the, the, this is dw news lie from brandon, nato, and answers fresh aid for ukraine. the lions says key is on an irreversible past to membership, as it pledges additional age and says long hoped for f. 16 jets are finally on their way. also coming up president joe biden host the gathering in washington with faces growing coals to and funding his re election campaign. actor george clooney, powerful fundraiser for the democratic party, or just by to meet the rice and in funds go wild as their side progressive of

02024 after beating in evidence to one the unpopular police. welcome to the program. nato's secretary general against oldenburg, has reaffirmed the intention of integrating ukraine into the lines. a joint statement by nato's 32 members said that ukraine is on a quote, irreversible past to membership. they also pledged 40000000000 euros of age next year. and then another boost for ukraine was an ice that alliance members are in the process of delivering the 1st f, 16 more planes to the country. so that's less main to walk. the nato secretary general, have to say the us, you crane continued is much. will it reforms will continue to support them on the

universe of volt paul, to nato membership. the work we are doing together now will ensure that when the time is right, ukraine conjoined without delay. it is not the question of if but when. all right, let's cross over to washington now and speak with bradley bowman. he is a senior director of the center on military and political power. the foundation for the defense of democracies thanks for joining us on dw use. so basis being the alliances at 75th anniversary. so much how relevant is nato in 2024. i think nato as an alliance is more relevant and then it has ever been. you know, when you look back to the founding of nato 1949 signed their and constitution avenue in washington dc. crime. tell us how important is this step?

i think it's a very important it's, it's one of several initiatives being announced and codified this week in washington where you see europeans increasingly stepping up in a lot of a way that some of those countries i would say are stepping up belatedly. but better late than never in germany with its political importance in europe and it's large economy. and it's geography is vital to, to turn aggression against the alliance. strengthening the alliance of military posture, deterrent posture on the lines is eastern flank and support and ukraine. and so i think this is the right decision or the right time, and i'm glad to see germany stepping forward to play. it's the appropriate role. how close as you crane to becoming a member of nato in the, in the, in the declaration release today of the alliance and all 32 members were quite clear that ukraine's future isn't nato. so they were clear on that they were less clear on the timeline. they said, if you read the language carefully, when

a lot allies agree and conditions are met by, you know, if, as my kids said, something that vague to me, i think i'd have to discipline them by the, you know, that's about as vague as you can get so the intention is clear, the timeline is not. so how should nato address china? it's growing influence in the context of global security. and it's partnership with russia. as you know, let's remember that nato is fundamentally, fundamentally, and the lines of democracies. and you know, if you read the preamble the end, the 1949, the lennox treaty north atlantic treaty, it talks about the members commitment to freedom and, and the role of law. and, uh and uh, and they've reiterated out in the washington declaration today. and so when you look at the behavior, of course, of russia, but also of china, those autocratic, authoritarian, even totalitarian regimes, in some cases are fundamentally opposed to those principles. and, you know, i think there might be some in europe that might think, hey, you know,

china as far away as not really our problem let the americans take care of it. but i think that will be a fundamental mistake because china is not a distant threat to europe. it isn't a very proximate threat in the cyber domain in space. and also it's military civil fusion policy by which china is trying to list simply in the less will illicitly inquire european technology for the purpose of pretty national champion companies putting european companies out of business. and funneling those technologies, the people's liberation army, so they can defeat american and allied forces in the taiwan strait. and so those issues combined make china very much at the right, very relevant. and i would encourage your viewers not to miss the military exercise in bella ruse. right there next to ukraine, where you have trainees military forces. so at this very moment, we have europe and men, women and children being killed by north korean. a ron in weapons and china supporting the russian defense, industrial base, fueling out more, and then sending troops to bell a ruse to do joint exercises with bell roof. a puppet in proxy,

a vladimir put and so our, our our adversaries understand the value partners the trans atlantic community need to understand the value partners as well at this moment. thanks. bradley. bradley bowman from the center on military and political power of the foundation for defense of democracies, as well as us president joe biden was seeking to demonstrate his leadership qualities at the nato summit. pressure is mounting on him to abandon his bid for re election. a blow came from actor george clooney who's also one of the leading fundraisers for the democrats in the new york times community road. we're not going to win in november with this president. that's not, that's just, that's not just my opinion. that's the opinion of every sen member of congress and governor. i've spoken to in private or former us high speaker. nancy pelosi has declined to bucket biden's candidacy and urged him to make an early decision on

