the, the 5 years officer comes and we remember window roads still stops march 8th on dw is dw in there is coming to your line from her left. as the munich security conference gets under way, tony's gross over president trump's radical new foreign policy allies will be on a speech by us, vice president of events expected outlined americans change priorities in the world, including a plan for ukraine. meanwhile, police here in germany said the 24 year old of good man suspected of injuring 36 people in a car ramming incident in munich may have been motivated by islamic street, the

low and terry morris. and thanks for joining us. political leaders role over the world are converging on germany to take part in the annual munich security conference. this year's gathering is set to focus on the war and ukraine and america's changing foreign policy. leading the us delegation, vice president j. d bench began the day with a meeting with nato head, mark ruta, and call for the alliance to race defense, spending and shoulder more of the burden for security in europe. the gathering comes days after us present, donald trump alarmed europe and key by speaking to rushes. vladimir putin on the phone about a settlement to end ukraine conflict without 1st consulting them. more of that in a moment. first, this report 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 follow to me as a lensky, laid out a victory plan to world leaders that included nato membership and a return to the countries 2014 borders before russia annex the crimea province, winding diesel. it will surely be said that the roches war against the grain has ended north frozen, not paused north fulton truly. and this will have not because someone got tired of the war, not because someone traded something with fortune. but that was then this week, us defense secretary p tags have said that nato membership for ukraine is unrealistic, as is a return to ukraine's old borders in line with key demands from moscow. he's also said that your opinion on 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 surprise 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. russia holds in ukraine, about 20 percent of the countries 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. aside from ukraine's perspective, any eventful negotiations will be off to a bad start. with its comments on nato and borders, the west has already given way to key points before any talks get underway. the

front line has moved little in the past 2 years despite tens of thousands of casualties. giving up the territory as fonts so hard to retake. would be a better outcome for ukraine after so much sacrifice. well inside the ukraine conflict, the munich security conference this year, we'll also focus on defense budgets. as we mentioned, vice president ga. the bands met earlier with nato secretary general mark router and called on the lines to step up spending and said europe will have to take on more responsibility for its own security in the future. i will talk force about the free when it comes. look this out of read to go shooting, settlement. it will show a lot about some of those areas of cooperation to you. i mean, my little argument to, to, to these folks is look at your booth is a very important allies united states need. it was a very worth military lines for us that were at the most significant part of. but we want to make sure that nato is actually built for the future and you fix the

part of that isn't sharing the need. it does look near a furnace here in europe, so the united states can focus on some of our challenges of the state. you spend only a europe stepping up, you will see a part of major stepping up to an actual do right. it has to be down, we have to grow up in the sense and spend much money. and we have also have to discuss to the sensitivity over face for just a problem and you have photos with us and then the rest of nature, we are simply not producing now. you're enough to pick up distribution center track numbers. and then of course, great how does being ranked very well nice to base off of the very latest from the security conference. let's cross over to munich where our correspondents are standing by force. we've got dw washington bureau chief in his pole on the ground and dw cheap political editor because it could not be able to start with you. numerous european leaders of warned against any peace talks between the us and russia that don't include the ukrainians, and europeans or their voices being heard is

hold on. so it is no, it looks like it united states to keep donald trump. it is one and one telephone conversation with vladimir putin sent the intention to others told very soon were still to learn whether there is any talking going on in formerly out of sight in the car doors here at the munich security conference. because that's really where the real political dealing is taking place and that is what makes the meeting security conference so different from many others that people here can meet without so saturday, everybody learning about it. but the europeans, the ottoman sticking germantown sort of salts, came out again, saying that ukraine, that europe must have a seat at the table. but that is still an open question and everybody here will be hanging on the list of vice president said events when he speaks here in munich. and the initial time from now is a speech by us buys,

present. judy vance is set to be one of the most carefully watched at that 3 day gathering. what can we expect this of course, this will be one of the topics, if not the topic, if i might say so. i think from an international perspective, people will really focus on what he has to say about ukraine. he gave an interview to the wall street journal and said that all options are open. that is, is too early to talk about specific areas in ukraine. but of course, you know, terry, we are here in germany and only a little more than a week away from the german elections and at least the german politicians. and the also, the german audience definitely really watched very carefully. if j defense will interfere in the german election by supporting the far right party, a se, he also told the wall street journal that he recommends to german polity leaders

