>> this is dw news, live from berlin. the less promising more aid for ukraine as winter begins to bite. nato is accusing roger of using cold weather as a weapon of war. allies of ukraine pledging more military equipment as well as more money. also, china cracking down harder on protests against this zero public policy. police are targeting

campaigners. and that emotional roller coaster at the world cup where ecuador were able to get ready to announce -- ready to advance to the next round only to see senegal go through instead. i am brent goff. to our viewers watching in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, nato allies are promising to increase aid to ukraine as the country prepares for a tough winter made worse by moscow's bombing of the country plus energy infrastructure. nato leaders pledged to step of the support for millions -- with millions of ukrainians without power or heating. they will now send fuel, power

generators, medical supplies and more nonlethal military aid. he stressed that nato's main priority is providing ukraine with immediate support, maintaining and resupplying the country's military with equipment that has -- women that has already been delivered. class the president is trying to weaponize winter. divorce ukrainians to freeze or leave. he is trying to break the will of the brave ukrainian people and to divide all of us who support them. our meeting is sending a strong message of nato unity and sustained support for ukraine. we will continue to support ukraine for as long as it takes.

we will not back down. >> what does that mean exactly? our correspondent is in bucharest and we asked him what ukraine can expect from nato. >> the german foreign minister as the president of the g7 group drummed up support for ukraine today. they are collecting pledges for winter aid which means spare parts, generators, transformers to prepare the power grid to ukraine. it also means things like blankets, tents, supplies to make it possible for ukrainians to get through the harsh winter this year. this is not actually in concrete numbers.

germany has pledged 150 million euros. the tabulation is still going on. the ukrainian foreign minister who joined the nato meeting here in bucharest presented along wish list to the nato ministers. he said that winter it is welcome but what ukraine really needs are empty missile systems to stop missiles coming into ukraine and destroying the grid. he is asking for highly sophisticated american antimissile systems that have never been delivered to ukraine so far. naked -- the nato secretary-general said discussions are going on but they have had no real pledges on that. >> it is possible to push back

the forces of the russian military. thank you. we are not to the baltics in their battle in this war. the foreign minister has just returned from a visit to keith. -- kyiv. >> first, the worry is electricity. the deficit reaches to 20 from 30% on a daily basis. that means either 30% of people don't have electricity or they are being blacked out from electricity. this is the most urgent need. the second thing we have always been reminded of during these meetings is heavy weaponry.

the argument is we need to send thanks because they are the main technology that could change the war faster to help ukraine when faster. lastly, the thing that is not necessarily very high on our agenda here but it is very high on the ukrainian agenda is accountability. they are asking. they're looking to be part of the nucleus that would ask for accountability for that act of aggression. the so called mother of all crimes. these are requests we are considering trying to build consensus in different alliances in order to support these claims. >> with russia's attacks continuing on the power grid,

germany and the u.s. and also other nations are trying to coordinate their efforts to help ukraine who built its power grid but it seems it is too little too late. what would you say to that? >> many of the countries have been surprised by the scope of how much damage russia managed to do in a quick short time with the drones it procured. the damage is very substantial. 90% has been affected. the effort to rebuild is very difficult. that does not mean we need to put our hands down. we need to do everything we can. one thing is to rebuild and the other thing is to not allow it to be damaged for the second or third time. i think there is a wide understanding. >> ukraine's wish to join nato

seems to not be very realistic right now with some nato members saying this is not the right time to talk about it. what is your position on that? >> i think it is the rht time to talk about it. i am thinking about what will happen after the war. security architecture will need to be created because it was damaged. we are less secure with russia attacking. we need to create something that is new. how do you create new architecture without an integral country? i think it is unavoidable that we need to talk about it. we understand the best solution is article five. we need to find a time when this will happen but i don't think

there is a lot of room to think about something different if we want nato to actually have a strong alliance in the future. >> nature and there ukraine. authorities are seeking out individuals against covid-19 restrictions over the weekend. beijing is now clamping down on the biggest display of this since the protest back in 1989 in tiananmen square. people are checking cell phones. universities are sending some students home. >> raging against three years of covid lockdown measures. protests peaked at historic levels never seen during the era of president xi jinping. it signaled to some that is power in his third term could be tested.

