i can't help but wonder if anybody's thinking about the future of this country with is at risk. the global war surprises unveiled. jobs march 21st. on the w, the business day, the leaders line from orlando european union from paris for a clear and present danger. that's when the european commission president calls the us shift towards russia or is aimed at freeing of billions of yours to rearm a confident that may no longer be able to rely on projection for washington. also coming up a survey shows germans mostly favors the defense, spending high foot for how long and with hill the welcome to the show on the co, fairly european union leaders have held crisis talks and brussels in the wake of

washington's apparent pivot away from its trans atlantic partners, the summit was sparked by a heated exchange between you as president donald trump and he agreed. new president will let him reside lensky at the white house which exposed the growing rift between the us and its allies. european union commission president a european commission president was enough on the line is proposing and joining procurement fund and changes to fiscal rules could unlock up to 800000000000 euros of extra military spending. this public display of support for ukraine's will we re, president, was the 1st thing you need is wanted to achieve with this emergency meeting, which comes a week after the lot of music lensky was kicked out of the white house off the caching for donald trump. the front of the me yeah, we do seems to day when we will continue with you know, and we will continue in the future. i want to thank all our european leaders

festival and for such signal, strong support. these cons so strong support from the wherever you know, the war and the lots being during all this pure and last week you stay with us zalinski use the occasion to us. you need us to continue urging washington to involve key and peace negotiations with moscow. ii does agree with zalinski that an agreement to stop the pricing without security guarantees will you claim wouldn't to, to russia from attacking again. the summit statement e you'd need is having door says a ceasefire, must be part of a process that leads to a full peace agreement. it adds that any agreement must be accompanied by quote, robust and critical security guarantees for ukraine. henry's prime minister, big to old, on, didn't back the statements. but all the details have committed to working together

to boast, the goods defense they discussed easing the block street budget dec rules. so member states can increase their military spending. today, history is being written. we're coming out of this european council, very determined to ensure europe security and to act with the scale, the speed and the results that the situation demands. i presented the re on your plan today to the lead us a plan to give you up the military capability that it needs to face to day sweats. it's coach, mobilize up to $800000000000.00 euros, and it is about taking more responsible on our shoulders for our own security. this is a moment of indication for fonts is presented to manual con, who for years has been ginger up to build the capacity to defend itself without relying on nature and the united states funds is not considered protecting your pin

allies with its new pos no. because you possess it by proposed to open a strategic conversation with the member states that are interested in making progress on this subject. the more i don't say so, so she, it's an option that would have been unthinkable under the decades of transatlantic cooperation. a short while ago and spoke to sir richard sheriff, former deputy supreme allied commander for europe, but nato. and i asked him about the e u retirement plan. and whether he things the block is really doing all it can. but i think, i think yesterday's events are really, really important. let's be clear about that to him. about 800000000000 your funds that but that was an honest is, is nothing short of good news, but you're absolutely right. you can needs help. not the american sort of have, have made it clear that like a tops immediate support comes in toes and support. and so this is what i call it covers your policy for europe and canada,

europe and nations on account of the have to. so i've got to run pop immediately to fill the gap and this means taking risk. it means giving immediate money. i think to the credit is who, who can spend the money and very, very quickly run the procurement challenges, but many european countries, but also for your pin countries to dig deep and that right. and also to provide you credit the means to hold russia, because the american withdrawal is going to hit them hard and you commission president was enough on the line says your face is a clear and present danger, but that danger is actually not new. is it? it's been 3 years since food in launched is attack on ukraine and the europeans are still scrambling for a joint strategy. is this not too little too late? i've been arguing that this is 11. yeah, it's too late to be attacked on ukraine was launched in february 2014. this is when the war sausage. yes, of course. the full scale invasion in february 2022 was was,

was the next major phase. and you're absolutely right in europe and canada and nature as a whole show of step, talk to the walk 3 years ago at the very latest. but having said all that, it's better, better late than never is the message. and this is, this is welcome to use better late than never, but i want to look at the reason why this didn't happen earlier. wasn't night for european nations to rely on the us for their security and the security of their neighbors, or as long as they did. yes, in a while. and europe for something 2 years has been sitting back on the line american to provide your 10 secure r c, and america, european countries of and frankly, been free lighting off american support side of subs, europe. we need to look at ourselves in europe for some of the reasons for america's re withdrawal from the scene. and this has been night. yes, of course it has, but of course not of the reason. but as it didn't happen 3 years ago,

