a digital come on and communication system based on the satellite connections. it's not the stalling provide and also has helped in terms of ministry charging the

targeting of russian positions as well by softer by the soft lights that are obviously surveilling and monitoring the terrain. and but if you crying and in, in russia. so it's, it has been extremely important and of course the other crucial thing is the mosque was able to give it to the landscape government and the training military almost immediately off to the invasion. so it's all on a complete crisis. you provide an extraordinary level of capability. yeah. and now these allegations coming out in the biography. um, what do you make of the facts, but a non elected private actor can single handedly make such a crucial decision that could change the whole course of the war. so yeah, i mean i, i'm like, no, go as far as, say, texas, the whole course of the world. but i think it's a deep, clean pool on significant fact. and, you know, many people have already deployed it. i'm, i think this is slightly different way of viewing it, but the reality is the 21st century states that if you powers rely on

private companies to keep private tech companies, commercial tech companies die entering digital companies to provide them with key capabilities. communications capabilities guides the capabilities, computer processing capabilities, which they certainly talk to without and adjust to competitors know, the russian military has been equally dependent upon the private a private organization name, the goal and evolved. there is a very different organizations approved will kind of medi evil most from your organization. but not both sides have been increasingly dependent for the actual war fight and capability on private companies. and the fact is, once they've bought companies all the, you know, absolutely essential to war, fighting to campaigning, like cool, active, the goodness of that kind of site and how that company types place. and this is where is most controversy, images? well, exactly with this kind of dependency isn't the west essentially putting its own

security or risk by relying on private companies to provide such a critical infrastructure as well? one level, yes, it is. and there have been various tensions in 2017, for instance, google withdrew from the, the us pentagons project and i even, which was an alger our algorithm project project. but they're trying to get all expression intelligence and targeting process. so yes, there is definitely dependence on the private sector organization that could be problematic. i'm, i'm from the 20th century perspective. that's unusual. put it in a longer term perspective on, for instance, the modern period 16th century through the 18th century and all the historical era . it's very know the government states military's on the east have relied on private sector organizations to provide the actual combat power. i mean, the early your payment of keys will complete depending on those 3 falls. if it is

disturbing, it is a massive change, but it's not one. it's a change rolled in some complete chaos that's going to engulf the soul, but it is a realistic change when one more fights in the future and the present one will need to take on these companies and have some accommodation with these private companies . yeah, so if this is the reality we're facing just briefly before we go, let's look at the future and what are the implications for ukraine going forward? many have expressed concerns that it has become too reliant on star link as well. i mean, the trouble is, is relied on stalled and gets real log on all the private tech companies, google, microsoft. andrew palin serving, played a central roles. i think the key question for you crying is what's gonna happen in the year in the american elections next step 10. and i think if the republicans get, and i think especially if the truck gets in, i think the issue of stalling will become a very minor issue to whether the, the,

the american government washington decides to withdraw it support that point. the talk guy even changes the ukrainians and for the president's landscape. yeah, absolutely. anthony king, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us. we really appreciate it. thank you. now it is often described as nato's a. q. is hill a strip of sparsely populated land stretching some 65 kilometers on the border between nato states. poland. and what's the way now? it's a walk in gap represents a challenge for nato to defend the strip connex, the russian x clay of cool women grad with beller roofs. and if russia and bella roost were ever to invade and close that gap, nato members, lithuanian lafayette, and it's a stony o, would then be cut off from allies to the self. so dw is, terri schultz has traveled through this walk. you got with the british nato troops on exercise. these nato troops based in poland, are moving through what the alliance considers, perhaps, is most vulnerable area,

a land core, and or nicknamed the lucky gap. it's located between 2 nato allies, poland and lithuania, but also between russia and developers. this is cause for concern because it's the only way for nato to reach its baltic state allies by land. there is any way, one way to get to latvia and that is alt through lithuania. and this will okey doke . that means if moscow were to seize the sa walkie cord or lobby, and the other baltic states would be cut off and could only be reached by sea. the commanding officer of this british squadron on his way to an exercise in latvia, says training in the region is vital for us going up to lot via provides a new real estate, new training opportunity. uh, the opportunity to go up against a live simulated estimate which, which puts my soldiers to the test. some of those tests are just about getting troops to where they need to be. this con boy had 3 vehicles breakdown causing many hours of delay. but parker says,