>> we don't want to authoritarianism. we want human rights. we don't want a monarchy. but after unprecedented demonstrations in china and elsewhere and clashes with police over the weekend, anger appears to have simmered and police who are out in greater numbers appear to have more control on the streets. >> china is a country governed by the rule of law and the various legal rights and freedoms enjoyed by chinese citizens are fully guaranteed in accordance with the law. at the same time, any rights and freedoms must be exercised within the framework of the law. >> activists are under threat of investigation for their role in the pushback against covid lockdown measures and clinical impression. now the possibility of repercussions seems to have reduced the size of the protest. china's biggest wave of

discontent has also been met with the relaxation of some markdown measures like using -- using social distancing rules and covid-19 testing extensions and people who work from home. a sign that the people's voices and frustrations might be getting through to chinese authorities. >> here is a look from some of the stories making headlines rather well. china has launched a three astronauts into orbit. china wants to operate the station for about two years. the armenian army says more than 300 people have been killed in nationwide antigovernment protests. that number is lower than what human rights group's have been predicting. protests in iran began after the death of a young woman who was arrested by the country's morality police. political allies have jelled the opposition leader here.

saying she has been admitted to intensive care in the hospital. the news was announced on telegram. the reason for her hospitalization has been given. she was an outspoken critic of alexander lukashenko. thousands of people have been protesting against attacks on kurdish groups in both syria and iraq. turkey and iran have intensified action directed at the kurds. iran has launched drone strikes in a back while turkey has hit what it has called kurdish militant posts in northern syria. they have also announced plans for a grand offense. it has already been disrupted.

the attacks of the last few days left no other choice. >> we were bombed by tkish drones. why? our families have lived here for hundreds of years. there is no military presence here in the village. nobody from the syrian democratic forces. turkey blames them for a bomb attack. allegations that the kurds denied. turkish artillery is already firing and kurdish positions. trying to enlarge a buffer zone. turkey says it wants to stop so told terrorists. many of them say it is the turks who are the terrorists. >> should they be allowed to continue their fascist -- fascist policy? let's tell them we are prepared.

it is a bitter pill for the kurds in syria and iraq. >> many of the people here we have been speaking to in syria and iraq, many of the kurdish people are actually seeing this as an orchestrated attack. i would not go that far. the two conflicts are very different from each other. the attackers are very different from each other. the aack groups are very different. there are some similarities.

they are both conflicts that have escalated recently and they both have a domestic dimension if you will. you mentioned -- the report mentioned the allegations by the turks with regards to the istanbul bombing. the iranians are trying to claim the kurdish groups and iraq are somewhat to blame for the protests in iran. this is a claim that is not based on truth because the protests in iran brought the protester by t whole iranian society. there are some similarities. i would not say it is a common move. is certainly bad timing for the kurds. >> who can they turn to? and that report they said they felt like they have read doublecrossed by their american friends. are they afraid they could be ignored a second time?

>> there is a high level of frustration among the kurdish community. especially in syria. they have been fighting isis terrorists forany years. they had decisive victors against global terrorism the phone -- before tir western allies. they are really trying their best to convince the americans but also the russians to talk to the turkish -- the turks do not go ahead with this plan. only present erdogan will se whether ts is actually a plan he would conside he is the one that needs to give th go-ahead for the ground offensive. only he knows if this will be coming in the next couple of days are not. >> erdogan has said the strikes we are seeing right now are just the beginning. how likely is a ground invasion?

>> as i said, only he kws if he goeahead wi it. i would say it sounds ver likely. it sounds likely because it has happened before. it would not be the first ground offensive in recent years. the kurdish people that we speak to, the people that represent the kurdish militia, the stf forces, they take it seriously. they say they are prepared for whatever is coming their way. they are in the position to have a war with turkey. >> definitely a volatile situation. we appreciate your reporting tonight. thank you. and on the other side of the break planet in the u.s. state of hawaii, people are being wants to be ready to leave at short notice. the volcano on big island is

erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. homes are not in the path of lava flows at the moment but scientists are warning that could change quickly. >> lava pouring forth from the world's largest active volcano. for the first time in 38 years, mauna loa is awake. the huge volcano is thring forth streams of love --. while it is spewing sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases into the air. there is safety island's roughly 200,000 residents are not in immediate danger from lava. >> lava flows are not threatening any downslope

communities at this time. volcanic gas and fine ash may be carried downwind. >> people are being urged to be prepared to move quickly. during the 1950 eruption, lava travel 54 kilometers in just three hours. for now, some are content to stand back and witness as a sleeping giant wakes up. >> it is hard to look away even though you have to get out of the way. let's talk about this with eleanor. she is with the german resource center. she is an expert on volcanoes. it is good to have you with us. can we say what we are seeing right now with the massive lava flows at big island?