is on site because of the sort of ostrich light headed and assigned about the real threat phase by pushing to european security as well. so now it does seem clear that europe is going to have to own this conflict. what chance does ukraine stand given the dramatic shift and circumstances why you'll be and that's the optimistic about this europe as europe has moles and the kids are going to see the europe and combine g d, p, wolf, slash of russia, and with well, political will, with political carriage and with, with a, with the, by making sacrifices your can absolutely help support you cried in, not only holding russia about holding on long enough, i think, till then build up the capabilities to push russia, not as not of ukraine, but at least to make ross, or realize that they will never achieve that right. it was a new crime because less because the person has never stepped back from his, his,

his intent to remove your credit from a map as a software that stays on site has extra essential that threat has extra essential consequences for europe as a whole. as you, we in europe have got to be prepared to do what needs to be done to support the credit. these he was inc. cards will be a few crane especially expose in terms of air defense. he's been calling for a european leg ukraine air protection plan. what could that look like? well, i think the, the, your pin a sky shield initiative, all this josh really wish there is a very, very interesting proposal. i think it deserves what support it. it, it involves western our craft providing uh, support for ukraine in ukraine in space. uh, shooting don drones and, and uh, cruise missiles in designated areas unless i get absolutely, we'll send normally a powerful signal to russia that your pin is properly supporting your grade. but it also sends a really powerful signal to president trump. in other words,

you might want to do a deal with that. we'd appreciate it over the heads of ukrainians, but we are pens all stepping off to the mock and we are genuinely kind of help you credit properly. yeah, and now that you mentioned you as president donald trump, just yesterday he said again that if his nato's partners, his natal partners don't pay, he wouldn't come to their defense. do you think the us under trump would uphold article 5? or that, i think the message came clear, and this has been on both jobs, not ever since the munich security conference. what types of said that you would never be a guarantee you for your pin in security, america basing alongside russia and north korea against to europe in either your pin machine telling you the rush, rush or regression? no, i think we have to assume that it's eyesight is we with real scientists and by heart because i've worked alongside such alongside americans and have the gracious operation for the american military. but i have to say that we can't rely on

america or is, and not in considering the opinions, the approach of the us to russian aggression. what do you think right now is stopping to let them have food in, from expanding the war into georgia montalvo or, or the baltics? it doesn't have the capability, right? not if you look at what the russians of russians are stretched, they have been, yes, i bakery the progress. so it'd be nice and it has to be absolutely dry seal at the cost of vast numbers of russian soldiers by the 9th of may. when pigeons damsel in his moment of vain jewelry to mark victory de the victor drive victor day parade and moscow, russia will have lost a 1000000 soldiers killed and wounded. the really finding it difficult to move any farther than your credit is how they do credit is bad risk management success. you credit still hose part of russia in, in, in cost profit. and so he will he talk because he got his fixed effectively in

ukraine. now, if he is given a piece deal by trump, that gives person once he wants make no mistake, he will declare victory and he will use the time to build up, retrain when he is ready. he won't have a moment or at finishing the job in ukraine, and he will move on to finish the job in moldova, georgia, and indeed, remain there while of course, the elect. we've seen a already seen electrical manipulation by, by russia, a sir richard, sheriff of strategical, worldwide pleasure talking to you today. thank you so much for all those insights. this is a while opinion pull in here in germany indicates are a strong support among germans for increasing the country's military budget. 66 percent are in favor of more defense spending according to a survey by and for test develop. that will be welcome news for the probable next chancellor of germany for those manse, he's currently negotiating coalition terms with the social democrats, s p d. both parties say they want to spend hundreds of billions of yours on germany's

defense, but questions remain about what exactly germany will spend the money on, and how much it might all cost. after russia's full scale attack on ukraine began in 2022. schultz announced $100.00 billy euros of special borrowing to bring gym and these policies up to scratch once my kid edit site vendor. now those likely to form the next government plan to one least even greater sums. the addition of all, we understand the funds for the defense of our alliance and the country. you must now be significantly expanding this in 2024. jem and these defense spending went above the 2 percent they target for the 1st time. but what allies need and the security situation demands is changing 1st. meanwhile, the minimum capability requirements of need to be adjusted. we have to established 5 or 6 new brigades in germany,

only. so there's no money will be needed. the total cause of hundreds of billions in extra funding. some of that will go to things. gemini, is already committed to such as its mission to build up a troop presence in lithuania. as nato boast as its eastern flank backed, it cost an extra $170000000000.00 euros over the next 10 years. there's also a plan to boost gem and is a defense capability. the price tag for that of a 100000000000 year roads. and the shopping list goes on. hold on complex of most of that is the area of cyber defense, satellites, logistics, these target defense. in fact, the entire scope of overall defense, which is why we're talking about significantly different subs focused on this woman said to will that the cost of replacing us policies stationed in germany and the rest of europe. if they were withdrawn. perhaps another 13000000000 europe. some