whether to stay in the race for the white s up to the president. just aside, if he is going to run, we're all encouraging him to, to make that decision. because time is running short of the i think, overwhelming support of the, of the cost it's, it's not for me to say, i'm not headed. the clock is anymore, but he is beloved. she is respected and people want him to make that decision. as the toby's washington bureau chief in this pole has more on the voices calling on by them to step aside. it's hard, it's uh, it's really called this despite the whole of the vitamin campaign to come down to the bay divided by and sickness. and also really use the nato summit kind of to show what a successful president biden boss and will be in the future. nothing really is coming down here in the united states for the officer just talks about george

clooney is very, very popular. he's a major donor and, and he said that he just wrote him just the new york times piece that he just saw him lately in the t bite and is still the same man. i called him here, we all witnessed at the base. and then we also mentioned that there's, of course, the still very influential, former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, who talked about by and in a very prominent tv interview. and when she says we are all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running out, this is kind of a typical wait for her being such an experience policy maker to student directly, bird spite and to reconsider his fit for the next. the next. you know, he is in his folder. all right, let's take a look at some of the other stories making use around the world. is ready. army has dropped thousands of leaflets on guys. the city urging all residents to leave the

lease leaflets showed escape routes and said that guys, the city remains a dangerous war zone. israel has been stepping up. it's graham's assault on homeless medicines with often deadly consequences for civilians. german foreign minister, unavailable bulk says she wants to focus on her current duties and isn't planning to run for the top job. of chances are she told us broadcast or cnn that russia's war of aggression and the situation in the middle east need. more diplomacy of last month's was the hottest june ever measured, bragging, last year's global record as heat waves continue in to july. people in many countries are feeling the effects, doctor's warren, that extreme heat can be fatal. the 51 degrees celsius in counting. people in mexico has northern states of bad california. i used to sewing temperatures in the middle of the summer,

but this time they exceeded the average readings by nearly 10 degrees, making new records, and bringing more hardship out of my age. it's very difficult. i'm 72 years old and i've lived here for 50 years or last. how do you deal with the heat? well, i spend some time in an air conditioned room and outside. that's what we do. climate scientists say not only the temperatures are getting higher, but also the stretches of holidays are getting longer. in portland, in the us state of oregon, people are trying to cool down as the cd seagulls, temperatures routine, 39 degrees celsius, or 100 foreign heights. a long time residents says it's becoming the new norm. when

we moved here, there was probably the really exciting and a big deal if there was like 5 days over 90 during the summer. so obviously these temperatures are a lot different than when we move. yes. such heat waves are increasing the region locations so the nor where the locals are unprepared. in calgary, in west and canada, authorities have issued a heat warning local and jose, i trying to help those who may be well rebuilt. so you can go more than a few hours without without water and he like this and you start suffering some pretty, pretty serious health issues. and that's the sort of thing we don't want anybody to have to deal with folks that are out there on the street don't have easy access. so it's really important to have it, have it available to them. it's been

a similar story around the world. experts say climate change has made huge waves, more frequent on practically every continent. the world health organization has found that extreme temperatures cause more depths worldwide than any other related factor. sports now and england has beaten the netherlands to one in the semi finals of ero 2024 here in germany. chevy. siemens opened the scoring for the duction. just the 7th minute. but then hurricane fired in a penalty for england to make it wonderful. and in the 1st minute of, out of time on the watkins sealed the victory england sands went wild at the final whistle. the unofficial team anthem is coming home, rang out here in london and all over the country. england faced spain in the final, on sunday. state of use,

oliver moody was up the match endorsement and he says these things inside has come a long way. during the tournament. england have delivered a lovely underwhelming performance a year or 2024 month. there was nothing underwhelming about the 91st minute window from ali watkins, his goals and funds in the ecstasy and england into the 2nd european championship final ever. and 2nd in a row. despite criticism of coach garrett south gates, he has now on the now i believe, let them to one of the most successful periods in the history with 2 finals on the semi final, the parents. in the last 4 major tournaments. there was still problems for england to fix 2 of the best players, harvey kane and jude belling and spill. look out of place in the system. but england finds what care about that tonight. they going to bowl and they don't use oliver moody day, or oliver moody. they're endorsement. alright, that's all for the show. coming up next is business with

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