>> this is dw news live from berlin. a diplomatic slugfest of ukraine. pressure accusing the u.s. of stirring up hysteria over a potential russian invasion. washington calling moscow's buildup of troops dangerous and destabilizing. also coming up tonight, shot and killed in the line of duty. two german police officers shattering a traffic stop.

two suspects will have been arrested. he accuses his government of failures of leadership. plus, waiting for america, misleading the taliban and ending up in albania. the u.s. is promised to take them in but will that promise be kept? i am brent goff to our viewers watching in pbs and the united states and all of you around the world, good to have you with us on this monday. we will start in the united nations. addressing tensions over russia's latest military buildup along its border with ukraine. russia accusing the u.s. of theatrics and fear mongering.

the u.s. calling the situation urgent and dangerous. here are the u.s. and russian ambassador speaking today at the u.n.. >> the threats of aggression on the border of ukraine is provocative. our recognition of the facts on the ground is not provocative. the threats of action if russia security demands are not met our productive -- are provocative. our encouraging diplomacy is not provocative. the provocations from russia, not from us or other members of this council. >> russia's military action against ukraine is coming in just a few weeks time. if not a few days time. there is no proof whatsoever to

support this serious accusation. however, it is not preventing people from whipping up hysteria to such an extent that an actual economic impact is already being felt by our ukrainian neighbors. >> we want to get more from oliver sallet. he has been monitoring this meeting of the un security council today. good to see you. the u.s. called this meeting of the un security council. has anything come out of the meeting so far russian mark -- so far? >> this is one of the sharpest security clashes. the u.s. is whipping up hysteria and it brought pure nazis to power and there were some bizarre hit the comparisons made today. the u.s. ambassador said russia wants to fabricate a pretext for

an attack without any evidence at all. so it is really a fight for the public opinion. >> we have to remind our audience that ukraine is not a member of the security council but it is taking part in this meeting today. could this be a chance for direct diplomacy between russia and ukraine? >> it could be but the tensions are so high that we are seeing sharp attacks rather than diplomacy at this point at the un security council but on the other hand, all conflict parties are involved. it is also the first time the united security council gets together on the question of russian troop so that at the ukrainian border. but the plane of the united states was to put that topic on the world stage at the u.n. and russia and china tried to avoid that in the beginning of the

meeting. they wanted to continue behind closed doors. the majority of the participating countries that voted for a public meeting, in spite of that there are no hopes that there can be any formal action taken or even a resolution coming out. they are in a very strong position. they have the support of china. >> we know that the united states already has sanctions against russian employees. if there is any move against ukraine, else is the u.s. considering? >> there are sanctions in place since the annexation of crimea, they are considered ineffective. the west is crediting a new level of sanctions that could reach to economic boycott, even

some personal sanctions against vladimir putin. that would be a new level of sanctions that have never been imposed against any country. it could hurt the russian economy but it would probably also hurt the world economy and all participating countries. >> thank you. amid fears of an invasion, ukrainian civilians, men and women are taking up arms. this city is ukraine's second-largest and it is not far from the russian border. some women there are vowing to use deadly force to defend their homes. they are learning how to use firearms. they say they want to make it as difficult as possible for any russian troops who try to invade.

>> ukrainian women from all walks of life are training to shoot with the help of an instructor, the volunteers are there nning how to operate machine guns on weekends. these women are willing to do whatever it takes. if our government hands out weapons, we will take them and defend our city. during the first days we will use our weapons that we have already authorized. together, they have a plan to help secure the lives of the most vulnerable. children will be taken to relatively safe spot. maybe somewhere deeper in the country or close to the border. we will monitor the situation. the volunteers make it clear, if russia wants to invade their city, there will be active resistance. but this 55 gold wants to show her resistance in another way.

since the start of the tensions, the native russian speaker is trying to speak ukrainian. the city has to be protected. russia has a big appetite and they are taking what they want, piece by piece. this should not happen. >> we need to do something, not panic and fall to our knees. we do not want that. if russia does launch a cross-border attack on the city of 1.5 million, the women have vowed to stay and defend their home. >> police in germany have arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting of two police. this shouldn't occurred when officers stopped the car for a traffic check in the early hours of monday in southwestern germany.

