the, the, the, the, we news long from berlin. what's next for ukraine? after 2 long years fighting off versus invasion. we look at whether keep can keep up the fight as it faces, ammunition shortages in western allies. failing to provide funding promise for the war. also coming germany's parliament approves the deployment of a naval warship to the red sea. the forget will now and join a european union force in the region. tasks with protecting international trade, plus finding an eastern congo threatens to cut off food supplies through the city of around 2 and a half 1000000. people who look at how regional politics is feeling the term on the

article. fairly welcome to the program. almost 2 years after russia launched is full scale invasion of ukraine. key remains and the following for the battle has entered a new and uncertain phase inquiry and is facing numerous challenges among them. a critical ammunition shortage, a lack of production capacity in europe and political deadlock in the us blocking military assistance since russia invaded it as taking control of large regions of eastern ukraine. and currently moscow appears to have the upper hand. the double use ukraine. there are cheese nit connelly poses the question, can you crank keep up with the resistance to put in for? the only thing we can regret is that we didn't start active measures earlier. means the will. that was that many persons message, their recent interview with the russian state, tv woods,

the put in and speculation that the kremlin might be open to some kind of deal to freeze this conflict. originally, let's say, which is ukraine x, but at london's chatham house think tank. she says bruton still thinks he can take all of ukraine. it is clear from both ends, public statements that she's not changing. she's wor, objectives. what i see russia in this year really believes it has a chance. it has a chance to break ukraine, and they will be breaking ukraine militarily. unnamed russian sources, talking about the potential piece deal, adjust to districts and tactics. she says. they also will work in the west to actually undermine decision making, to send these confusing messages about the possible ceasefire. meanwhile, not mean ceasefire for them. they would like to see washington actually accepting of food instead of tauriel drab versus victory nap div was the biggest since the

full bus worked last may many expect pushing to use momentum gain to try to take all the full ukrainian regions. he's already formally annexed. that's done yet. so hans, it's a pretty easy. okay, so it will be easy. ukraine still controlled sludge waves of these regions puts in may want to push on because he actually have the results is taking of difficult construction forces. many lives wasted intelligence estimates for the casualties that over 10000 dead, one russian ministry builder, you can claim that the death toll had reached 16000 mike martin, the senior visiting fellow and what's that is at king's college london. he says that you can, you know, me, can make russia pay a higher price for any territorial gains. defense is much easier than attack. the russians may well be able to take small amounts of grounds at great cost, but they don't then it suddenly roll it over and take up his operational desa. and

i know you guys know that they need to just move back very slowly. their ability to do that will depend on how well west and support holds up to have got ukrainians were fortunately out gunned $5.00 to $1.00 you promise its supply ukraine with a 1000000 shelves and a year failed. while russia got that many from north korea in a matter of months, well, you can, you know, is now on washington. but i think at the moment we were that little bit of a guy political lighting point. everyone's waiting to see what happens with the us presidential election. i think you've come wins. we all going to say, you know, quote unquote a deal to century and from is going to hand lodge average of ukraine to pizza, and the ukrainians are working of the assumption of their own that right now. so they're doing what they can with home grant innovation. heating targets deep inside russia with long range drones to fix maximum damage options, war economy. as you crane and as it's 3rd year full. it's trying to take the fight

to russia while it waits to see whether the west provides resources have another go on the battlefields. kira roodick isn't ukrainian, m p and head of the goals or voice parties and joins us now from keith. here a good to see you again. i want to start with a personal question on this day. how these past 2 years changed your life to new calls. thank you so much for having me. well, um, a month and a half ago there was a brash, me so the tech on keys. and there was me so huge near the home where i live and i was inside the hole. and i have personally witnessed how my windows were pulled out of the frames and thrown into the middle of the room. i remember glass everywhere and including my body. and i remember that fire and dark smoke and explosions everywhere and it's really child to my car. i'm a get done for me was one of the most dramatic experiences of this war. and this

is something that we live with every single day in different. see just a few crane. even the ones that are not very close to the front. this is what the experience and it is absolutely terrifying. and mostly because you as a citizen, as a human being can do absolutely nothing against the huge piece of metal that is coming from this guy to kill you and everything that you loved and worked for. this is what the life in your brain is right now and the short issues amunition that we are talking about. it's not just some general shortage of a munition. it means that people of defense do not have the ability to fight back. and it means that i'll wait and defend systems do not have enough to protect us. so basically, every single evening when you're going to bed,