politicians also think fixing up germany's creaking infrastructure needs to be part of this effort. they argue that when heavy equipment such as tanks are transported through germany, solid roads and railways would contribute to the country strategic readiness. and is it possible if tanks caught the move quickly? because too many bridges, no longer support loads of a 100 tons. and we have hundreds of militarily relevant bridges, but call take a 100 tons and military equipment is also left. no use, reintroducing compulsory military service. so some are arguing for would also be a big drain on budgets for accommodation, equipment and training. gym and is a now seems fixed on giving more money to the military. but it could get very expensive indeed. of the majority of the german population is in favor of spending more money on defense of infrastructure and taking on more debt for it all. i asked

either way chief political correspondent nina has if this was a clear sign of the times. well, i think i have to quote bob dylan here, the times they are a changing the calls. but yes, it is. it's astonishing, isn't it? the us and seemingly lessing down countries that are fighting for the. busy lives to defend the freedom and the germans no longer carry about that. welcome to complete a new reality and so many german sol, how the training president was treated in the oval office last friday. the writing has been on the wall expense has been wanting for years that europe needed to do more for its own defense. but i do believe that see, really brought at home to many people here in germany. that uncle america was right a few years ago, and she warned that we can no longer compete. you rely on the united states for our own defense. and that had sort of been taking for granted to 10 people are now beginning to understand a comm be fixed at the pace by just praying for economic recovery. and the other thing everyone in this country can see and feel every day that we need to invest massively into infrastructure. and that i think has, by the way,

contributed to that feeling of the politicians up. there are no longer listening or why aren't they doing it? anything against those potholes and the roads collapsing, bridges, etc. then not just passively annoying things are also factors that are affecting our economy in a bad way. then there is also the question of personnel, the german military is long and struggling to recruit out of germans feel about re introducing mandatory military service. well, that has become a topic of discussion at dinner tables and families, you know, grandparents worrying about their grandchildren and the mothers and fathers saying, yeah, but we do have to defend ourselves. so we've significantly reduced defense spending since the end of the cold war. and we also pulse conscription, we sold those days, but over but there's an increasing understanding. now already last summer, the majority of demons said in a poll that they were in favor of re introducing mandatory military conscription. and that we need to have arms to stop anyone who might otherwise be tempted to

attack us as a bonus that is currently aiming to have some 203000 soldiers. but we're not even reaching that goal. we only have about a $180000.00, so we need to and recruit personnel anyway and uh, the defense minister already has a plan in the draw that was stopped by. well, i've sorts of the time, but there are no illusions anymore some form or another of military. conscription will come back to germany the past couple of weeks. mean, i've seen a lot of turbulence in international relations, of course, including the trump administration, cutting military 8 unintelligence support to ukraine. so germans will also ask which countries they trust most in france, tops that list with 85 percent. the u. k is a close 2nd on 78. ukraine is trusted by 44 percent of germans there. while the u. s. has slumped to a trust rating of just 16 percent. so the trust in the us is add

a new low even below the values from terms 1st term in office. how do you expect all this to affect trans national relations of the but i think you could see some very specific consequences already in brussels when you were watching the meeting of e u leaders and how they talked about re um in europe and entering the race and potentially trying to win this race. so that is a very, very specific consequence of and the signs that we're hearing from washington. so you're seeing countries are planning to increase defense spending. so low styles that to talk about an old i dear. again, to set up the european army, and that's also interesting because opinion on that has changed here on the continent. and also here in germany and a poll that was published on thursday,

the vast majority of demons, so 71 percent and said that they are now in favor of establishing a european army that's up 12 percent. so the support for european army over the past 2 years has been shooting up. the trend was downwards until mid 2023. but since then it has top please. so top and germans, on the other end of, of that spectrum, trust the french, the most. where do bi lateral ties stand right now and where do you see them going under the leadership of flourish mounts? well, you do have to say that that was really very little chemistry between the demons level of size and the french president and monroe my call. and that is very diplomatically put to send the franco german relationship. always depends on who's running the country that have been great partnerships, friendships of the past couple of decades and that was always tangible. then it translated into concrete action. these 2 countries can get

a lot of things daunted and running and privilege mentioned and monitoring my calls . so please match the likely next stem cells with a different and age. but they've got one thing in common that both fun believers in that of the america. so the non trump america and all its values, they speak fluent english and they have already met. and it also helps that the german defense municipal disorders, because the french defense minister is very close friend and board as the story is also as big slit in french as dw in chief, political correspondent mena has. and thanks for that. and a quick look down some other stories may get headlines. of course and south korea's cancelled the arrest for and of impeach president use of you'll after his lawyers argued the indictment was taking too long even was arrested in january for a short lived declaration of martial law. in december of 2024. investigators say it amounted to rebellion and ukraine, at least 8 people were injured by a russian missile attack. and heart effected happened in

