moment here in germany, and for all of the discussions about whether ukraine war goes next. ok, thanks very much for being with us on this spelling briefings. so you, next time the, the news line from berlin, ukraine's president bullard arrears, the landscape prepares to media us, vice president j. the vans here in germany with a warning. any peace deal to end, the ukraine war needs to involve cave and europe. but will the us listen? 30 people are injured some severely after and after a national drive who's car into a proud and munich, the latest and a series of suspect, the turbo tax in germany, enforcing the election campaign. us president donald trump says he's drawing up

plans for a reciprocal terrace on every country that trades with the us even the snow storm wasn't enough to shut down the red carpet as the stars came out to kick off the 75th bergland international film festival. early not the welcome to the show. well they look a leaders from all over the world are converging on it or many to take part of them . unix security conference, which gets underway today is comes just days after you as president don't drum spoke to rushes, let them have put them and agree to start piece talks aimed at ending the war and ukraine. the move has alarmed leaders in both europe and keith as it has raised fears of the 2 sides, are planning to settled a conflict over their heads or on that in a moment,

but 1st the support in the battlefield in done yet in eastern ukraine. one of the regions, russia has tried to swallow, and the ukrainians have fought for years to get back. last year ukrainian president followed him. is a lensky laid out a victory planned to world leaders that included nato membership and a return to the country's 2014 borders before russia annex the crimea province logged into useful. it will surely be sad that thrushes war against the grain has ended. not frozen, not paused, not forgotten truly. and this will have not because someone got tired of the war, not because someone traded something with which in that dream is dead. now, us defense secretary pete haig says, has said that nato membership for ukraine would not be part of a peace deal. and that a return to ukraine's old borders was unrealistic in line with key demands from moscow. he's also said that europe in non european forces should provide security

guarantees, but that there would be no us boots on the ground. the trump administration has also indicated that the sanctions relief for russia is on the table. ukraine does hold one card territory. it's taken in russia's caustic region since a surprised cross border operation last august. now the russian side of the border is the sight of some of the fiercest fighting since the war began. ukraine holds over 600 square kilometers in cost. that's much less than the territory. russell holds in ukraine, about 20 percent of the country's land mass. but the cost incursion is an embarrassment to moscow. and it's brought in north korean troops, as well as reinforcements to try to get the ukrainians out before negotiation start . ukraine also has something for the us treasury secretary scott best and was in keith this week, seeking an economic deal that could include ukraine's rarer minerals spot from

ukraine's perspective. the promise negotiations are already off to a bad start with its comments on nato and borders. us has already given away 2 key points before talks get underway. i'm drawing now by benjamin tell us he's the director of the democratic strategy initiative, a political thing tank, and he joins us now for munich. welcome, mr. talos. good to see you here on the double, you know how to use the president. trump announcing plans for peace talks with russia over ukraine said well, it's certainly a situation that's got everyone here in munich, very worried. but frankly, speaking of your opinions have not stepped up enough to have demanded a seat at the table yet. and that's the challenge they have to meet. now they have to show why they're relevant to this process to go over the ukrainians had, is regressive goals, and to make the kind of comments that pete headset made. taking data membership off the table, which is a continuation of dividing policy,

but also saying it's unrealistic to get the territory bad. seems to be a kind of betrayal as czechoslovakia was betrayed here in munich, back in 1938 and both aspects that were core parts of the lensky so called victory plan. what does it mean for the country that those now seem to be off the table as well? the sad thing is that the accurate comments, given the political state of affairs and the state of support that's been given to ukraine, the way the europeans if they wanted to step up and change this would be to properly um, you're trying to win, which they failed. to do, to put their own troops on the ground, perhaps unknown combat virals in west and ukraine to seize russian assets to actually show that we are in the, in it to win it. they haven't done that. and so without that kind of support, it is unrealistic at the moment for you trying to claim that territory. but to lock in that situation is extremely unfortunately, the site because it's quite strategically stupid just to give this up to the russians. and it doesn't bode well for europe and security in the long run because

it will only embolden an abreast of russia out. we've heard us special envoy, kellogg's urging, direct talks between food and ends. the lensky. do you think at this point in time, the 2 men would be up for it? it's hard to say with the changing political state situation at the moment previous they have they haven't been and right the so from is that unexcused part because there's nothing to negotiate really with with boots and who has not been minded to do the one thing that what else you need to meaningful negotiations, which is to stop the war and give up the territory. he's a legally seized, but with a faltering of westland support and us support for ukraine. then it might be that southern sky actually considers this to be for a short time. the right thing to do, however, that would depend on any deal that was struck and that has to include meaningful security guarantees. and that's become more difficult with the us position as well

