so i will sing my song. maybe my voice will be heard. seeking justice for the victims of genocide starts november 21st on d, w. the . this is the w news lock from poland. the leaders of russia and germany speak for the 1st time in nearly 2 years. johnson off schultz tells president vladimir putin and the warrant ukraine presidency. lensky saved shoals this thing, and to prove income with jewels and the hard key regions post office, the homes as the russian for the . i'm the how do you, how do you welcome to the program? germany's transfer all of schultz and the russian president vladimir fulton have

spoken for the 1st time. in nearly 2 years. this picture of the call was posted to the trunk, little social media account and x. the german government saves schultz told fulton to end the war and ukraine and control russian troops. he also urged rochelle to negotiate what it's called a, just and lasting peace. the government underlined germany support for kids shows also spoke to the ukrainian president below them is the landscape before his call to to join from washington. now, by just being betsy now managing director of the german marshall fund north. welcome to the w, christine, why it is show speaking to put a noun or the end of this year. and really the last few weeks had changed the political realities, both in germany and in the united states. and there is a process of coming to ahead of the question of what happens next. and ukraine president trump, now re elected in the united states has promised to bring

a swift end of the war. and this will of course, lead a greater burden eventually for europe because trump's desire to pay significantly for you crazy and security or pre creating reconstruction is very limited. the european role must be bigger and social. it's now also spaced, very challenging political wins in germany. we'll have to have a say, uh, and have to have a better understanding about what happens next in european security and sense rumors then a possible phone call between the schultz. now, given these changing political realities have actually come to fruition and we have seen the 1st in depth conversations, the 1st publicly announced conversation between couldn't and western liter, which means we were entering a new phase of conversation about the future of european security. and what does the booth and get out of his phone calls out of this phone call? he's not likely to stop the war because all of shaw said he should or not at all. and so i think that the question here is

a clue who benefits and right now is receiving for more attention. we have seen the fact that miss every more normal on the international stage, she cannot receive phone calls schultz and hear out the others. and make sure his perspective is see, at the same time, he also recently had a brick center in russia in which he fitted so many world leaders. who is the head of fitting more. the question is, even if the truck would like to have a conversation at a piece table between russia and ukraine, is rush, are ready to have that piece conversation on terms of any kind of. and i'm not sure that the international community or other leaders yet see that russia is willing to stop that. russia is willing to take a break, or that russia has any interest and peace at all. who has an interest in making sure that schultz and any western liter understands his perspective and versus ongoing goals and ukraine. but does that mean that phone conversation take

something one step closer to a piece to go? she should. i think that would be a mistake to assume, at this point. interesting. now ukraine's president of a lot of meals and lensky has sharply criticized that call, accusing show for playing into fulton's hands. this is what he said. gone for the 4th cause of many a chancellor show told me that he was going to call putting lots call in my opinion and opens a pandora's box. now there may be other conversations to be other cost more just a lot of words in keys, and that is exactly what problem has long wanted. is extremely important for him to weaken his isolation of russia and conduct any talks as ordinary discussions, which won't have any results yet. that's the way he's done it for decades. mode which means you rush project when they sent, they need to model their think of concerns a legitimate and i think the fact that you don't see people dying every day and then ukraine mean that's one's case,

concerns are legitimate. the worst case of what could happen right now is the beginning of these conversations providing cover for russia to keep going incredibly aggressively in ukraine. and the notion of peace being possible weren't understanding or hope there up in the west was limit further assistance and military assistance to ukraine. do these conversations give at the, for a cooperation? well, militarily and in terms of human costs to you pray and suffers. that is a fear that the lensky could well have, and i think is a very valid one. is conversations continue as they are expected between western leaders and who does that also come with results with military assistance but financial assistance that not only provides an access point for me, but provide significant assistance for ukraine to be protected and to obtain his own. hanes, if the west has an impact on ukraine side and seeks to bring them to this and the

bus situation. pretty crazy. it can't just be conversations with prudence. they really must be substantive aid. will last month. schultz expressed skepticism over early nature. membership for ukraine. can there be a peace deal when nato membership for ukraine is ruled out? it's very difficult right now to say that it wouldn't be at all be fair to do crating to take this off the table. on the one hand, it is hard to anticipate how in berlin, or in washington or many capitals, or on nato states, there could be a slip this session for ukraine into data. but the nino question and the question about whether ukrainians can in fact choose their destiny and choose to say we wish to be on the nato side. we wish to be part of euro, atlantic security and economic institutions. is this not something that they have been fighting for for the past over 2 years, and really over a decade when you look back to crimea and making sure that there was a prospect for that. it's not the end of this year. if not in the next year or 2,

