>> live from the dw studios here in berlin, this is rolled news. >> good to have you with us. here is what is coming up. >> europe's two most powerful leaders pushing a new peace plan in ukraine and russia. we will go live from key spirit >> an exclusive interview with the -- live from greece. >> put on a parka. the 65th berlin film festival opens with a movie about two women struggling to survive in the arctic.

>> it is a glaring symbol of how close the conflict in eastern ukraine is to exploding into a full-blown war. >> three international leaders from the united states, germany, and france travel to kiev emergency talks. u.s. secretary of state john kerry brought more financial aid. he said president obama will soon decide on sending aid to ukraine. >> german chancellor merkel and french president francois hollande arrived with a new peace plan that they will put on president putin's desk tomorrow. >> we begin with the fighting on the ground. >> fighting continues unabated in eastern ukraine. at least 20 people reportedy died wednesday in the rebel stronghold of donetsk. officials say several more were

killed during the night. on thursday evening ukrainian president poroshenko welcome french president francois hollande and german chancellor angela merkel to kiev. he thanked them for their diplomatic efforts. >> i appreciate that you accept my invitation. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also in kiev. he told the ukraine prime minister that washington was considering how to provide further support. >> among those options obviously is the possibility of providing defensive assistants. the president will make his decision, i am confident soon but not before he has had a chance to hear back from myself. >> earlier thursday, kerry also met with president poroshenko. he pledged millions in fresh

humanitarian aid. he said russian aggression was the biggest threat and said moscow must stop supporting the separatists. >> let's head over to our horse pond it in kiev, frank hopman. we have two stories going on right now. we have the u.s. considering weapons for ukraine and germany france saying they have a new peace plan for this conflict. after these talks today which idea, which plan, or which side do you think poroshenko is now betting on? >> i don't think it's time for betting at the moment, or for the ukrainian president. what we see is a sophisticated struggle of diplomacy to get to a peaceful solution here to the conflict in ukraine. i think the president's here in the country are very much aware of that.

there's a strong option needed on the table to get the other side to talk. this is what this is all about obviously, at the moment. it is clear that ukrainians want to have weapons. they have said that for weeks. the ukrainian army is to we to free the country, as they see it . >> do we know what is different about this new peace plan compared to the minsk agreement that we had back in september? >> we have to get a little bit into the details here, what is really crucial is that the rebels gained about 500 square kilometers of territory in the last week since the middle of january. there was a red line drawn by the government at the beginning

of this week saying that it's not acceptable that they would be able to keep this territory because the minsk plan says we have this line we want to come back to the line. however there might be a certain integration that is on the table and it might be a matter of compromise. there is a lot of chatter going on at the moment and we do not have all the tells you. >> do you get the impression that ukraine is planning on a delivery of u.s. weapons to help turn this conflict around? >> again what we are really talking about here is, let's say not tanks are rifles or whatever many people in the background are saying they don't need that, they have tanks. what they really need a sophisticated military reconnaissance material, because

obviously the material they received already from the united states last november when joe biden with here this material for military reconnaissance does not help them a lot because rebels are in the lead at the moment. what they obviously need is more high tech and less lethal weapons. this is the understanding here and we will have to see what will come out of these talks and this initiative led by germany and france at the moment. >> frank often with the story for us there are a very eventful day in kiev. frank, thank you very much. >> nato defense ministers have agreed to set up a new week reaction force of 5000 troops in eastern europe. the secretary-general said it sets a clear visible sign that nato is prepared to defend its allies. >> he said that multinational

command centers would be set up in bulgaria, lithuania, poland and romania with immediate effect. >> our correspondent has been following that summit in brussels for us. the nato secretary-general said that nato is prepared to defend its allies. did he elaborate on that? how far is nato willing to go here? >> nato is a military alliance and is obliged to defend everyone in the end. nato would have the means or obligation to defend if there is a russian attack, but this is a very unlikely event. nobody has calculated that rush is about to attack anyone.

it is meant to deter russia from further aggression and is also meant to reassure especially the baltic states that nato is standing by because there is no big nato headquarters are nato troops. this is kind of a reassurance that nobody would come to help them. >> as you said already, it's basically just assigned towards moscow not to push it any further, but will that be enough? one of the kremlin is an impressed by this at all? >> well, nato is excluding any military option in this conflict. nato is relying on diplomacy as well, and nato is only trailing what russia is doing and waiting for the next move from the kremlin.