. so again, really a lot depends on the europeans here who find the need to heat the wake up cold because this is not just about defending your crime. this is about defending ourselves. and that's the time we genuinely stepped up. i want to look at your, of in a 2nd, but stay in the us a little longer because judy vance is told the wall street journal. but the us was considering military tools of leverage, among other things, to get to it and to agree to a peace deal. what could those look like? and what could those mean for security in russia and around russia as well? it's interesting because this seems to be the leavening of the day. i feel like with a bit more of a stick rather than the carrots that have been waived a little bit too freely at the bottom. it puts in and i presume this is violence hinting at the fact that if a deal is not struck and if boots and doesn't go for the times that are being lined outlined by the us. then they could drastically increase military support to ukraine, which is something that we've heard from certain sources behind the scenes in the trump administration for a couple of months now as the reality of dealing with

a problem and puts in a set into them and providing ukraine which for the long run in strike weapons that could really do damage to a lot of brushes, infrastructure governance capability and even hold that leadership at risk would be the kind of thing that might make copies and set up and take. notice you spoke a lot about europe needing to step up now and keep pace with the us and do their part. what should that look like? yeah, it's not so much keeping pace with us is doing what's in our interest and what protects values because we are far more exposed to what happens in ukraine and because of our lack of military capabilities, drastically more vulnerable to russian threats, russian culture and and so and so there's a number of things that you're at needs to do straight away and as urgent as possible. one is, as i said, to ukraine to win the war, and to properly defend itself off to its 2nd,

to step in with meaningful security guarantees. the moment this, these 5 is struck and that should include mutual defense clauses of the type that are given in items optical 5. but obviously not nature's article 5 to sees old. the remaining russian assets in russia, european territory under european jurisdiction, and use those to support your crimes defense and to ourselves properly. we have to have a new strategy for realism in europe, in a way that's actually serious, not the pretend way that we've seen so far. um, we don't have much time, but i don't want to let you go without asking you about the dynamics that we're seeing here. the u. s. is urging you're up to provide security guarantees without involving them impossible piece talks. is this how it's going to work from now on it'll work like that if the europeans left, it was like that. and you're at pest understand they're playing a different game now they have to actually dom on the seats at the table and they have to do the kind of things change the fights on the ground makes the kinds of statements and take the actions that would warrant them being players at the table

rather than the something on the menu. that was benjamin tell us, director of the democratic strategy initiative. thank you so much, chris speaking to you. likewise, thanks very much. i, or at least 30 people have been injured in the southern german city of munich after a car was driven into a trade union protest march. so he's arrested a suspect at the same. he's reportedly a male ask gun who had his refugee application rejected his asylum application rejected in 2020. the incident falls a series of attacks and recent months involving immigrants which have pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for germany's election february on february 23rd. the mini cooper, the plowed into a crowd in the center of munich, is removed from the scene. police are collecting evidence and treating the incident as a suspected attack. around 11 am on thursday,

the driver accelerated the vehicle before heating, dozens of people gathered for a trades union rally. some of the victims were sent to be in serious condition. the things colleagues account the perpetrator foods after the vehicle was shot at once, that the perpetrator was arrested. the detain suspect is an ask in national who's lived in germany since 2016 officials say his asylum request was denied. but he'd found a job and remained in the country, legally. germany's tensor all of shoals condemned what he called the awful attack and promised severe consequences americans. so from my point of view, once again very clearly, this paper tray to can not count on any mercy, he must be punished and he must leave the country. and the chancellor is tough. frederick follows a string of violent attacks involving asylum seekers in germany. it also comes as

days before the country snap election with thursday's ramming incident in munich quickly becoming a focal point in the political campaigns. the order we'll know the concerns of many people, the feelings of the country being threatened from within the door. and i know them to private or the can. yeah, i live on to 10 ish, i'll add we have to do something about this and getting broken the far right also seized on the incident and is the see the sky. so she and it's the same pattern again, it's an afghan who's asylum application hasn't been rejected. afternoon ford who has been granted tolerated data instead of being deported, known to the police police type account. as night fell, a trickle of people made their way to the scene of the suspected attack to pay tribute to the injured some left messages on the lanterns, expressing thoughts and prayers for the victims,

