integrates and i keep stopped the long process of joining the block. a victory for ukraine snatched from the jaws of disappointment, hunger is victor. old. bob had been guidance to ukraine succession and threatened to block and a you consensus. so they don't do. well, he didn't show up for the vote. i'm feel gail invalid, and this is the day the good evening everyone to the service to reach your moments and shows the credibility of the union, the story of the union. but this is really an estimate. we open your decision from the starting point. also coming up president fruits index here with confidence axis. and if you press conference, brushing on the west and sanctions. i'm promising rushes victory, and you try to go to them with this teams that will be peace when we achieve our

goals, there needs to be some. now let's get back to the goals, but they don't change the trim with the good. i said you all the us, we began the day with an unexpected decision in brussels with far reaching consequences for keys tonight. for somebody to a you leaders agree to open membership talks with you tried official invitation. that launch is what is likely to be a very long road to a secure future in your the decision. it was arranged by 26. i think 27 nations with a sultry hold us congress prime minister. o'bonham threatened to block what had what had to be a consensus vote instead a decides to make what was described as a constructive abstention grading. and president, for a lot of is that has kicked up to social media saying this is a victory for ukraine. victory for all your of a victor that most advice inspires and strengthens. is a you counsel present child michelle, breaking the new is to report this is cindy bolton,

31 to support you creating peace of edwards for 4. 20 til a signal. these were rebooted by to a decision. and today and tonight i, i finch owe to the people from you free. we are on the side and piece of decision made by the members. this is a streaming important for the tribute of their opinion. and we've, we've, we've had a breakthrough perhaps so well, certainly quicker than any of us expected. so decision has been taken now that the european union will begin. accession talks with the, with you, craig, with, although, but to join your opinion. and that's a real boost, a real boost for people living in those countries to know that we hear the european union believe that their place is with us. the message that is given the very clear message, we are on the side of ukrainians who are fighting for freedom, the fighting for respect of, of their, of their country. and the message to moscow is also very clear when we will not be intimidated. the european unity is there and we are on the side of the ukrainians.

even the most difficult moments to last not responding. jack powers has been following all this in brussels. i've told him, even though it's a really significant decision, but was equally, is significant, is how it was made. we've had a crazy few hours here at the european time. so some that when the european kinds of president shall michelle tweet it to say that accession tools, the process of negotiations would be opening with ukraine. and moldova thought we knew would mean the hon. gary and prime minister beat to old button, who has been hanging a veto over this for the last few days would have ended his veto. essentially what we find the sins is the victim old on the hon. gary and prime minister was not in the room when that decision was made. i'm what our team. i dw your up here in brussels to find i was. but the idea for him to leave the room was actually in initiative by the german town. so the lock shows. now what we know, since this has happened, is that it is possible to overcome unanimity by one need,

leaving the room. and essentially what they call it is a constructive abstention. then not in the room, the other leaders can move forward. and that that means that they can open the accession tools with ukraine. we had from the belgium prime minister, alexander the cro. he came out and said it doesn't matter to the hungry upstate. and in this way, what matters is the accession tools can be opened and that it shows the signal to ukraine that, that future is into your opinion. fix. o'bonham gary and prime minister has be releasing videos, saying that he is still fundamentally opposed to things, is a stupid decision for ukraine to be granted the opening of negotiations. it's important for our view is to know that as well, the opening the negotiations doesn't by any means make ukraine in a you country that will be multiple years of those negotiations before ukraine would then join the european union the than we're 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. you know, i'll remind you of what we talked about and let's see the notification of ukraine. it's demilitarization, it's neutral status, but i am stuck with you. of thought of it 1st, and last saying that it will be no peace in ukraine until russia is good and ready . the rest of the president was taking questions from the public. i'm from john list and he's and to the press conference in moscow. dispersion also said bush and kindly had enough fine to assume there was no need for another wave of the zation. russian president is running for re election in march at tons of last year. as press conference. i made the rushes full scale invasion of ukraine. so let's take a closer look at what we saw on her today with konstantin that i got the deputies that russia on list of welcome back constancy. i'm. let's start with your assessment of the state of institutions leadership, but right now, as you paid any political price for the war and you create a country where there is