>> it was on this country road that this tragic incident unfolded. the two police officers aged 24 and 29 survived just long enough to make an emergency call but died soon after. they were on overnight patrol in the area. during the spotcheck, both were fatally injured. throughout the day, the police search continued, in the end and on the ground, pinclothes and uniformed officers examined the crime scene and also locations in nearby saarland. police announced they wanted to speak to a 30 eight rd man known to the authorities and the holder of a gun license. he and another man aged 32 were later arrested in this town. federal interior minister tweeted regardless of the motive, this act is reminiscent

of an execution and shows the police risked their lives every forever safety. the 24-year-old who died was still a trainee at police college. among the questions the investigation will now look at, why the two young police officers decided to stop this particular vehicle and what led to them losing their lives in this shocking way. >> let's go to our reporter, he is at police headquarters where the suspects are being held. good to see you. who exactly is in custody customer -- custody? >> a 38-year-old man and a 32-year-old man. the older one is the main perpetrator. he shot the two police officers early monday morning. those men were arrested more or less 30 or 40 kilometers from the crime scene.

the women in this car, the other man turned himself in via his attorney. so he did not resist the incarceration. it is not clear what role the other men have. those men are not talking to police. now the prosecution has to establish what really happened. >> what we know about the suspects? >> the 30 eight rd man used to have to run a bakery. he is also dealing with wild meat. it could be that he was caught in the act of poaching tonight and that the two young police officers were then surprised by

doing something illegal. he decided to kill them but it is also possible that this anned attack needs to be established. the fact of what happened is unclear. the motives are very unclear. >> unclear motives. our police looking for other suspects -- are police looking for other suspects? >> they can conclude if other people are helping them for other people are involved in this. so far it seems they did not put much effort into freeing or having a network of people helping them. the main suspect is this 38-year-old man. we have to see what the prosecution will tell us tomorrow. >> thank you. let's get around up of some of

the other stories making headlines around the world. north korea has confirmed it has tested an intermediate range was tick nessel capable of reaching the u.s. territory of guam. the flighwas detected on sunday. pyongyang of these images of the launch and a picture from outer space which she said was taken by camera in the missile warhead. at least 21 people have died following heavy rains, landslides and flooding in the state of são paulo. this destroys the homes of hundreds. this cake -- the state government has authorized emergency aid for the affected areas, brazil has been experiencing torrential rains and heavy flooding since december. a powerful storm tt swept through partsf europe over the weekend has killed at least five people, fatalities reported in the u.k., denmark, germany, poland and the czech republic. many areas bordering the baltic and north seas.

portugal's governing socialist party has been celebrating after a bigger than expected victory in sunday's elections. the results allowed the prime minister to stay in power with an absolute majority in parliament. most polls predicted a much smaller win. staying with politics, boris johnson says that he has accepted the findings of a report into parties, illegal parties held during the u.k.'s covid knocked down back in 2020. he apologized for the report's findings which looked into more than a dozen gatherings. the report accused the prime minister of displaying a failure of leadership and judgment and called the behavior surrounding these parties difficult to justify. >> a crunch day for boris johnson, leaving his headquarters in london to give a

statement in parliament about what has become known as the party gate scandal. >> i want to say sorry. i am sorry for the things we simply did not get right and also sorry for the way this matter has been handled. there is no use saying that this or that was was in -- was within the rules. >> johnson repeatedly claimed that lockdown rules were followed despite the parties in downing street. >> remind the house that there is evidence of serious and flagrant breaches of lockdown.

>> i get it. i will fix it. i want to say to the people of this country that i know what the issue is. it is whether this government can be trusted to deliver and i say we can be trusted. yes, we can be trusted to deliver. >> the full party get report has not yet been published. >> the only question is if anody else h anything else by way of detail they could release into the public domain.

>> johnson has survived countless scandals in the past. his many enemies are now eagerly awaiting the outcome of the police probe. >> charlotte has been reporting on this now for us. she sends us this report from london. >> the publication of this report had been billed as a make or break moment for the prime minister. a time at which members of his own party would decide on his political future. that report has now been watered down. there is a police investigation also ongoing. this report that has been called as not gone into any details about any of the alleged gatherings in light of a request from the police not to do so. it does not carry the weight that it was once thought to have done for members of the prime

