the, the, this is the, the we news line from berlin, nato heads of state are gathering and washington for a summit with russia's invasion of ukraine high on the agenda. the focus is expected to be on maintaining teams arm supplies as not on new cream membership aspirations, also coming up french football fans and munich can get set for their 020-2470 final again pain. the friends are hoping their team will step up to the challenge of playing the formidable lateral

nicole for at least welcome to the show, the leaders of nato's newest member, sweden and finland have arrived in washington for the box summits getting underway today. so we just 5 minutes sir, of chris wilson and the president of finland, alex understood, arrived at the military air base just outside of the us capital, both countries joining the alliance after russia invaded ukraine in 2022. during ukraine has what it means to defend itself against russia will be top of the agenda at the summit. nato has been discussing the prospect of your granting membership for years. however, it's not expected to be discussed at this summit of the 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 eastward 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. i've said ukraine will eventually become a member. but 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 us in use, and they through crane, joint analysis, training and education center in poland. we will also work together to build that

ukraine's defense industry a deep and i'll cooperation on innovation. all the work we are doing together is making ukraine stronger, more in through approval. i'm better prepared about ever to join our alliance. in the meantime, is a lensky has been securing bi lateral defense agreements with a number of individual natal member countries. the inmates several european partners pledged more aid, including of 16 fighter jets. ukraine has also asked for more help with the air defenses, including patriot missile systems. people to meet with nato membership, not likely in the immediate future. ukraine continues to push for bi lateral assurances, most recently from neighboring poland when it keeps most vocal allies still owes the lensky hopes for more aid from nato. but it accumulates time into night,

the very concrete answers and steps from our partners at the nato summit. we will have meetings dedicated to reinforcing your brains their defenses, to our civilian infrastructure, water supplies, and the energy grid. i expect the concrete steps i'm going to go. okay. our most 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. okay, though we use washington bureau chief, it is full, is that the summit entry told us more about what nato leaders aimed to accomplish as they need in the us capital. slightly cold weather here in washington ground nato was found it's 75 years ago. so this is actually also a birth, a birthday 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 and nato. uh, this, uh, some of it is also taking place in the moment as many uncertainties. you just talked about 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 alliance can deepen the partnerships with countries from the south pacific . and i just went 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 show runs, at least if you say your grade 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? 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 of the presidential bite and who is a strong strong supporter of ukraine from day one on. but what if the truck comes back to the white house? as we all know, he already threatens to leave

a nato during his last presidency. so it will all come down to the question of burden sharing. many of especially eastern european countries, one to member states to pay to 3 percent of the pay a g d p instead only 2 percent what they're doing now. so we bill watch that very closely and to 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 lines. the saw a major topics which will be because discussed the following days. so is our washington bureau chief as full speaking to us, their line from the nato summit. thank you so much. well, let's look at the russian side. joining us now for re goes our former moscow bureau chief, your shadow is reported from love us as authority shut down d, w 's bureau and russia. you, are you good to see you?

now, how does the kremlin view this nato summit? a while the cold for the travelling nato is pretty much i would say an even number one. and does that is why nato's a 75th anniversary and celebrations of song into the ground inside, especially considering that made to a celebrating they've had it's 75 year history as a success must go, sees it's war against the graeme. by the way, as of what the tomato is allegedly fighting against the russia. does that support the russian state propaganda claims? um, does it options argue that natal states are supplying as ukraine with the weapons? trying to keep right in, sol, just and supporting chief with money. so that means so that from that option, the point of view mental states, it will with russia. and at the same time, president put in a claim, a few weeks ago, was that the russia was not crazy enough to wants to actually go to war wasn't a to directly. it's in finland and sweden joined the lines of the even bigger and

right on rushes border. now what do you expect for me to do in response to something he so eagerly wanted to prevent an expansion of nato? see, all right, the roster has already indicated that it's a view. for example, move its troops directly to the finish bordeaux since finland, the joints made a last is edit. that means it to the i'm moving troops, doesn't you need to bother with russia, which is extremely long, almost 1300 kilometers and it's on protect this board up on both sides. now feel and wants to change that and build a wall. the baltic countries, by the way of life, it looks anyway, i'm right now already doing that also as they are building a boat offense with russia. and of course the russia is also stepping up. it's the rest of it from time to time is that is talk of nuclear weapons being stationed, including the ground. for example,

the russian enclave in the baltic sea as options also want to station russian nuclear weapons embarrassing, neighboring deliveries. all may even have over at the station, some of them there. but to you to moscow place as of the blame onto best buy, saying that it has a metal stage that all set and you could also with no po weapons and russia is only responding that was the, the used to river shadow. joining us from rico, thank you so much. take a look now. some of the other stories making use around the world today. use russia has ordered an arrest warrant for julia, nevada. yeah, the wife of late opposition, politician unexplainable me, accusing her of participating in a quote, extremist group of all the young lives outside. russia has vowed to continue the work of her husband. and after he died in a russian prison in february of this year, india's prime minister in the rental mode, he says, he told flooding me,

important that peace is of quote, the utmost importance. another killing of innocent children is unbearable. he made the comments after talks with a russian leader in moscow, but he also said that in the us economy had benefited from its strategic partnership with russia. was a trial of actor alec baldwin is set to begin with the selection of jurors in santa fe, new mexico, in the united states. he will decide they will decide whether he is guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer. melina hutchins, he said a gun he was pointed, he was given, and that he then pointed at her fired accidentally during a film rehearsal. nearly 3 years ago, at least 7 migrants had been found dead of turkey's indian coastline. authorities say 19 others were rescued after a life raft crashed into rocks near the town of trust. me. 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 are soaking up the sun in the center of munich before they head to the stadium, to watch their teams face off in the semifinals of this years, you're being championship, france of under perform so far in the tournament. but fans hope they will step up to the challenge of playing the formidable lateral team. when tonight will then travel to berlin for a final on sunday. so i'm getting away from the w sports in munich ad to 970 final, and you describe the atmosphere ahead of the match. i think they probably have theme louse at rowdy atmosphere is here in unit during the tournament. that's not forget, of course the 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 they stayed, managed to prevail against pain in the 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, blazingly hot today in munich as well as the 51 degree heat, slight use of during things. but as you can see, the stadium doors behind me. i've just been opened, they'll be a set out crowd of 6666000 supporters inside the ground this evening. and obviously once things get underway, the atmosphere, so 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 trustee and the time for making mistakes and all additions has paused from here on. and it really, really gets 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 far, that spain probably do go into this game as to as favorites. or would that i noticed i'm harvesting some glass from frank supports is when they gave me say that on their way into the ground. you know, fronts like portugal liking and have a squad full of such pen tastic stars. but they haven't really been able to get the very best outbid time into play is. so i saw at the tone, and now this hasn't been a competition. this being characterized throughout by foss, attacking dynamic football. but if that has been a team that has put in those sorts of performances at the tournament started fall, well, it's been spying that the tournaments joint top score is reply is like, let me in your mouth. and because williams really break out stars of the competition started saw. and i think that they are probably going to tonight's game with slightly higher expectations. those don't get away from munich. we're the 1st $75.00 of the year. a 2024 tournament will be held to night and with that,

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