the, the, the, the, the news line from berlin, ukraine called a un security council emergency meeting after a missile strikes on a keep children's hospital sparks international condemnation. the one says it's highly likely it was a russian direct strength. but the kremlin denies responsibility also coming up. nato heads of state are gathering in washington for a summit with russia's invasion of ukraine high on the agenda. but the focus is expected to be on maintaining keys, arm supplies, and not on ukraine's membership aspiration. the

welcome to the program. nicole, for least the un security council is holding an emergency meeting and response to a missile strike on ukraine's biggest children's hospital. prussian diplomats have denied responsibility for the blasts in keith, which came during the largest wave of russian attacks against ukrainian cities and months. at least 37 people been killed across the country. you and experts say that there was a high likelihood that the children's hospital and he's suffered, a direct hit from a russian missile is whether you and a representative for human here and here in affairs had to say during the 2nd, the security council meeting today. most people's have special protection on the international humanitarian law, intentionally directing a tax against a protected hospital ease. it will crime and profit traitors must be held to account. mister president, this incidents a part of

a deeply concerning part in both systemic attacks, humming health care and other civilian infrastructure across the ukraine. meanwhile, supplying ukraine with what it means to fight of russia's invasion will be top of the agenda at the nato summit getting underway. in washington today, outwardly, nato continues to display a united front in its support for keen, but in many member countries, public opinion is divided and while nato has been dangling the prospect of ukrainian membership for years, the focus of this year's summit is on maintaining the country's arm supply nato countries have said those support ukraine as long as it takes in a fight against russian aggression, which nato has described as an existential threat. russian president vladimir putin for his part sees nato's easterwood expansion to his country's borders as a justification for his war on ukraine. following moscow's 1st illegal land grab of

crimea in 2014, keeps thought to join the western military alliance for greater protection. nato countries of said ukraine will eventually become a member. but at last year, somebody in vilnius, the alliance refused to commit to a timeline, a huge disappointment for president below them years of landscape. and by looking at the central camera for this year, the alliance is trying to better manage expectations for keith. the focus is on what's being called building a bridge to the future. we will agree to work more closely with the read the ukrainian armed forces, including at the end you need through creating joint analysis, training and education center in poland. we will also work together to build that ukraine's defense industry. a deep and of corporation on innovation of all the work they're doing together is making ukraine's stronger, more intelligible. i'm better prepared about ever to join our alliance. in the

meantime, as a lensky has been securing by lateral defense agreements with a number of individual natal member countries. in may, several european partners pledge to more aid, including of 16 fighter jets. ukraine has also asked for more help with an air defenses, including patriot missiles, systems, people with nato membership, not likely in the immediate future. ukraine continues to push for bi lateral assurances, most recently from neighboring poland. one of keeps most vocal allies still is the lensky hopes for more aid from nato. but it does seem it's time until night, the very concrete answers and steps from our partners at the nato summit. we'll have a meeting dedicated to reinforcing your brains their defenses, to our civilian infrastructure, water supplies, and the energy grid. by inspection concrete steps, i'm going to go, okay,

i'll remove nato members last week, stopped short of backing secretary general young stolen birds request just for a multi year funding package for ukraine's on. the recent budget battle in the us also underscore the limits to leaders official pledges with ukraine 8 increasingly becoming instrumental lived in domestic political battles. and our washington bureau chief and his full joints is now for more. and as we heard of in the report there, this summits focus is on building a bridge for the future and tell us how nato intends to go about that slightly cold. we are here in washington ground. nato was founded 75 years ago. so this is actually also a birth a that's a party if you wish to 70 prove the nato summit here in the capital of the united states. but of course, so not only looking backwards and celebrate the, uh, the strings that they gained over the years. and the 32 members never have that

being so many members states that nato uh, this uh somebody is also taking place in the moment as many uncertainties you just talked about. a ukraine, but it's not the only ukraine which is discussed here. it's also how nato can face the challenges from china. so the south pacific strategy will also play a major role here and head of states from japan, for example, or in your zillow, new zealand and australia. also here to discuss how nato, how the lines can deepen the partnerships with countries from the south pacific. and i just want to use this chance to recommend all of us to turn on our dw youtube channel and watch our documentary, which is giving us a little bit of a deeper insight about this south pacific strategy. all right,

let's hope they stick with us for as long as the soul runs, at least in this, you say ukraine is not be only a topic on the agenda, but it is front and center and not all needle members agree on how to support keys . the presidential election in the us is creating even more uncertainty in that regard. so how are these challenges going to be addressed at the summit? so yeah, that's definitely the big i listen to you in the room. what happens is donald trump will be re elected on november 5th when the presidential elections are taking place here, especially now with the huge debate about the current president, a presidential bite and who is a strong strong supporter of ukraine from day one on. but what if trump comes back to the white house, as we all know, he already threatened to leave a nato during his last presidency. so it will all come down to the question of burden sharing. many, especially eastern european countries,