that they should be open to work together with the a the, with the parties degree part of the cd you and the s p d as for now, of course that said they bought. and so this, uh, this is a topic from a german perspective and from an engine us put in an international perspective. it definitely will be ukraine. mikaela of lake mass, germany's conservative opposition leader and chancellor candidate has suggested that this security conference will be hugely consequential. do we know what he's talking about there? exactly. this is because this is not just about ukraine. ukraine is central to european security, but this is about the very concept of american engagement in europe. what kind of an ally it's uses to be in the future? there's an awareness in we're getting back from the background thoughts as well. this is a, we'll see of what that means and concrete tons in terms of us withdrawal from europe and what impact that could have on relations,

particularly with russia. does nato still pose the credible threat to russia? that's still, that's now an open question as well. so rather telling that students math is the one german leader who is going to the polls likely next sunset. because his concept is cdc is who is in the lead. stacy vance is meeting him. he's not meeting the sole source of democrats. so kind of holding it just round about 15 percent. so actually it seems in the focus towards who may become the future data on the side of the van is just donald trump says there might be a high level meeting in munich with senior russian officials. but the head of the municipality conferences, he's not aware of any russian delegations showing up there in munich. can you tell us what's going on there? are you as confused as we are? it's you know, not really a terry because this is exactly what donald from trump doesn't go to his

administration. it does stay spread confusion. they want to be kind of always into the center of attention because today they say that tomorrow they say something else. what do we know is that a donald trump, is billing to me. it's letting me approaching very soon. who said that after his phone call and some people expect tim 14 and trump to meet even during the munich security security conference themselves, maybe in saudi arabia. also to kind of signal this conference here, taking place in germany and europe with it. you know, you are not so important anymore is to use to be re a doing what we want to do outside this conference. i, i con, confirm that there is a russian delegation or a here, or we don't know that you try to find that out. so when to some beg rounders, but as you said, it's k us. but this is what donald from loves and what you surprised me taylor.

this is not your 1st munich security conference. you've been attending it for years and as you've watched a lot of developments, they're important developments over the years. how would you describe to this conference in comparison to what you witness there before it looks for many years the yearns europeans have been told present office of presidents that they will have to take charge of their own security. and now the day has arrived and there seems to be a collective saw and is somewhat of a disorientation, what that will mean and actual terms. speaking you needs unity and it needs united leadership. and from the conversations i've had here, it doesn't have that right at the moment, spots as the farm instead of spain posted. and then, or the a panel here today, he said, that's a crises. and press a is the european way of doing things. whether that can be a successful recipe and testing what the trump administration means for europe is

an open question. me, kayla. you know, thank you both very much. that was our chief political edison, a kid a couple. and our washington bureau chief in his pole, in munich. as you may know, munich was also the scene of a car having attack yesterday munich. police now say that the 24 year old suspect and thursday's attack has confessed to intentionally driving his car into a crowd of people in the city. investigators believe the afghans citizen had an islamist motive, although there is no evidence that he had any links to known as limits to extreme miss brooks. 36 people were injured when the suspect ploughed his car into a group of trade. union workers, police say 2 of them, including one young child or in a life threatening condition. let's take

a look. take, listen to what police and munich had to say during their press conference. nafta, todd hot off to be attacked. the suspect took the child to the arkansas at the police and on the 3rd of his number and all that his arrest, he prayed file, it's a little money putting down the log file. explanation is the reason that we took on the case before you find them. and so there's not this deborah shortly, i'll say in the meantime. the suspect also confessed that he had intentionally driven his call into the people taking part in the demonstrations to the phone to sign the full. this is the reason i would say that was the religious motive. it's my, i tend to use the much about doing since i'm fussing good. and that was prosecutor gabriella to him on, well, from munich to the german capital. now where

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