no whole, it is very difficult to pay it, but it's go price. so, so far it looks as missed the boat and is in full control of the state bureaucracy, which in turn is in full control of the country. there is no visible opposition, there is no free media left in the country. and as soon as the person is free to spin tales on television in front of the audience, which is old except the foreign correspondents hold it to ask some questions and he's unopposed. he's in control of this kind of scripted semi politics. all right, so let's take a look at a couple of things that, that came up today on the will in ukraine. he was at quick to draw parallels with what's happening in gaza, which he's described as a failure of american foreign policy. just how might vladimir putin hope to use the,

the, the, the war and gaza to bolster rushes international standing? well, she's already using it. she's a since the beginning, a full scale invasion last february was actually to draw attention and to gather sympathy in the so called global self. he's a, he was to talk to, you know, brazil and south africa and india in china are all the them united states and their allies. and, and this was back to us ro, relatively successful. and the war in dogs in which he, well give a take, let's face it looks like you saw did with come awesome the palestinians rather than these really is i keep getting some points in the, the eyes, all of the global saws, where there is a very visible sort of vantage really feeling, whether it's still paid real, but let's consider them that's, that's a big question. i don't think that it gives food and that's a big global level. and by the united states, preoccupied with gaza,

as you tried the coast, perhaps that leaves the stage set for some new kids on the world. the block, just take a look a he's good to face get. and actually, russian chinese relations are one of the essential guarantors of stability in the world. we, we see what is happening both around russia and around china. even we see attempts by the west to switch nato activities to asia, a 0. so how is the rush that china friendship without limited says describe by i chinese present gigi and how is that working on for russia, as well as the judge? by put this press conference, then russians become very much of julia pop to china. and if you look at this, the put has rhetoric and i feel i've been through this press conference is when it worked. and most of the many times, i mean, she called teaching paying a friend twice. that is something that's better than usual for putting in to me.

looks like good. well, i'm going to say sick of fuzzy, but trying to be nice without any big reason to do that. part from the fact that china is actually russia's main main stay in the world of global economy. and it is actually the senior em, i know, in the total testing purposes. because for some of the trying these guys to talk to the americas, you know, which puts and cannot. so yes, i think that this particular press conferences confirm that russia is becoming more and more dependent on try the improving by the way and consumer in what consumer good concerns. because you're a couple of weeks the what questions during this conference of all the per dominos of chinese car, the recalls on the rush market and put just didn't have bucks to say about it. and uh, frankly, it seems like every day this dependence increases. and let's finish on mr. focusing on relations with the west states. and then we use that as for normalizing

relations with the west. this does not only depend on us. we did not spoil our relation. i think they did. they were constantly trying to push us into the background and neglect our insurance. i mean to do so. i called the valley, you said look into your crystal ball in just a moment because i'm thinking that it's not even 20 years since nato and russia. what a lot friendly i even established, think of that, but the nato, russia council back in the day to work on the joint security issues. so looking ahead, how do you say russia's relations with the west and say 10 years as well? i don't have a crystal ball that fail, but frankly, let me put it like that. as long as putting is in power. as long as he's under crumbling, there's going to be no change because for him and he made it very clear. there's not just about to cry, it's about russia standing up for what you called it sovereignty against the west. it's another question whether this,

but it's good consensus of this piece on quite in rush or the put in the manuals exist, will continue because of all in this video clip that you showed. all the background, we've seen the text messages coming up in the russian. all screens, these are on selzer and one of them read, mr. punch. and when do your russia russia of your television become a reality? this is not the rush or we'll see. so maybe there are tensions which ones will explode and we will not be ready for that. but so far he's in control and he's ready for she is quote, unquote, war against the west. ok, facts constant saying, i think up here in russia unless that constant team, i guess thank israel is facing mounting international isolation over its miniature versions in garza and the number of civilian casualties. a brief now appears to be growing between prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and these governments most important back of the

united states. earlier this week, i use president joe biden gave one of the strongest warnings. yes about israel's need to exercise restraint is the bible says israel secure the can rest on the united states. it has the european union, it has a euro, it has most of the world supporting that. they're starting to lose that support by indiscriminate funding that takes place. so israel's prime minister, assessor's country, well, a serious war against him, ass until absolute victory. benjamin netanyahu, whose office published the statement after meeting with the white house national security adviser tech sullivan, is the southern traveled santana village to discuss a time table for ending the fighting. the wife, as i said, that he wants to boil between israel on her master and as soon as possible, israel's defense minister told mister sullivan, the conflict is likely to last for several months. meanwhile,