but also calling for unity and respect for human rights. it'll be a chief political editor, me said okay, now is in munich, montana. what more do we know about the suspected attacker at this point? so we know that the 1st of all, despite the fact that he was rejected as an aside in statement, is if it's a d, he had a legal title to still remain. and uh many because tell me doesn't send people back to afghanistan where he comes from. he also had a works thomas here in germany, and that's where a lot of confusion came in in this video. so ortiz, he said that he had a, a criminal record, which turned out not to be true. in fact, he was a witness because he worked as a detective in the store. he was a witness to the crime assessed. and that's why he was on file with the police. so it was quite a bit of confusion about him. we know that of those people who are in hospital at

least 7 are still in the critical condition of severe injuries. the young child also involved young todd was resuscitated at the scene, and this man who lost the attack was still very quickly because, as you can see behind me, there's a lot of security here. and really because he needed security conference is getting underway today. so that was not a police allison about in the streets and was able to intercept. and we also had from the time community here in munich is saying that there's even an problems of psychological problems with no excuse for such an attack. but there's an assumption here at this moment, and that's who being verified at this mind, was radicalized, that there may be a motive and is the missed most of behind it, and then he might have come radicalized here in germany. even now, this incident, mckayla comes after a number of other attacks in germany where the perpetrators turn out to be migrants or in some cases failed asylum seekers. how are political parties in the country responding of the?

well, that's exactly the individual. the incidents is always different history behind them, but it feels like a pass in a to many people here. people who come as a site and see cuz he's been rejected. uh, there was the christmas market attack just before christmas inactive, but it's tough and book a couple of weeks ago. there was a deadly stabbing, where a 2 year old child was killed as well. and every time politicians come out involved a tough accident, including the, to them and tons to, you know, count, pay miles and said that's. and anyone who commits crimes should be sent back to countries. even if that proves difficult. well, the feeling is that many, you've heard it before, we're seeing and 1st polling that is come out. and that that remains a strong interest in migration as an election issue, but also the economy which is now hardly talked about. and after we're just 9 days ahead of elections here in germany, and we can actually look at the latest polls right now. the conservative cd and c

su block remains in the lead on 32 percent. that's one percent up on the last full . the far right party alternative for germany via your fee is unchanged on 21 percent chancellor. all sorts of social democrats are down one percent on for team the greens, on 14 as well. the left party on 6 by the liberal, freed democrats and the b. s. w are below the 5 percent hurdles needed to enter the german parliament. the bonus stock. now a mikaela, some parties were trying to make political capital from this. do you expect to see any changes in opinion polls as a result of the i do not as effective several policies. uh now including the policy. see, do you see you see the conservative time where foolish match the top comes with is currently the front runner. they've just seen a slight uptake in the opinion polls, but he really picked a fight with the other policies of the center. you took this issue to parliament. he accepted fall right votes to get

a non binding motion through and still the polls didn't really move either way. and everything we're seeing now is still within the era of the mountain of era here. and we do expect to exclude each month to remain at just above 30 percent we. he will certainly need a coalition pot. the that is still open. question is whether that will be with the social democrats afford. i've sold, which is a preference within his own policy. and overall in the public or whether the greens will become strong enough to be a potential kotis and partner both and neck and negative round of 15141516, sometimes a percentage points. so a tight race. so who comes 2nd and who could become junior partner in a coalition that will fairly clearly as opposed to anything to go by be led by the conservative seed you see is you'd be the lead to this math, a successor to on the macro then, but also political viable, so a very different type of conservatism that will then it name the political game

here in germany. either way into political editor mikaela case. now joining us from munich, thank you so much for your time. and a quick look now and some other stories making headlines around the world today. highlands army has read 260 people from 20 countries who were forced into working an online scam centers in myanmar. the rescue operation is part of cracked down on scam centers. and southeast asia, which often use traffic, labor, and trick victims around the world out of billions of dollars a year. a palestinian milton group of mine says it will release 3 is rarely hostages this saturday, as planned. a mouse has threatened to delay the release and had accused israel of failing to live up to its promises under the deal. claim is real denied. although that has some small scales in baset or over to russian drones. it said violated it's aerospace and exploded on its territory. officials said the incursion took