figuring out how to get them back on the road was part of the training. he wanted his troops to get an overnight at the nato bass. in lithuania, gave the british troops a chance to rest and refilled their tags, hosted by german army. lieutenant colonel, andrea's care center who commands the multi national battle group keeping watch from the other end of this walking cord, or we conduct the trainings in order to be prepared for us and noble russian forces are crossing the border to the plane. yeah, yeah. well, realty is always very crucial for me to of informations, and of course, it's a strong sign to show that we are not sitting in a little better expect to be able to move between the baltic states. they're able to move. but could they move faster than russian forces? that's an open question. nato may not be doing enough to answer this. motorcade had a police escort to guarantee access to the highway and click processing at the border crossings. but in case of a real, i says, fewer things would be under nato's control,

and that's why some experts are saying the alliance and stage more snap exercises to practice what might happen if russia war to attack with no warning to experience that nato's former top military commander general phillip breedlove strongly advocates more no noticed exercises in so walk and beyond, which would push troops in his words, to failure, to come back stronger. we need to give our forces hard problems to solve and force them to think outside the box. it's more than getting to an exercise area and setting up camp, we need to be tested in the quiet city of so walky residents are a custom to hearing such talk, especially after russia launched warren ukraine. some are dismissive, others thankful that the worst case scenarios so far remain just hypotheses of war, gaming and planning. i think there's nothing to worry about. i see that others say,

oh lou, be terrified that it can, like a swell happened to us, the flu went in and they took at that situation with the be completely different probably we, we would be attacked. nato military officials acknowledge a more aggressive russia means they need to increase their readiness for any potential crisis, which includes making sure so lucky remains an open core door and is less of a gap that report from our correspondent at terry schultz. let's speak to her for more, terry, you had a chance to speak with british soldiers there on the ground where deployed with nato. what did they think were they worried about? the possibility of russia taking over this walkie court or in the foreseeable future? are clear. i don't think they're worried about that on a daily basis, but we must say that all of the soldiers deployed in this area in poland and the baltic states where there were borders with russia or bela roost. colleen in grad, all of them are very aware of how sensitive this area is,

and that's why they hold these exercises at the same time. none of them seem to feel that this is a real imminent possibility. we don't hear that from nato either. now, you know, this came back into the spotlight just a couple of months ago when the late wagner chief, you've got any per goshen and his troops were supposedly moving into bellows. and even there were rumors plodding to take over this a walking gap. now that promotion is dead and some of these wagner guys seem to have been moved out of the area. the tension is gone down a bit, but it did serve to aligns nato just help her curious. the situation is there. yeah, let's take a closer look at that and how hard would it be for nato to defend its baltic members, if russia were to move into this walk ago, it would be hard because this area is so tiny and russia and it's, it's like bella ruth, are right there, so of course the gap itself is on nato territory, but it's a very tiny area, and this is always where both nato and russia plus their,

their military activities, their worst case scenario planning. and so i would guess that both sides will be at the top of their game if there were any realistic plans to take over the gap that you know, in history. we have not seen this happen. there has never been a russian incursion like that into this watching gap and native. we'd like to believe that's because it practices so much there to be a deterrent of. one of the things that stood out to me in your report is that it seems like the people in to walk you were even less alarmed than the nato military planners. why do you think that is, is definitely less alarmed and you know, some of them sort of rolled their eyes when they were like, oh, another for an are coming to visit. so walk you and ask us about being in the gap. so they're very used to, to a people worrying about, to walk in and they just got on with their daily lives. i will say however, that a couple of people that i spoke with said that the warren ukraine really did bring this back home. you know, they've been in nato territory now for decades, feeling quite safe. but when the warren ukraine came so close to their borders as

this young lady, so we're taking literally put it. she said, i started thinking this could be us. so that's what we heard. they're very grateful to be in nato and they are reminded that they are in a very dangerous neighborhood. well, thank you so much as always for your great reporting that is date of use. terry schultz in brussels. well, i have some news. there has been a big upset at the men's basketball world cup in the philippines. we're having germany starting the usa winning 11321112 reach their 1st world cup final. they're now gonna play serbia in sunday's final. they already know better their previous best of 3rd place in 2000 to me while the us i missed the final for the 2nd tournament in a row were joined now by him nichol rudo, the former coach of the german men's basketball team. henry, they sensational result for germany. here you must be just delighted. yeah,