so nato has not much to do in this conflict, just standing by. they don't have a role in the ukrainian conflict. that's also why many of the defense minister said today let's not deliver weapons to ukraine because this will only fuel the conflict. if mr. putin the president, has a reason to enter the conflict more openly to get more weapons to the pro-russian rebels. >> thank you very much. we just heard about nato's reaction force, it's one of the main defensive measures designed to deal with potential threats to the military alliance. >> it consist of small units that can be deployed quickly and it short notice. the countries most heavily involved in setting up the force are the netherlands and germany. >> up helicopters from the dutch military arrived at the

facility. the first joint german dutch court is practicing for deployment to a war zone. nato wants to be able to respond to conflict within a matter of days. this unit has been set up as part of the alliance's response to the ukraine conflict. its headquarters are in the german city of münster. the dutch deputy says they haven't until the end of the year to develop a concept for what nato calls it spearhead. >> the landscape of the security policy has changed. these days we talk about conducting a harvard law, about different elements that have to fit together. at the nato summit in wales, the decision was made to create these rapid deployment forces. they still don't exist yet, but that is the challenge. >> it's not just about reducing

the response time of combat units. the general say the spearhead should be able to deal with cyberattacks and should have up-to-date surveillance capabilities. there are also plans for a small, permanent defensive base in nato's eastern states. >> when you move forces from one place to another, it's a complicated operation. on the receiving end, wherever that is, there has to be an element that receives the forces to get them in the right place. >> if there were military emergency, the troops could be sent to such bases in the baltic states, poland, romania, or bulgaria. he says russia should not see that as a provocation. >> it is part of the package of deterrence. deterrence of course means nuclear deterrence, but also conventional deterrence.

it also supports european diplomatic efforts that will be strengthened if our neighbors know we have a deployable force that can also operate outside europe's borders. >> germany is taking on a key role in developing the new forces, providing the majority of troops for the test phase. it's all part of nato strategy to prepare for any possible escalation of the conflict in ukraine. >> before we go to a short break, some other news now. two days after the horrific burning death of one of its pilots by islamic state, jordan has hit back as promised. >> on thursday the country launch new airstrikes targeting the terror group. king abdullah saying this is just the start of a retaliation that will be earthshaking. >> king abdullah shared a long

embrace with the father of the murder pilot. the monarch travel to the families village to join in the morning -- mourning. it was a show of strength. fighter jets returning from a raid on isis targets in syria might be a sign of things to come. the king has promised severe retaliation for the killing. many here believe he will make good on that. >> it's a very limited operation with the special forces, trying to target the leaders of isis request on wednesday, just hours after news of the pilot's death emerged, jordan executed to convicted jihadists, one of them up would be suicide bomber. >> the execution was just a knee-jerk reaction.

italiacom things here. this was not our war -- it won't calm things here. >> the best thing would be for all air countries to work together. what islamic state is doing is terrible and frightening. >> the murder has stirred nationalist fervor across jordan. in oman, people rally to show their solidarity. at the same time, many jordanians are fearful of a possible militant backlash as they are dragged deeper into conflict. >> were going to take a break but stay with us. when we come back, our chief correspondent and her exclusive interview with the greek finance minister. >> we will be going live to the red carpet after a one minute break.

>> with each passing day of the continuing conflict in syria more and more children feared their future maybe fading away. with every classroom damaged or destroyed with every child witnessing the horror of war every family fleeing violence we can't risk losing an entire

generation of children to death fear, and despair. because they are the future of syria. >> welcome back, everyone. when it comes to dealing with debt, they are two men who could not be further apart. today, they came face-to-face. >> the german finance minister welcomed his greek counterpart here in berlin. germany is not budging on its austerity stance. greece says austerity must end. >> when the meeting was over, a meeting of the minds did not emerge. >> the greek finance minister got noisy support from demonstrators as he arrived at the german finance ministry in berlin. but his meeting with the german finance minister was not as warm as meetings and other capitals.

the two men were cordial, but there appear to be little agreement between them. >> we agree if i have understood correctly, that the question of a write-down of greek debt is not currently on the table. >> germany's views matter, as it is the biggest european contributor to greece's five your bailout program. he said athens had no intention of defaulting on its debt. >> my message to my german counterpart is simple. from our government, you can expect a frenzy of reasonableness. you can expect proposals that are aimed not at promoting the interest of the average greek but of promoting the interest of the average european. >> the tough negation nations -- negotiations lie ahead. >> our chief clinical correspondent spoke an exclusive