the humanitarian situation of the people in gaza continues to west and had a view and agency housing, palestinian refugees has just returned from his 3rd trip to the territory. i made reports of widespread hunger and desperate conditions in a frenzy and just saw as a trucks arrive in the gaza strip. people time been the grab bags of food before they can be properly distributed. the hunger here is widespread and punishing people stuffing it. it trucks taking the food and eating it the right to wait. and this is how desperate and hungry the food supplies are running severely. no omar, but one and 2 to feed. as many people as he can. he used to work as a cook in a restaurant before the war began. almost half of gauze of population has now moved to the southern city of the phone. and those who are already here

have both to run out of stops. other means to pay for them. i never had to get help to feed my children. we also have displaced people living with us. we cannot afford to pay for gas, so electricity and there's nothing available. we cannot go to the market to buy food for our household or our children. i'm not a zillow. even if you had a 100 us dollars for example, and want to go shopping, see, you only get a handful of items. uh, so monday has become meaningless to bought a med mental health experts. so you the little food that is available is being prepared and unsanitary conditions and a shortage of clean drinking water is posing serious danger to people's health. and i do have that set to patients come with cases of extreme dehydration,

some of which then progress to kidney failure will weaken in kidney function with them. and as and the both the children are drinking. most of it is on fit for human consumption. positive doctors, i'm wondering that causes the close to a disastrous health crisis that may have a last thing. in fact, no matter when the war and it's really investigate, just visiting, validate and have said, how must minutes in to use systematic rape agenda based of violence in the october 7th attack on these rights activists who collected testimonies and digital evidence as well as is right at least a tunnel to germany, to raise awareness of the atrocities committed during the attack by say, homeless medicines were given specific instructions to raise women. this is writing police spokeswoman a minute been, may i speaking to dw, as these people came with the correct and very clear instructions

and to do who were fick atrocities in the same places in this, in the different places. in the same way, they got instructions, and as you can see, they came to bailey. they came to us that they came to the festival, the nova party, and they did the same things and all the different places they cut off a organs they burned bodies, the kidnapped from all these different plates, spoke. certainly not your voice that is on these raving women's rights campaign. repass of the civil commission of october 7th crimes by how most against women and children, at least just as a buyer's right. the international law and women's rights experts to draw attention to the crimes of rape and sexual violence committed by how much and not attack of welcome to dw missy. so much of what has happened since the 7th of october has been thinkable. but you believe that these, these gen,

these gender based crimes with systematic and therefore deliberate. we have evidence that, uh, especially as rarely police presented today evidence that these were well prepared to tax and re, 1st part of the m. o rate was planned. and the terrorist themselves, the ones those are held now in israel admit the crepe was part of the plan and what evidence was produced they, they say that they came to soil people. and when they're asked about what does citing means, they say we needed to write them. that was part of the, of the deal. and in order to achieve want intimidation, for lack of respect. and often times women and children are seen as the future generation. so it's also to installed here in your enemy and to show that they have no future, no hope. that's to the aim of this attack mind. amid all the heart of the events of

that day, you believe it's important to to and a particular spotlight on gender based violence that was committed. yes, indeed, we have seen women children, men are also sexually violated. the organs were removed, sexual organs were moved from both men and women and bullets were shot in intimate parts. so there was a very direct incentive to, to print to duties such a lot of violence. okay, during the attacks. so this evidence has been compiled by is riley police and a prosecution of ours is what, what do you want to happen next? well, we need international women's organization. so soon as you and women, eunice, us to recognize that it happened. one of the problems that we currently encounter is their silence. these international organizations that normally, as always,

support women worldwide are suddenly complete silence about the attacks. and if they're silent, what they're saying to the world is you can deny what happened on october 7th, and we're saying, no, you can't deny what happened. no, because of the denial is not an option. october 7th happened, and a lot of people got raped, murdered sort of mice. and if you're not acting, if you're not picking up, you're supporting the other side. you're beginning, you believe that there's there's, there's that there's the silence from the, the you and i'm getting motivated by what, why would they buy the assignments on an issue like this? i wish i knew that's the truth is i'm, i'm a woman's rights activist for a few years now in israel, and i've been working with those, these organizations. and i know them their colleagues, their, their, their friends and the, and it's, it's a surprise to complete,