thanks for having me. this unbelievable, a great feeling for all in germany. it's a storage moment for us. we've never been to the world cup finals, so a great day for german basketball for sure. yeah, i mean, usa, we're obviously be heavy favorites. how did germany come up with this when to why they have not lost the all tournaments, so they have a very good team. they've been together for a long time. they have a bunch of very good and also m b a players. so they played very well together and has had maybe one of the best games they've ever played. so that's how it happened that for you, what was the highlight of the match? what our uh, shooting got on the also is really on fire and you score $24.00 points for us and it's a guy that is very dangerous. but so many, many sides of upgrading us today. and just the resilience of, of our team was really incredible into all game. yeah,

so we've mentioned this has already germany's best effort performance at the world's company. do you think that they can beat serbia in the final? it's a, it's a special meeting. of course we are meeting our former a german national team code suspension stuff. is it sure who is now coaching the serving team? i think we have a good chance. uh we have to settle down after this great week. uh, a great when to see if uh we can re focus about uh, you know, it's going for the gods and i think we have a good chance. well, thank you so much for speaking to us and congratulations. and it's henry, read all the former german international coach. we really appreciate your time. thank you very much for having me. a sentence now and at the us open american that number 6 said cocoa golf of beach shack carolina, which over in the straits that's to reach her 1st us open final climate. protesters interrupted the match for almost 15 minutes with at least one person including their feet. the floor in the stadium stands ever since

bursting on the scene as a 15 year old in 2019 cocoa golf has been heralded as a future. a grand slam champion. now she has earned another opportunity to reach the pinnacle of tennis with the home crowd family behind her, and out of their seats. and who could blame them after points like these the gulf? let 6 for one mill when climate protest has brought the game to a halt for people's to chanting for the end of fossil fuels with at least one, throwing their feet to the floor. you know, i always speak about the preaching, you know, you know, preaching about what you feel and what you believe in. and it was done in a peaceful way, so i can't get too mad of it. obviously, i don't want it to happen with a lot of rain or winding up 6410. i wonder they mentioned the keep going, but hey, if you,

that's what they felt that they needed to do the get their voice is heard. i can't really get upset at it. 49 minutes later, the game resumed, seemingly unaffected by the interruption. golf converted to 6 match points to reach our 1st us open final. it will be the american 2nd attempt to win a grand slam singles title. after finishing runner up to poland egos to be on tech . at the 2022 friends open and bidding golf in the us open final is a number to seed arena. so blank who secure a 3 set come back when against american madison cheese. trailing 6 mill and 53 saw blank. i showed tremendous results to bow back from the rank of defeats to come to a final set tie break, the metal roofing, and who will climb to world number one after the tournament is looking for her 2nd grand slam title. for when he was fairly and opened early this year,

and the rugby world cup is kicking off with host france facing new zealand. while the african team's only defending champion south africa has made their mark in the game. but 37 other countries are part of the rugby africa federation is president, herbert mensa, believes african teams have a bright future. your hand is book erupt enough to south africa as 2019 was kept waiting. but they have more teams in africa than just the spring box. 36 other countries are members of administrative buddy, rugby, africa, will fight for our rights. we will tell you that uh, the high performance financial scheme for rewarding countries. the models, the do not work in favor of africa. i will do those fights with wild rugby all day long. the rocky paste each european country $4700000.00 euro is to for mostly sports. but south africa assigned to the remaining 36 african countries must split

just 1900000, yours a year between them. but the big money and rough fee is made by private organized competitions, like the $6.00 nations, the huge money. and we'll do that. and how we break into that private members club is, is a church, the one that we need to get as much that glass household. we go to take it up to the top and see what do we create? how do we position ourselves in africa? 7, the side rock fee is played much more often than the $15.00 aside version at the wells camp in france. it'd be the problem is the sporting development and the organization of regular competitions. it just is not the money to know so say an average of a $1000.00 has to move anybody anywhere within africa. whereas in europe, long term booking you can move somebody from dublin to london for for secret service. and so it was increased investments and interest, new stadiums,

more professionalism, new sponsorship models, and more support from world rugby we need to be able to be strong in terms of where we negotiate and position ourselves politically within well drug, really, politically within governments, within across african he does a global way, and we, we need to set that global standard, which is what we're doing. don't drop it, set it up higher. south africa has shown the way campbell african teams follow. you've been watching the news coming up next in the news asia. a controversy over the wording of g 20 invitations is the government of india trying to change its name and how farming fly is, is proving to be a lucrative business for villagers in nipple. various banners, you will have those stories short break of course you don't want to use an analysis

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