minister's on party. they will have to decide whether it is enough for them to hand in their letters recognizing that they don't have any confidence in the prime minister triggering this. the jury is out at the moment over whether or not that will be the case. there were a number who stood up earlier today in parliament, criticizing the prime minister as some have done before in public as well. theresa may, the former prime minister says number 10 is not observing the regulations imposed on the public. that is the crux of this when there has been so much anger here. i think some will decide that regardless of what numbers of the prime minister's own party does, the public has been making its own judgments on the prime minister. more than a thousand afghan refugees are currently living in albania. as they wait for the u.s. to

approve their asylum applications. washington has promised them visas and permanent homes when the process has been completed. many afghans are now growing concerned that they might be stuck there. >> another day in vania. day number 140. the 29-year-old flight from afghanistan after the tell took control in august. -- taliban took control in august. >> it is very hard to hear that your sister is asking to have

the possibility for her to respond here. >> thankful to be safe but his own future is also uncertain. alive and in limbo. >> there is no way to go back and no way to go forward. >> for the last five months, about 1500 other refugees have been staying in this hotel complex in shenzhen, a tourist resort. they were told it is temporary until they have a u.s. visa. the u.s. as a patron of stability, that is the image many of these have. this has been here long before the hundreds of afghan refugees who arrived at this hotel. some of them told me a statue has begun to feel like a promise as they wait out the process.

>> this turned it into a shift newsroom. their goal is to inform the world about afghanistan as the world's attention is shifting. >> it is very important to continue our work. it is our responsibility. it is our commitment as a journalist to the people. >> he is the online editor and chief, one of the most red dailies in afghanistan. the print no longer exists. the team wants to keep it online. the work distracts from the worries of the future. >> don't know about the future. >> some want to stay anonymous, fearing repercussions for their families back home. all of them want to know when they will move on. of vania's interior ministry

says that is difficult to answer but it seems the united states may no longer be their final destination. >> we will have meetings this month with the canadian government. they are interested in taking a lot of us in but we are also prepared for them to stay in albania. the other refugees hope they will not be forgotten as time goes on. albania was only supposed to be a transitory spot. brent: we will pick up the spot with jc henderson. -- hendrickson. good to have you on the program. we saw thousands of afghans worldwide still waiting to be evacuated to the united states. what is holding up the process? >> etiquette is worth starting up by saying that afghanistan is hosting the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. the country is facing near universal poverty and more than

half of the people of afghanistan are facing internal displacement. a crisis like this demands a robust response from the u.s. government and the u.s. refugee admissions program is still adjusting to several years of atrophy and having to bounce back to rebuild its systems. that takes time. i think that is causing quit a bit of the delay here. >> given the u.s.'s last-minute scramble to get out of afghanistan, are these afghans in albania? are they correct to be worried that they could be forgotten were simply put into the past the unit states, out of sight, out of mind. >> under the best of circumstancest can ta nearly two years for refugees across

the world to b resettled. that is not acceptable considering the emergcy circumstances. i think it makes the case that the u.s. needs to have a robust refugee resettlement goal and a system that is able to rapidly respond to rising or escalating crises across the world. it is not acceptable to have to wait very long and it is what i think makes people feel left behind, having to spend so long waiting. >> when we talk about united states, the country they all want to go to, look at the economic reality of the united states right now. we have a lot of inflation, you have a real estate market that prices most people out, rent is high in many places. what do we know about the people that finally do make it to the

united states? did they find it is the country they expected it to be? >> we know that across our country, people want to welcome refugees. that comes regardless of the region of the country or their political strife. when the evacuation from afghanistan began, we saw an outpouring of support from more than 30 governors on a bipartisan basis, they said their states are open and ready to welcome refugees. the irc has a presence in more than 20 cities across e u.s. where we help people find a job, fi housing, make sure they know what sort of benefits they can access as they get on their feet. and we have seen throughout this crisis communities across the country ready to welcome people, or to help people find houng.

>> we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thankou. >> some sports news, manchester united football has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. the allegations were made against him on sunday when a woman briefly shared photographs of recordings on instagram. they allegedly showed evidence of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by them. manchester united said that they will not return to training or play for the club until further notice. next cruise has completed a surprise move from berlin to offspring.

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face-off at the united nations as the u.s. and russia exchange accusations over the situation in ukraine. moscow is dismissing allegations it is planning an invasion even though it has amassed tens of thousands of troops at the ukraine border. the french ambassador to mali has been ordered to get out of the country as relations sour. the diplomat has 72 hours to pack uand leave. boris johnson is under