place during an attack on a danube river poured in neighboring ukraine. romania said it's airspace was also breached german luxury and car maker. poor says it will cut 1900 jobs by 2029 to factories in germany are said to be effective force share price has fallen. 30 percent in the past year. as a business in china is weekend. news comes as other major german car makers like volkswagen, also consider a significant job for you as president, donald trump says he is preparing a broad terrorist on all trading partners of the united states. trump has told his economic team to devise plans for reciprocal levies on every country tax and us imports. the order would also hit non tariff barriers like safety regulations and sales duties such as the value out of taxes, which increase the cost of products is going on here as president,

trump speaking after you ordered the new round of chairs and on trade, i have decided for purposes of fair, it is that i will charge a reciprocal to our meeting, whatever countries judge the united states of america, we will charge them no more, no less. so in other words, they charge us tax or tariff and we charge them the exact same tax or their own trump, they're speaking from the oval office. abby hall is the associate professor and economics at the university of tampa, florida. and this is what she thinks these latest harris could mean. so in concrete terms, there's things that we can say and things that we can say. so it's unclear precisely what is going to be included within these reciprocal terrorists. but in the context of the european union, one thing that the president has been very specific about is that the value added taxes that are levied by the european union. currently standing at 21.8 percent are going to be matched by the united states. so we can anticipate that this is going

to mean a lot more tariffs on the us side, but probably also a lot of parents from others to issue of trade. and parents also dominated talks between india's prime minister and around ramadi, and from the white house trump found to bring what he called, fairness and reciprocity to the india us economic relationship. warm hugs instead losses this year. more he came to washington to rekindle his goals. the relationship with from the most part succeeded or deleted repeatedly praised each other. great, really fantastic job. a great leader. whenever people talk about president from that, all remember make america great again. as everyone is inspired by it. as

a leader at the press conference or the i did his own place from signature categories, when america and india, what together my guy and mega become mega. but then all dancers need the romans it is been to us just about the highest tariff nation anywhere in the world. they've been very strong and to our city. i don't blame them necessarily, but it's a different way of doing businesses. and so we're just going to do it easy way,

and we're just gonna say whatever you charge, we charge. and i think that's fair for the people in the united states. and i think it's actually fair for india. logical money was asked about the trump administration, sending in getting the bodies back to the country and track of those. yep. it's tom on the children who are from fairy all very families. and then the advice big james and big promises. i don't go a lot of them abroad saying without them knowing about why that go into a country are these. and in fact that connected with the human traffic and system, we have to make sure that we fight against the system. nevada, cut it off to you. despite the disagreements, the bond between the 2 populace defined drums otherwise aggressive approach towards allies and partners for lambs international film festival. the burly, now that has officially kicked off here in the turban capital. a list actor timothy solomon is here for the german premier of his bob dylan bio pick a complete unknown until the swinton has been awarded an honorary golden bear for

her work. the festival was launched with a premier from germany and a tribute to the is really hostages, abducted by a month. it was a cold in winter restored to the festival, but no one was wrapping up room for the red carpet to parents the 75th, but not a go tons away with clips and drama and a great atmosphere. the direct to tell them to quit open the event for this the time this year, with a very special movie. the lights portrays of dysfunctional pad and family whose lives the stage and the completely new direction through the influence of the syrian housekeeper. this the a to the ballad, not a remains true to its reputation as a political festival. this oxidized me, solar diety, would be, as rarely today between you who is currently held hostage by the terrorist organization. from us before the opening, there was

a vigil cooling for the release of the hostages. david couldn't year featured in the movie. the youth showed that the ballad all in 2013 to the director tom. shes all dedicated his documentary elected to david to his form and the doctor. so yes i, i, i believe with all my heart today, we'll come back, alive and well, and i can't see any other. and the other ending the highlights of the opening evening was the awarding of the henri golden bed to tilda swinton a tribute to the british actress who continues to impress with have bus attended to enroll, stretching from all house to mainstream movie. so mean showcase to the ballot nowadays. since 1986 long in her acceptance speech, she invoked the unifying power of send them a week ahead for the great independent states of cinema,

addressed the new message around in the plate inclusive, immune to ethics of occupation. colonization, takeover ownership or, or the development of riviera property. this e and 19 me. these are in competition for the golden and silver bearablewood. the jury is led by the us director and screenwriter, todd haynes. bill announce the winners on february 22nd. and before we go, here's a quick reminder of our top stories at this hour ending the war and ukraine is one of the topics that dominate them. unix security conference, which gets underway today, gathering comes out for europe and keep, criticize the us for making too many concessions to russia before the start of any piece talk. and you, as president trump says he's drawing up plans to impose reciprocals harris on all

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