dots to send associates on dw the w news life, and then the european union agreed to open membership talks with ukraine than you leave is about to open the door to you cry. and despite the files from hunger eastern p, while the plan trans president savanski hale's a decision, is a victory for ukraine and your unfounded man, posing says, russia will persist with its war and ukraine. russian president protects confidence in his end of year press conference in most of us english as economy and showing no signs of messing up in his military campaign the

once. okay, welcome to the program. we start with breaking news. european union latest have agreed in the last hour to open you membership negotiations with ukraine. and i was when comes despite the hon gary and the promises to blog such as decisions. training present volume is the landscape described, moves in victory for ukraine and all of your leaders of the to day summers in brussels. and i understand we'll also open accession tools involved over underground confident spaces to georgia. the let's go through the sound without corresponding jack power in brussels that jack. let's concentrate mainly on ukraine and there's still this through the significance of this decision. while it's really significant, the fail. honestly, we've seen some high drama here at the european kinds of summit here in brussels. we weren't expecting this decision to some come so quickly. the european kinds of

presidential michelle $22.00 to save it. they decided to open accession negotiations with ukraine, moldova. now i have it on good authority, but when the decision was made inside the meeting room of the 27 a you lead is the actually, the hon gary and prime minister victor o'brien who was threatening a veto over this issue, which is being the big story of this summit, but he actually wasn't in the room when they made that decision. we don't know exactly what this means whether that's possible. so this agreement to go forward. subsequently we had a video released by the hon. gary employment is to victor old on, on his facebook, saying that the hon gary and position hadn't changed. and that he was still against the exception towards opening with ukraine. so we don't know whether on excused himself so that they could make that decision whether the you need is try to push the decision through while he was outside of the room. offered to will happen so

much. so the, the kinds of president who's in charge of the summit, he came diving into the room a huddle of generally. so ryan, to him the size of which i've never seen in my decade here in brussels. i'm set essentially that they've made this decision. and then they will not continue to talk about the you budget, which is the next subject on their agenda. you can imagine that the questions all flying, he didn't take any questions showing me. so he just continued on and went back into the summit room. we're going to have to try and find, find out exactly what has happened to whether oregon has decided to remove his veto . veto was pushed him to do so. i'm why he was in that or in the rooms when that decision was made. and just so absolutely clear on, on this without the old bonds without hunger is yes on this tongue. i mean, much is made of the need for consensus and you and, and maybe say within the european union. but the time that you do this without hungary the suggestion would be that it needs the

e u. member states to say yes, that's my understanding the accession tools need in countries to agree whether that means that it can just move ahead with one country saying yes, by not being in the room. i have to tell you felt i don't know. and i think a lot of people have in this room that have followed a you discussions for a long time. also don't know, we're trying to find out exactly what this ryan's within the treaties. i think the, the assumption is that it come move forward, but we have to wait and see. we understand the victim obama is going to come out and do a briefing and see what happens that. but at the moment i just don't have the answers to that. question for you. okay, this is all very exciting. dw correspondent jack a power in brussels. thank you so much. i to russia and present the post and says he will press on with the war in ukraine saying that can be no peace until rusher. sees a subjective that we're taking questions from the public can john this that he's

and if you have press conference in moscow as your maps that came as concern mountains and you train that to west and ministry, a could be in danger of drawing up for more than 20 years, these carefully staged event has been used to present an image of a strong and self confident leader. the last year, the milestone press conference was a council of to russian forces suffered major setbacks and ukraine. so that now the crammed in is hoping to again project an image of power with the 3rd the then we are, will the piece when we achieve our goals, the ones you just mention it. now let's return to these goals. what they have not changed. i'll remind you of what we talked about in the notification of ukraine. it's demilitarization, it's neutral status, and i'm stuck with them. so vladimir putin use these same words to justify his invasion of ukraine. nearly 2 years on his tongue. russians that these goals have

not been the chief to ship, so the war has to continue. but he says there will be no maximum of delays ation for now. but to the flow of our menu who are ready to defend the interests of their homeland with arms and hand is not decreasing sufficient. $1500.00 people daily throughout the country altogether, there will be about $500000.00 people by the end of the year. so why do we need a new mobilization? there is no need for this right now. i can stay with them. they cannot make calls stuff, which is more, is also in people's minds in russia. but even western experts, it meet that despite rising prices in the following value of the ruble. sanctions have failed to stop the kremlin from financing. it's more if it's the 1st question is do this margin of safety? i'm good is provided by several components and may i ask you to commit to the 1st

futile and most important is the high consolidation of russian society. but i see the 2nd is the stability of the countries economic system. so it can, i mean, just the system with that, i mean, as it turned out, this was a surprise for our so called partners. and to be honest for many of us, is that for more than 4 hours, the russian president reassured the russian public that we have the situation done to control. and then you, regardless of whether he's statements match reality, his message was clear, the kremlin has enough resources to continue europe's bloodiest war in decades. let's get more on this time from corresponding to emily show in here with me in the studio and dw, is that rica bureau chief unit the shadow. and is that with us as well? both used to report from moscow until dw was banned in russia at let's start with you. at emily. so approaching, spoke for 4 hours to day. why so long?