you'll have no guarantee that you will wake up in the morning. and then you wake up out of the air, raid siren being one, and you go to the bump shelter where you spent a decent time with your date. same for adults, kids, everyone. this is what life looks like. and still, you know, much of what, what we have in our south is we did not change our plan. and our plan is that we win the war we as a gain of a silver and team, and we liberate all the people in the occupied territories. this is our goal, and we did not change it. and what we need to achieve it is for the perception from our lives to switch from helping ukraine fight to lifting. that's when letting that's when the war and the here. let me jump in providing that comes up. let me jump in there for a 2nd because ukraine has not been able to defend of, they've got, it's a city they've had to a band and, and, and reason days the experts say that has

a lot to do with that critical shortage of you, munitions, that you were pointing out, are your allies letting you cream down or well the tuesdays we did not step back from a b because because like we wanted to write, it happened because we did not have the means in our hands to find that. and we still have the rule to find that. so yes, we really want our lives to step up and we are grateful for everything that we have received so far. but you obviously need more because our enemy is so much bigger than us so much stronger than us and has a better military capabilities and producing weapons. 247. and there's also receiving weapons from iran and north korea that the some confirmations that we have the proof off just recently because that north korea and michelle shipped me a key of a couple of days ago. so we need our lives that are on the good side of the history

to get as the weapons that we so desperately need. and we, when we have talking about germany, we really need those tar systems. we know that we want them or we really want to have them. we need them for august survival, simple as that. there has been in recent months though, a lot of talk about ukraine for team. and it really shows in, you know, it has attends or even outright resistance in the u. m. the us, the support ukraine. what is your message to those who, at this point really, you know, don't see a point in aiding ukraine any longer. the message is very simple, it's just not about you cream. it is much bigger than us. you can start watching, you know, do you think that this mandible stop at some think she will not stop unless she stopped? and if ukraine fails, he will go further and i think it's of just write down for everyone after death, reflection of all me. so we are fighting against the president that in 21st century

. why don't come a country can and that's repetitive. to reopen the other one can commit to all kinds of work crimes and get away with that. and we are saying no. and given their security situation in europe and all the threats that are coming, i think we are the ones who are protecting, you're afraid now, and we are willing to do that over and over. but we need the means to do that. that was kara roodick, ukrainian m, p from the goal of political party. thank you so much for your time. thank you. and go to, to train you as president joe biden has announced punitive sanctions against 500 targets in russia and a fresh effort to counter what he called putin's war machine. the measures also seek to punish russian officials for the death of discipline, politician alexander vonny. last week, targets include people connected with his imprisonment as well as individuals involved in supporting the war, including the defense and financial sector spring and the way is to

know them allowing who's in washington dc. janelle tell us more about these later sections. so yeah, so earlier we actually her job, i didn't talk about the sanctions and a speech at the white house, he reiterated, but the white house does blame of the kremlin for the death of alexia volney, and that the sanctions are in response to them. now the sanctions of course, are the single largest tribes of sanctions imposed on russia in a single day since the war started. as he said, had includes over $500.00 targets, including 2 of russia is our biggest companies by revenue as a supplier of specialty steals. as well as a military logistics company. now it also aims through target the financial sector in the form of targeting, and that in a rush was national payment system. the point of the sanctions is also to cut into rushes, oil revenue as well as crank crack down on the sanctions,

evasion enablers around the world, in europe, in as in central asia and in the middle east. now of course saw these us sanctions come after that you has announced their own sanctions as well as the u. k. and the hope is really that this coordinated effort helps to slow down rushes warm machine out of time where ukraine is running out of munitions. and we've reached a stage of the war where both sides really do appear. doug, and this is by far not the 1st round of sanctions though have previous measures shown any sign of impact in russia and the man in the kremlin. well if the point of sanctions is to trigger a change in behavior or to really determine hooton's ability to wage war, then these are sanctions, are, james, have not been as effective as hoped. now it's worth noting that russell, of course, if there's one thing it knows how to do,

it's how to deal with sanctions. there's been sanctions for james in place since 2014 also worth saying that russians economy has held up considerably. well, despite the sanctions, the international monetary fund saying that russia's economy is expected to grow faster than it had originally forecast of this here are russia's worry economy also appears to be working quite well for the country in terms of boosting and boosting defense production. however, none of these are an argument against sanctions. for russia, this is of course, and important to sign of solar diety for ukraine, but of course, what would make a much more would, would make a bigger material. difference is if congress would pass the billions of aid for ukraine currently languishing in the house, blocked by republicans. and a lot of people in ukraine would agree with you on that allows the abilities janelle, and i'm alone in washington dc. thank you so much. and here's a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. german