one to member states to pay to 3 percent of a, a g d p instead only 2 percent what they're doing now. so we will watch that very closely into port. a report closely about this is issue is how much money which country wants to spend, and of course, how much or how different countries support ukraine's a way into a full membership of, of the alliance. the. so a major topics which will be because discussed the following days, that was our washington bureau chief enos pole speaking to us, their line from the nato summit. thank you so much. and a quick look now and some other stories making news around the world today. in the us prime minister and the rental mode, he says he told blood to reboot, and that piece is of quote, the most important. another killing of innocent children is unbearable. he made the comments after talks with the russian leader in moscow. moody also said that india's economy had benefited from its strategic partnership with russia. of the

indian military is hunting down militants in kashmir, who ambushed an army, conroy the attack on monday, killed 5 soldiers. it's the lead us in a string of violence in the disputed territory. and june militant attacks in the jungle area killed 12 people and injured doesn't. israel is expanding its military operations in gaza city. the military says it's pursuing an operation against him off and as long to hot in the area. thousands of flood their homes already. the milton groups from us which carried out the october 7th terror attacks. as warrants that the new finding could jeopardize the spire talks. at least 7 migrants have been found dead of turkey is a jean coastline authority say 19 others were rescued after a life raft crashed into rocks near the town of chesney. the coast guard says the survivors told them they were put in the life raft and left to drift by greek

authorities of thousands of french and spanish football fans, or soaking up the sun in the center of munich today, before they head to the stadium, to watch their teams face off in the semi finals of this year's european championship, france of under perform so far in the tournament, but fans home, they will desktop to the challenge of playing the formidable lateral cost. the team that wins to night will then travel to berlin for the final on sunday. and joining us now from munich outside the audience arena, his tongue, nor from the w sports. how are you of now? how do things feel they are just ahead of the 1st 70 final at this year or 2020 for the well, i think they probably have be louder. rowdy atmosphere is here in unique during the tournament. let's not forget, of course, that it was a 3 weeks ago that germany got the tournament off to a stop with 200000 score supporters in the city. and you know,

it would have cost also of being germany in this game tonight, a state managed to prevail against spain in that quote, the final. so we have seen plenty of german supporters walking around with german shirts. i think just adding a touch of melancholy to the atmosphere is of course, as you mentioned, a blazingly halt today in munich, as well as the fact to one degree hate, slight use of doing things. but as you can see, the stadium doors behind me. i've just been opened, they'll be a set out crowd of 66. 66000 supports is inside the ground this evening. and obviously once things get underway, the atmosphere to show it to be electric because this is the business end of the tournament. whoever wings this competition is now, it's just too much is away from doing so and lifting the trophy and the time for making mistakes and all additions has paused from here on in it. really very, to get serious. let's get down to the actual game then who's favored in this match up what i think is fair to say based on tournament

at form. so thought that spain probably do go into this game as to, as favorite, so that i know is time harvesting some plans. some principles is when they decided that on their way into the ground, you know, fronts like portugal liking and have a squad full of such fantastic stars. but they haven't really been able to get the very best that would be attending to players. so i saw at the tone, and then now this hasn't been a competition that's been characterized throughout by foss attacking dynamic football. but if that has been a team that has put in those sorts of performances at the tone and, and start fall, well it's been spying that the tournaments joint top score as we play is like, i mean you mile. and because williams really breakout stars of the competition started saw. and i think that they will probably go into tonight's game with slightly higher expectations. but tell us about france, they haven't been all that impressive that much. we know. but are you writing them

off tonight? certainly not writing them off. no, i mean, you know, like i said, they have an a squad, we've very, very many really talented play as global superstars of the game. and you know, you might say that so far at this tournament, as one greenman hasn't been as impressive as we know, they can be gillian and by pay obviously off the breaking he's noticing the fresh game has had a bit of a hard time of it. but when you've got those players in your squad, the certainty no discounts to you as a team. i was so, you know, speaks for fraud this evening is that spain will have a slightly weakened, defend smell, rubbing that, no mine is suspended. he's been crusoe in spanish diplomacy started fall in the tournament, and then he called the how off the he's red card in the full, the final against germany is also suspended. so we expect some replacements in the spanish defense this evening, which, you know, i think, gives an invitation for the fonts we play is locked in by pay is monday and they ends one grissman maybe even on a live guys,

a route to really put the ad put the project puts downs and lonesome attacks at the spanish defense, a dream pairing for this 1st let me find the lowest home, you know, dw sports in munich. thank you so much and enjoy the match. and a quick reminder of our top story today. and you and security council is holding an emergency meeting and response to a missile strike on ukraine's biggest children's hospital. the strike came at during the largest wave of russian attacks against ukrainian cities and months. at least 30, something people were killed across the country. and western leaders are in washington for a needle cell man with rushes, invasion of ukraine high on the agenda. the focus is expected to be on maintaining kids arm supplies and not on ukraine's membership aspirations. and with that, you're all up to date, but stay with us. because after the break, we have a special on nato seeing himself as the world's most successful defense,

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