big island is getting bigger by the minute with this eruption. >> sometimes it gets bigger from inside. but right now from the top. >> we have the lava flows adding surface area. what about the dangers to the people nearby? talk me through that. what are you most concerned about for life when you see these spectacular sites? >> the concern is the activity my change. because the volcano is a very dynamic one. even if the coalition was threatened by lava flow.

>> this reminded us of what we saw not very long ago in the canary islands. there was another volcano erupting there. there were fears that the toxic gases that were coming up, if the wind changed, people can find themselves in the middle of a toxic cloud. is that a danger in hawaii? >> sure. >> the lava flow and toxic gas. if all of this is not very stable, they can make the roof collapse. >> these three dangers are the most likely. >> the last time this volcano erupted was in 1984. we are talking about almost 40 ars ago. willolcanic eruptions -- can we predict this? will they remain a relatively

rare event? is that changing? >> volcano, there are two volcanoes. one is mauna loa and others -- the other is kilauea. kilauea has become a bit quieter. we don't understand how he decides to go this way or that way. >> a strange case of the competing volcanoes in hawaii. we appreciate your insights tonight. thank you. from the lava flows to the soccer pitch, time for the world cup.

the final round of matches in the group stages underway starting with group a where the netherlands are already through to the round of 16. the battle to the second spot was between ecuador and senegal. that winner would go forward. the loser would be out. >> with incredible support from the fans, it was all senegal early on. thanks to a win by the netherlands, the tie would have been enough for ecuador to advance. they gave away a penalty after some part-time timing by the defense. they stepped up and converted to make it one note to senegal. this core connection ecuador go through but just seconds later it was time to a sectors of their own. the captain smashed the ball

into the back of the net. it was to the one. that was it. pandemonium for senegal who qualified for the round of 16 for the first time since 2002 well heartbreaker ecuador were knocked out. >> our correspondent is in qatar and she told me it was a thrilling match. >> what a match. even as a neutral you could feel your heart racing the entire time. senegal needed a win to get to the next round. they got that when and advanced for only the second time in their history. senegal are the reigning afghan champions. there was a lot of optimism surrounding the steam. the tournament without their star player. but they are very experienced, they have been together a long time. their coach is a former player and has been there since around

2015. there is a lot of potential moving forward. i have to stress very phenomenal. singing and dancing the entire time. great atmosphere. >> we can't really say the same for qatar fans regarding the netherlands. >> the netherlands are going to be happy because they won group a with 2-0 victory to qualify for the world cup. in 2018, they had not such a good performance. since then, they have turned things around. they are on an 18 game unbeaten run. we have to talk about cody. he is loving his life at this world cup. three goals in three games. the netherlands will definitely be a tough site to be moving forward in this tournament. question another cristiano ronaldo and his portable

teammates won the match last night but one thing tv cameras did not follow was a protester on the pitch. tell me about that. >> there was a protester who disrupted the match. he was a pitch invader. he was an italian. he is also a football player and an influencer. it is not first time he has invaded pitches. this time he was wearing a superman shirt that said save ukraine, respect for iranian women and he was carrying a rainbow flag. he was stopped and detained. many players after the match expressed support and said they hoped he would not face any consequences but we have seen today that he was in fact released. he will not face any consequences and he said that breaking the rules for a good cause is never a crime. >> well said.

let's have a look at the final results from the group stage. the winner of group a is the netherlands and senegal comes in second to also advanced to the round of 16. the host country is unable to gain her desk garner any points in their three matches. you are watching dw news. after a short break, the we will be back to take you through the day. stick around.

here is was put on france 24. -- welcome to live from paris on france 24. in ukraine, russian strikes continue to take their toll. beijing remainsn high alert aftea weekend off unprecedented protests as residents vent their anger at china's zero covid policy. and it was another big day after the world cup in qatar as the u.s. took on iran and england faced off