lawmakers have just approved a bill that will legalize cannabis. people will soon be allowed to grow a few plants at home and possess up to 25 grams in public. a plan to end the 40 your band has faced resistance from some in the judiciary and law enforcement sectors as spokesperson for the late russian opposition leader. i'll explain a volume you said moscow has set an ultimatum for an of all his mother to agree to a secret funeral, which has been given 3 hours to make her decision. you should she not comply. russian authorities say they will bury him in the penal colony where he died. monthly spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has visited the site of a fire that killed at least 10 people after and swept through to residential buildings in valencia, firefighters, or searching the scorched buildings for other victims. germany's parliament has approve the deployment of one of its naval war ships to the red sea. the forget is

already on its way to the regent, to joining your opinion. naval mission there, but it needed a mandate from german lawmakers to take part the international forces setup to protect ships in the red sea from attacks by who the militants from u. m. and the german frigate has some, has been deployed to the red sea. once it arrives, so we'll join the e u. naval mission called us be, this is main task to help protect commercial ships against kim and suit the rebels just give them it's about the freedom of trade on trade routes and securing the shapes that passed through here. on the most important trade route between europe and asia called ozzy. and in recent months the, you're on back to the militia, it has been attacking cat go vessels interrupt, see in response to is was military operations and gaza the us and the u. k. reacted by bombing who the targets chem and they use now also involved in securing the trade route. but the role of the bonus, we have limited stress costing much in ships on the way through their etc,

and sending us a tex. so this gives me only about defending against attacks. it's not about strikes on the mainland or anything like that. it's about the defense against detected mist, dialed drones and other things going look under them due to the who, the attacks, the amount of freight being transported across the red sea to europe has decreased significantly over 80 percent fuel contain the ships a currently passing through the etc, that will be expected. as of gave you, in any case, it's an important signal to be attacking who's these and the organizations and states behind number. it's a signal whether west says we are in international waters and we will protect the international shipping. and freedom of navigation through 5 will defy. i've done that. we've got so it fits with its contribution. gemini is now trying to make one of the world's most important trade routes safe again. and our chief international editor richard walker is on the story of richard. will the employment of

a german worship of help restore confidence in the red sea as a trade route? yeah, well it's certainly not going to achieve that all by itself. but as we have to report that this phrase, it will be possible you mission. there are several other warships from other countries involved. this will come from italy, belgium denmark also recently sent a forget to the region and also the us. some of you k have had warships in the red sea for some time now. so what you really have to see besides is do you have any kind of shipping in doing its part to try to restore security in the right? seeing what you heard from representatives of the government. speaking in the debates on this, in the, in the bonus tag during the day today was that they were very much framing us in that, in that way that germany has a responsibility as a country, the benefits a lot from international trade. just as of the e u countries do to try to assure the security of this trade route, that is now, so it must be under the threats it is already disrupting is we just started in the report that i and i see you can see from the overwhelming majority that the folks

got in parliament with those and over 90 percent of the of the members of parliament who participated in the vote fighting full. this is the best white support for that change on the politics. now all of that said, the german born does, it is limited to escorting ships through the red sea y, as in germany, taking a more significant role alongside the us and the u. k. if so much depends on it for germany. it. yeah, well i mean, it's not just germany that it's having that particular role this, this you mission is, is very much defensive in its nature. so that doesn't just apply to germany. but it is customary for germany, not necessarily to be right out front of it, right? has in front of that kind of offensive edge of international military missions, but for that not to be its role. it is often left to the u. k. or the, and the us, or financing in unison or perhaps in some regions, funds to be doing that. and this comes back in part to the japanese legacy off of the 2nd world, full of, of, of being committed, never again to be involved in the kinds of crimes of aggression that we saw coming

out of the 2nd world war. but one thing that did definitely strike me in the debate today, but also in recent days with politicians talking about this mission was that they will often very much emphasizing have dangerous this mission was saying, even that this is the most dangerous mission undertaken by the german navy in its post 2nd well for history. so i think that on the scoring that this is far from being kind of business as usual for germany. and that is partly, of course, a matter of resources that germany is famously under, under funded, is military and recent decades. and that is something that is now very much the topic of debate. i mean, to put more resources into the military, partly to fend off of the threat coming from russia. but also having to get ready potentially for a wells with united states might not be out in front. providing security in places like the red sea that it might have really fulfilled is kind of pivot to asia that we're expecting to continue. especially if there's a donald trump a 2nd time that was our chief international editor, richard walker. richard,