baffled by their lack of response to these rituals before, if it can sense. and so, why is it that the, i ask you what you want to happen next? and your, your 1st response is that the, you and then an international organizations need to recognize what happened or what about bringing these people that these perpetrates us to justice. i think that's something we're the civil society. our aim is to make sure that there is awareness that we collect the evidence for the story purposes as well. the job of the prosecution, the job of criminal bodies, it is to, to prosecute most people for us. it's more an understanding of what happened on october 7th and why this war started in the 1st place. and do you believe that they should be prosecutions? i think there should be, there must be prosecutions. to what extent and by who that's not for me to on. so yeah, because if it's get interesting to, to,

to watch on until 2 is riley aspects people i was, i was doing so i'm face weekend and last week i, when you say to them, and i had one of the site, well we want to find how much we want to destroy the organization, we want to find that latest and kill them. so there is not much room in there for bringing people to a cold tilt adjust. it says that i wouldn't know. again, i'm not a space person for the is rarely government. i'm a specs person for civil rights organizations in israel. and a such. all i can say is i want the truth to be told. i want to make sure that the truth is out there. and like the european union and like the german government who immediately stood by our side and said it happened, i want you and women to do the same. i want to use most of that. their chief goal is every child everywhere the they can stand by silent mix to pictures that show burn bodies of babies. i don't understand i, i,

it's simply beyond what thank you so much for joining us. is maybe a women's rights campaign. you're welcome to thank you. so thank you very much. of the philippines, by growing tensions, revising could save the expulsion of china's on facets of the country. it follows a new stand off in the dispute invoices. the south china say they don't because these days are correspondent james chase has more on the slightest incident on this implications for the region or in the house of south china sea philippine vessels this weekend. and the fire from chinese coast guard were to come and to a near collision between a chinese coast guard ship and the philippine resupply vessel. the chief of staff of the philippine armed forces was on bold, long standing maritime tensions between badging and manila, have ratcheted up in recent weeks with vessels from both sides, squaring off into disputed voices, through which some 3 trillion us dollars of trade policies each year. this is why

the frictions playing out the scar show and 2nd, thomas show tiny tools in the south. china sea claimed by both manila and beijing, they full within the philippines, exclusively economics. so in yellow here, but also within china, so called 9 dash line. the area that china claims is it, so that's despite the 2016 ruling, the agents claims had no legal basis. often the latest confrontation, the philippines, that china is actions in the south china sea. which manila cools the west philippine sea where serious escalation continued to call on china to be a responsible member of the international community and abide by its commitments, deceased from undertaking actions to violate philippine sovereignty, silver and writes and jurisdiction and the best flippancy. but badging immediately, rebecca said the accusation saying the philippines was infringing on china

suffering to go from china, urges the philippines to cease its violations and publications to stop its unwarranted attacks. and to refrain from accent undermined peace and the so trying to see things. so if aging such acts include minute less strengthening military ties with the us, hey, conducting joint patrols last month. the philippine president fed 9 marcus junior on the right to has been more sensitive than his previous tests. the in confronting china is maritime claims, leading some to fate of the south china sea and not the taiwan straits could pose the greatest threat to stability in asia. in recent years, concerns about regional conflicts have lots to be centered on china is claims to here. high one, but with the united states treat the bound to protect the philippines. there are concerns, any escalation between miller engaging could be what actually jewel was washington's hands and knots. china is increasingly aggressive maneuvers around taiwan. what

we're seeing is that the in the pacific region is increasingly becoming a theater for a super powers to, to play their games with one another. and this is unfortunate for small countries or recruit countries will have legitimate national security interests to protect and defend to the south trying to seize yes, another flushed points in the region. mugs by geo political friction, the latest confrontation between the philippines and china. a stock reminder of the delicate balancing act, old policies in the region, must be full. and that was the day and follows on our social media platforms, apps dw news, and for the licensed headlines as always, the ww dot com over at the w. the

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