interview. >> the focus was on the lack of common ground between greece and germany. >> even though we may not agree now we must agree in the interest of europe. >> the finance minister was quite blunt about the fact that he is skeptical that a number of the measures announced last week will in fact put greece on the right path. in fact he expressed the idea that it could well be longer. >> with all due respect he has not yet heard our proposal at the greek parliament. what he has heard is the capitulation of our elected leader. the actual platform, policy platform evolves, and i would

very much like to ask our german friends and partners and all our partners in europe to wait and see what our actual government policy plans are and then pass judgment and the >> i understood him to have been referring to measures like rehiring public-sector workers, stopping privatization. those seem to be measures that he questions. >> we have not stopped privatization. we are going to take each privatization on its merits. when it comes to railways, we will be very positive. wherever there is an infusion of foreign investment the fire sales of national lotteries and other assets that are highly undervalued. this is thrown into the black hole of unsustainable debt.

i trust in the powers of persuasion. >> the new government has signaled response willingness to talk, but if we look at the response of the european central bank on wednesday, it looks like they are not convinced about the actions you are prepared to take. >> the central bank respects its independence, but it goes both ways. we do not meddle with the central bank's monetary policy and they do not meddle with our monetary policies. we are interested in pursuing reforms to the full. what the ecb has done is to put pressure on both us and our partners to come up with a new problem.

>> you have made an awful lot of demands in terms of what you would like to see greece's partners and creditors do. what are you offering? >> all we're asking for is a little time during which a freshly elected government will review these proposals regarding the greek crisis. one thing we're asking for is for the opportunity to discuss them with us. >> other members of your government, the defense minister, has used some pretty harsh confrontational rhetoric when it comes to germany. on the other hand, you said you would like to see germany behave as a hegemonic power. that sounds like a paradox. >> regarding my position with germany germany is the powertrain economy of europe. there can be no successful eurozone without germany playing

a very significant role. in the article you are referring to, i was making a distinction between the hegemonic presence -- the united states stabilized europe and put it on a path of growth and prosperity by being hegemonic in the 1950's. i think this is what europe needs. if this has to be done under some kind of merkel plan, so be it. >> a merkel plan is a kind of marshall plan. for now though, you're running out of money. how much time do you have? >> i'm not going to speculate. i'm not going to indulge in the art of spreading fear. we are here to seek common ground about this, and the only

thing we are asking for is a short space of time during which to deliberate. >> you have one of the hardest jobs in the world right now. why in the world did you want it? you had a great job as a professor. why would you give that up? >> i have no idea. >> thank you very much for being with us on dw tv. >> that was the greek finance minister speaking to our melinda crane. here's a quick look at the numbers for you. across the atlantic, the dow jones in positive territory, a by 1% and the euro gaining a bit of ground. >> that interview with the greek finance was like watching a movie there.

that brings us to our next big story for you, the wait is finally over for film buffs. the film festival is getting underway as we speak. >> the star of opening night is the french oscar-winner. the opening film is nobody wants the night. the star is the headstrong wife of a polar explorer who heads to the north pole in search of him. and i'm in search of our man who is standing by on the red carpet outside, also in the cold. scott, i know you are a big film buff. tell me what movies you're looking forward to most. >> there are probably too many to list. it is crazy, some or hundred films here.

i will only see a fraction of those, which is 30 or 40 films. that's quite a few in a few days. it will be interesting this year. i've been doing this for quite a while. this year doing something different. we will have another reporter recording the film -- reporting the films. a familiar face to dw viewers. it's unusual to interview another reporter, but we will do it this one time. i am a veteran of this, i've been doing it far too long. this is your first time, you are sort of a festival virgin, if i can say so. are you scared are excited -- or excited? >> i'm so excited. i have been out here with a lot of other berliners just standing in line behind the barrier trying to see some stars as they walked the red carpet this evening.

i think i saw cate blanchett's shoulder. unlike you i don't have tickets to the gala tonight. it is great atmosphere, it's very cold but it is so fun. >> and is just getting started. we both saw the first film nobody wants the night. we were talking about it before the show. we came to the same conclusion. >> i really wanted to like this. one of the three female directors in the competition category, but she didn't quite get there. juliet but knows has a weird french -- juliet binochet. >> tomorrow we haven't desert version of this film. one of my heroes i will be interviewing after the film. i'm really looking forward to that. there is a lot going on and we

will be seeing a lot of each other in the next two days. >> a lot of reasons to be jealous of you. >> scott and sarah, whether you like the movies there or not i am sitting here green faced with envy. enjoy yourselves. >> that is the main thing. >> this is my society woman without the french accent. >> that will wrap up this edition of the journal. we will be back at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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