always great to get your take. thank you so much. i to turn into another conflict, raising international concern in congo b us has this. we condemned worsening violence there. and called on m. 23 or rebel military group made up mostly of ethnic tutsis to seize hostilities. immediately ongoing skirmishes between m. $23.00 and congolese government forces has cost thousands of civilians to flee towards the eastern city of goma. refugees have criticized the western nations for not doing enough to occur bloodshed in the region, the west and un, meanwhile, and blame neighboring lawanda for supporting m. 23, and a bit to controlled the drc. these mineral resources a tom jean does. he want to? that was forced to flee from the home when it was attacked by m. 23 revel. she had to act quickly to save her 3 children. and my brother was killed during the attack articles she died. i didn't give make it back in human. is this,

the bombs fell on our houses. so i think you sound good and they destroyed them completely. jente and adults in the k o. c low side of her husband. she doesn't know where he is or even if he's still alive. but there is no time to grieve for her that brother worry about the rest of her missing from any one since we arrived here, we've had little food, nice chuckle, and the children are sick. i thought the initial goal in that class was between the categories army and b. m. $23.00 rebels have escalated into towns and villages around the provincial capital coma since the beginning of the year. and as the rebels sees more and more territory, people trying to escape the fighting has been forced to seek refuge in informal camps. around coloma. according to the embryo, doctors without borders. more than a 100000 people live here in the berlin. go camping on,

the rebels are approaching enough to do the men tillery has now reached the boat, isn't even inside to campbell, the caps become heavily militarized. so now in so in the extent we'll need to tell that causes a lot of concerns for the population. when it's and threatens humanitarian access law. uh for like said is your money tell? nearby goma a city of 2000000 people is now naturally cut off by road, making it difficult for 8 agencies to reach people. and the rebels could see school my next. at the camp itself, the conditions was the name. it is the people, many of whom have been displaced multiple times due to revel. attacks were paying the price of the don't the safety, so sides they will not absolutely filthy the crown on to his people live in a very terrible situation. right now i'm going to leave the i could, will also explore. they are exposed to multiple reasons, especially sexual violence found a funeral 6 read a will to,

he's got the more than a 100 and groups roaming east and congo. many of them are taking advantage of the situation targeting vulnerable women like don't teen. when, when done, when we go to the forest, to look for firewood to solve the sometimes they heard us find. yeah, they repo siam that's. that's how we have to live here. i shoot them back home. she was able to take care of herself and her family. she used to work as a vendor. now her only hope is that help any kind will arrive soon. from what i'm doing now by navy hardy low, she's a spokesperson for the new school. the united nations organization stabilization mission and congo. welcome to our program. and this is an ongoing and growing conflict. the u. n. and other agencies of warrens of the fighting risk of worsening the humanitarian crisis in eastern congo. why is it so difficult to bring peace to the region to use the security situation?

these are very what are some around so i can go mine no skin. and it's very, very hard for anyone to tell me on those. and even the peacekeeping mission of the united nation have the cost of you choose between the country, and it's always fun for us to have somebody to grow, which is very soon. so the explanation of this is try it on 20 december. it seems to generalize pricing between the 2 and the companies and saucers, how incense intensified in the ceiling and then thing to expand it. so easy to display explained to population to actually go and substitute this, find somebody on the side and being tired each. what is school meant and it so you're going to see 4 positions in 2nd and those are speaking. our 2nd told me is under the control emission and i need the support of when school is uh we have launches many times record to cease fire to them 20

t u m o h o c mediums. yeah, just a few days ago, the comedies prime minister and some members of his cabinet resign. how do you think this will affect the situation? the mission of the nations on government and don't seem capacity that i think the security situation these it's a process that's due to the elections it does have just been completed in the summer. okay. let's talk about your work because windows go is a mission to stabilize the country. what are the prospect for a long term piece, deal, or stability even? and what steps are you taking to address the root causes of this conflict as being the depression spring. but john cbd, are always on the courses to put the cdns in the thumbs or the samples implanted sweet. and the do to do to do so. the nation that was,

it should be the situation might still have in for the so the ones in the area read the south, the concepts from it. so intervention will be got no money basting b and also the programs and the approximate is meant to have for meant the position, we have to put it on the trip and when it goes monday you dsp is to products tvs and i, i'm going to support of the company's choices we have, we are in are decided is many process do because of the government, the government, but to disengage me each step to these housekeepers, not most people where we have seen the solution plans. it was maybe had a low windows coast folks person. thank you so much for your time. thank. that's it for now, but stay with us after locks is up nice. we'll take a trip to mil, always tech center m hop. don't forget you can always get more news on our website,

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