well, it was his 1st big public appearance, essentially since the war. and also this event that we saw today was kind of a combination of 2 traditional formats that um, pushing carries out. so essentially every year put in does this call in show the direct line where the public can call in and ask him questions. and he also does the press congress a conference, and this was now a combination of both. and what we saw today was kind of a strange mix of everything. so you had him answering questions about foreign policy and you had, you know, people calling in like a farmer from south russia who was, you know, we saw on video line with his towel, then we had a mountain settings to be a pilot. so really a big mix, and we saw him present himself, i think today as a statesman, a father of the nation. and also almost as a mis magician who can solve russians problems. just, you know, with the snap of his fingers on a couple of unusual mo,

instead of being much discussed online. yes. so there was $12.00 moments that stood out. i think one of them was that he took a question on a i and the video that was actually that question from a student in st. petersburg was actually a deep sake of pollutant himself. right. so essentially, the student asks who's in question as puts in and it was kind of funny because boots and didn't initially see and the matter is utopia. and then he looks out recently saw himself. and he said, you know, he answered the question afterwards, very calmly, but so that was, i think a, we a, me more at the moment. and then the other thing was that there were also screens in the background um, during the whole event, were also questions from the public. we're popping up and some of them are very critical, including, why is your reality the reality of food and so different from our lives reality that was one. and when can we move to the russia that is being shown on state tv? and also once a don't on proof for president make way for the young. so very critical. so then

there was some discussion or these questions. how can it be that these questions are so critical? was us a hack, that kind of thing? i think it's very unlikely that they just like giving you a fee or exactly it's stage managed very strictly by the credit on this event. and um, you know, it's supposed to give the image that it's democratic that the people can ask him questions. i think it's a safety valve as well, for people to let off their car frustrations, but in a very, very controlled manner. okay. usually russia, so and in riga, did i think mr. brewton site want to rush? i wanted to hear i think phil 8th comes to piece into boy, i don't think clinton has made many russians happy today because they desire all for many russians is the, at the end of the service shows that what they've had to bill was, is that the ball will continue as long as put these goals haven't been achieved goals that, that haven't changed since if it's not those it will and that, that's a bad sign. as a result, many people are likely to have criticized booting today,

but they may have done so in private because all public criticism of pollutants policies is risky or press if lowest becoming so many that it's difficult to follow them. these include, for example, life imprisonment for treason up to 15 years in prison for spreading so called false information, which means criticism about is those will help the russian army, all of that awesome state is becoming increasingly harsh towards it. citizens who don't agree with his policies and to come back to the show today, i believe that a long will reach boot and has raised as a prospect all for bill only makes installation of worse. okay, so emily? sure in the world, will it be watching at this stage managed though it is, was that a message for the wells from the russian president? i think there was um, pollutants, traditional defiance. you know, he, he showed, or he said that the war in ukraine was going to continue. he also talked about the west as being an unreliable partner, while praising the rely on the reliability of,

of china. and he also talked about sanctions, which he, um said, you know, you all thought or people thought that our economy would collapse, but nothing has collapse. so quite a bit of defiance there. but also i think a bit of heard that he isn't being included in things on the international stage. um, you know, he talked about not meeting my call and other leaders. okay. are you ready? so he's going to be running again. president 13 will be running again uh for president in march of next year. is it possible just like how much supports he actually has at this stage? as well as the independent lot of sense, i feel it has fall into that. 87 percent of russians are us that decide to we put this work is the same time and a little over 3 months. you've had to brush up on the whole presidential elections and even the presidential election want and house next sunday. let me put you in would receive most of both according to the polls. single indicators of support for

the current president for the call, the off the $24.00 team. so off to the next ation of gravity, i think it's because many people see that what's important wanted to achieve is gradually happening, namely that the west is becoming increasingly tired of the void, your grade at the age. so the credit is being questioned, at least in sound, less than kansas and all the many russians also want of what to end. they see a very satisfied president. i'd say to themselves, hey, for always use hide so may not have achieved his goal to budget grant is the best, haven't been successful either. mind, you're a strange person brings you in the middle of the day and says, do you support president fusion? you're unlikely to say no, i was you only rush s o n reagan. thank you emily sherman here with me in boston. thank you. police here in germany have arrested 3 alleged members of hamas here and brandon on suspicion of planning attacks against jews. that's police arrested, a 4th person in ross at them. germany prosecute this idea. nights conspiracy has

a plan to bring weapons to validate into using potential attacks against jewish institutions in europe. i must cut it out. they'll type a 7 for attacks against israel. it is classified by the u on the united states as a terrorist organization. bringing more on this at the top of the out of finally the spine. and then aquarium has begun. it's christmas celebrations by setting up an activities theme at the bottom of the shock tank. i visit the madrid aquarium sent the scene by placing because of a jesus, mary, and joseph. nicer. they returned dressed as the 3 wise men bringing gets to the bank of jesus unofficial costs south time connectivity say it has become something of a tradition, a metric zoo since 1995. i think the domain years life from the end, a reminder of our top story, at least out the latest version to open membership. totes with new christ power thing over coming up position from hungary. trends president as describes the

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