a residential area. and officials say civilian infrastructure was targeted. the northeastern city is one of ukraine's largest and has been under sustained attack since rushes full scale invasion train services to parents have been disrupted after and on designated a world war. 2 bomb was found near the guard, the north station, one of your own busiest eurostar has suspended trains to the french capital effecting thousands of passengers. friday is a busy day for years. are travel ahead of the weekend. dozens of indonesians are still in thailand waiting to be repaired, treated after being freed from forced labor in myanmar others who have already returned home say they were lowered by false promises into working for online scamming operations. hundreds of thousands of people from various countries are believed to have been forced to engage in these criminal enterprises, which generated billions of dollars each year. some they were

skimmers through their bosses. there were no more than slaves. these people and the nations are finally back into a home country after being forced to work for months as online skimmers in march. one of them is to see, not to her, will need to spend 6 months emil id and the so called skin part component in which multiple front companies operate. her ordeal began when she came across a jump listing on facebook, advertising, customer surface position at the largest the company, supposedly in thailand. i recreate their promise to see that if the jump west and that's advertised, she will be brought back home at the time. so she felt reassured, but everything changed once you arrive at the company, not in thailand, but in march. the volume when we got out of the car, there was a river below it with a small boat waiting for us. we were a school should buy sold to is that's when i started thinking like what is that? am i being sold like, am i going to be killed or they're going to sell my organs. there's thoughts

chipped running through my mind that the people inside the skin park recruits were forced to run fraudulent investments keeps they pretended to be attractive and successful individuals on social media learning people into infesting and a free online business to with chevy commerce websites like this disclaimers failed to generate $10000.00 us dollars per month. they were punished, beaten with methyl objects or alex, up to, to with guards everywhere. and their passports confiscated by the company escaped seemed impossible. what is that a good fellow in an issue? i was assigned to skim indonesians waiting for me, but i kept thinking, if i actually manage a trick, someone would i even be safe when i returned home, you get us. but the truth always comes out to be late. i decided i'd rather and during the punishments while looking for a way to escape me a lot even tell me about the game. i love the south west. any i was just the skin

part in the id is primarily done by chinese kings using electricity and utilities from thailand. since february 5th, ty, out the reduced have cut off power, internet and fuel to the area, forcing sun skim companies to cease operations and release their 2. it's like the group of new nations who recently are dental. however many of the hundreds of online symbol patients can neil id continue to try according to me on march. 3rd, this approximately 525 indonesian citizens remain prep into skin part. in addition, officials believe the actual number is much higher as many victims remain and documented by our efforts must go beyond the just rescuing and repay treating our citizens. the real challenge is enforcing the law and taking the effective measures to prevent these crimes, including restricting the operations of these on line scam syndicate

with me and my lock in an on going see if a war going force, municipal right to an interactive or discomfort indicates continue to find ways to keep their operations running on district the lows are in place and remember of 3 discount enforce them. it is likely that more people will fall into the same type just get you caught up in some other world stories. syria has launched a large scale security operation in west or in the areas loyal to ally leader bouchard sides as follows and ambush by assad. supporters in the forward to be able to talk you at least 13 security forces were killed in that attack. occur a few has been imposed, their side was overthrown by insurgents. last december slides in the caribbean and the un state of florida have been disrupted after the failure of a space x star ship test flight. the rocket exploded just minutes after lift off. video posted on social media appears to show flaming debris and from the spacecraft

. a january starship test flight also ended in an explosion. china as foreign minister, has accused us of quote, meeting gods with evil, by imposing when he called arbitrary terrace on chinese goods. long he said the us was punishing and china after it had helped us contain its fentanyl crisis. who was president. donald trump has cited chinese production of the drug as a reason for the increased levies and france, the daughter of convicted rapist dominions clinical, has filed a sexual abuse complaint against him telling him that the young ledges her father dropped and abused her potentially for up to a decade pinnacle was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging his wife and recruiting strangers online to rape her. and with that, you're all up to date. stay with us. berlin briefing is up next. our weekly video podcast discussing the hot topics in german politics and society. terry martin will

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frank, i was gone 5 years off to coach and we remember window road stood still stops march 8th on dw the the times they are a changing the us these days sometimes looks like an opponent of countries that tried to defend that freedom and germany no longer seems to care about that. welcome to this new reality to, to see a dorothy. so i want to say this very clearly is in view of the threat swell, freedom and peace on our confidence that the same us know, apply to our defense, whatever it takes, it takes, whatever it takes big. what so this week from germany's likely next chance let's go to this met from the conservatives. it's a massive plan. germany wants to re, um, invest massively and invest.