but that this is something that and ukrainians will see in the next few years. and the next decade as they stabilize, as they cannot actually recover as they rebuild their country. if that is not an option, i think there are many questions about what the flight would have been worth. and so the stakes for ukraine to still have a future to nato are incredibly high, but the rush is pushed back on. this issue will be tremendously great, because specifically the question to be crated. nato was part of britain's objections, even before the full scale invasion. so again, is it worth it for ukraine? does ukraine have a future nato? this will be core and it's not something that will be easily resolved. and the 6 really emotional, psychological sticks of what is the value of having thoughts are going to be tied to this question. mm hm. that's christine betsy. now managing director of the german marshall fund, nope. any time. thank you. now ukrainians,

living neil, the front lines still face relentless, russian attacks, 10 villages in the hockey region under evacuation. all those as russian troops pushed forward. all those also couple of villages for the note, some 6500 people have left the homes in the last 2 months villages and pick it up tipsy, hoping to avoid being occupied by russian troops for the 2nd time. old. how do you have chuck is packing how most treasured possessions should be able to brought to school the use of the photos? i will definitely take the memories of happier times to bring with her when she leaves her home. she will have to leave most of her belongings behind such a download certainly. so. so from the allies we've been striving to have something . today. we sold a couch. we have no pension, no salary. she was a bread winner. the room is full of the roughly 2 and

a half 1000 residents of the village of peace skewed i'd give sky have been told to evacuate. the front line is currently 20 kilometers away and is getting close to local houses. but the scholars of recent shelling, cut that in the shop of alova, says her 6 year old son has learned how to distinguish between the sounds of ukrainian and russian gunfire. give me a story with him, he told him it was far away that it would not reach us, but worryingly, the children became even more anxious towards the ship. the wind is very strong. it's scary when it's not very strong. it's not scary that off the village was on the rushing control for several months at the beginning of the war until it was liberated by ukrainian troops in september 2022 residents head don't want to experience occupation for a 2nd time. so many a packing up to leave and show if and when they will be able to return home.

several people what enjoyed when protested stone, the parliament, in a break away region of georgia of coffee allies in the northwestern corner of georgia and his back and his, backed by russia. unrest broke out over proposals to allow russians to buy property enough. because the submission has been since the w 's. maria cut them up. so has more on the protests and then the, those, you know, the investor uh agreement that was bro, could uh, by the crime land would allow russian companies to have an, a t, a tax break, a corporate tax break. and it would allow russian companies to having some send from custom duties and enjoy some privileges that for instance, local businesses. i'm not enjoying on that. that's what made the position and many businessman and this civil society groups and people angry. they say that the small

businesses and mediums scale businesses would suffer as a result of that agreement. and also what is a being side the position valley is that this is seen as a sort of an attempt from moscow to expand even more economically in the republic. but many people, though, seem to be agree with those plans. that's those money. i cut them up. so then let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around 12. the austrian government saves it will not blackmail as russia threatens the cutoff gas. the membrane is the most by the state, produce a gas from follows. the loss of a contract dispute with australia o n. w energy australia relies on russian gas and bolts, a u. s. presidential by them has held his last meeting with the leaders of japan and south korea before donald trump for tones to office next to speaking at the

summit in pedro spite, instead, the world is facing the moment of significant political changes. welcome officials and focused on some job problems have declared a health emergency over toxic small schools and colleges must close with the loss down, imposed them to the region spigot. cities, pollution and pockets on northern india has seen a quality fault of dangerous levels increasing. please. now the annual lunch on festival has begun and tightened revellers relief thousands of lentils into the night sky over the northern city of chee on my dw is asia pacific bureau chief gales. motus joined the festivities. it's full moon. the rainy season is over. it's time to drive out the gloom and welcome in the night. the titans ye paying festival business,

what thousands of dollars on my for guidelines are released for 6. it's time and zones. and to be absolutely on the safe side flights that were scheduled for tomorrow or for 2 days after 7 pm have been rescheduled or cancel. the lentils are made of royce paper rebel as can bind them on site and release them on the banks of the ping river, along with prayers and good wishes for the scene. the centuries old practice is rooted in northern thailand buddhist tradition. to this day it attracts visitors from all those other world. amazing. yeah. so beautiful people,

so great place to be in the area. and as the lenten slaves helping to the night, they said to take the misfortunes of the previous leaving a year with them, allowing the owners to start to fresh in the new one that that stuff you're up to date is coming up after the break. we'll hear from the prominent critics of the regime in iran. for more news analysis, you can check our website,

w dot com, also on social media and data at speed up. the news is the handling needs to find the whole jewelry. thank you so much for watching. good by the, the untold story. i just want to point to the find it here repos every weekend on d. w must deal in is, is a prominent the internationally active critic of the rainy and regime. a journalist, an activist. she left the ron in 2009 for the united states where she currently lives.