♪ brent: is dw news, live from berlin. the german parliament authorizing tanks to be sent to ukraine. the u.s. also reportedly planning to send its tanks to the battlefield. also coming up tonight, president zelenskyy firing several senior officials accused

of corruption. with the war entering a critical phase, we will look into whether they could undermine support for president zelenskyy at home and abroad. and this year's oscar nods are out. which films have a chance at bagging the biggest prize in show business. and lives ended by the holocaust -- a german holocaust museum displays 16 reminders of jewish life in nazi germany. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with a possible decision to send german-made battle tanks to ukraine. german media are reporting that chancellor olaf scholz has given the green light for european

countries owning leopard 2 tanks to send those tanks to ukraine. this comes after he talks amongst western allies -- heated talks amongst western allies over germany dragging its feet. the u.s. is also planning to send combat tanks to ukraine. we want to go to our correspondent, benjamin alvarez gruber. according to these reports in germany, it looks like olaf scholz has made the decision to send those tanks to ukraine finally. benjamin: the first media outlet that reported on this, spiegel, said that germany will give the green light for all european allies who want to send battle tanks to ukraine directly. the other thing, germany is also planning on sending its own tanks, a company of leopard 2

a-6 tanks from huntersville stocks -- from bond is where -- from bundeswehr stocks. we tried to call germany's defense ministry, but they said they cannot confirm or deny this indu information. we have the german chancellor addressing parliament tomorrow, so we might have more about this green light after so much pressure was put on the chancellor. brent: and so much extra time for this decision to come. we know what has led to, or what seems to be a shift in position? benjamin: definitely a shift in position, because there was too much pressure from the german opposition and german government parties as well, saying he should give this green light, and he was too reluctant.

high-ranking politicians reacting to this information, the chairwoman of the bandar stagg -- bundestag defense committee. they said it was good news, but schulz had hesitated for too long. that something we have heard from other european allies as well, that schulz is dragging his feet when it comes to this. brent: and we are getting reports that united states could drop its opposition into sending abrams tanks to ukraine. could this have anything to do with chancellor schulz's change of heart? benjamin: the german chancellor's have always said they do not want to take this step alone or to act alone, they want other allies to take this decision as well. it loses its strength when

others like the brits were the french have said they are interested in sending these tanks, and the u.s. was also reluctant to sending these abrams tanks. but if the u.s. is doing it and other allies are saying, we want to send these tanks directly to ukraine, the argument that germany is taking this decision alone is not strong anymore. brent: benjamin alvarez gruber with the latest information tonight. there are reports that the u.s. is committed to sending its own abrams tanks to ukraine. we asked in ines pohl for more. ines: i talked to a source and the process is in the making. we expect this decision to be announced every hour this week, brent. the abrams battle tanks have some disadvantages, therefore the u.s. took so long to decide on them. they are super heavy, they might not make it over some bridges in

ukraine, what a general told us in an interview some weeks ago. they also need jet fuel, which is difficult to get in the leopards are running on diesel -- in the ukrainian battlefield. the leopards are running on diesel, which is easier. there is also a lot of training to be able to run these rate abrams -- these abrams tanks, so even if they make the decision, it will take some months before they reach ukraine. brent: and german chancellor schulz has said that germany will not go it alone in sending tanks to ukraine. has the united states got the message and is this possible decision of sending abrams tanks, is that the answer? >> it definitely plays a role, you know? i was at the state department said the press conference, and i could ask the secretary how the

relationship is with germany and if the u.s. understands the hesitation. he said yes, we do understand, and reminded us, who would have thought that germany would be so heavily involved just a year ago? i am sure that the white house and the u.s. government want to make it as easy for the german government as possible to provide those tanks, which are crucial for president volodymyr zelenskyy. brent: ines pohl with the latest tonight from washington. from ukraine's war against russia to its war against corruption. in ukraine today, several government officials were fired today or resigned over accusations of corruption, bribery, or embezzlement. president zelenskyy announcing those personnel changes, and dismissing the governments of five provinces.

ukraine is under pressure to tackle corruption as hundreds of billions of dollars in aid and you military -- aid and military assistance continue to flow into the country. we want to speak to the member from a national nonprofit that supports ukraine. he is in key. your reaction to these firings and resignations? >> actually, my summary for the last few days, not only today, is about democracy. this is actually evidence that has existed for independent journalists, working anticorruption bodies in democratic countries like ukraine. they still exist, even when we are in an active state of war. i must say, all the war that was

done in ukraine since 1914, after that, is that such moment showing their best results. there'll establish in the system and this is how it supports it. brent: so you are saying these resignations that we saw today, this is the direct result of a recent history of attempts to root out corruption in ukraine? is that what you are saying? >> this is a result of the reforms happening in ukraine after 2014. one of the key reforms was in demand not only by society, but by our partners, was anticorruption reform. this is how it is supposed to work, yes. brent: that's a very positive assessment of the situation in ukraine, because i don't have to

tell you, the country has had a history of corruption and there has been fear of long its western allies that if they send in all this money to help allies, they are going to end up in the pockets of all these people whose names they can't pronounce. >> what i can definitely say, you can have a look at these last few days, and the reaction of our political leadership and the actions from the anticorruption prosecutors office. we can fight corruption and corruption is one of the number one priorities for the government and the country in order to win the war against internal enemies. brent: is it possible to say that this war, in your opinion, is terrible, but there is a silver lining in that it has

forced the government, the entire apparatus of government in ukraine to come to terms with itself, to come clean and begin ending corruption. is that what we are seeing? >> i am saying of course not, this war that is happening with russia was not a catalyst for fighting corruption in ukraine. we can see with the current corruption perception index, for the last 10 years, ukraine is one of the most developing countries in the sense of fighting corruption in the world. we have slow but steady improvements there >> the fact tha w are hearing this to day from president zelenskyy

-- he said it is important for ukrainians to realize that we will not go back to the way things used to be. can he deliver on that? is that admitting that we have a corrupt past, and paving the way for a less corrupt future >> i think the statements from the president are on time. these demonstrate that the authorities cannot have their eyes on anymore closely corruption practices, and there is no place for corruption in the future. i think with the help of established institutions, with the help of a civil society and enough political will, we can easily after the war and the reconstruction period limit current

-- limit corruption to the fact that it will not be --. brent: we appreciate your time and insight. >> thank you. brent: a turkish company says it is in talks to send floating power ships to supply electricity to ukraine. about half of the cre -- the grd have put outages and millions of people at risk of getting sick and maybe even dying during the coldest months of the winter. >> now is the winter of blackouts in ukraine. like here, the city of levine, let's without power have become -- life without power has become reality for millions.

about half of the country's energy systems have been crippled. officials say ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy accuses moscow of energy terrorism. >> the very fact that russia resorted to terror against the energy industry shows the weakness of the enemy. they cannot defeat ukraine on the battlefield, and that is why they are trying to break out people in this way. >> countries around the world have pledged immediate aid to rebuild ukraine's energy grid, supplying energy transformers and other hardware. one solution to the emergency could come from turkey, and it involves ships like these. >> they are floating electricity generation plants.

they are at three energy crisis spots around the world. the ships use fuel, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity and feed it to local power grids. some have an output of 700 megawatts per hour. >> this ship can generate 420 megawatts per hour, enough for 4 million people. it could supply the residents of the city like berlin. >> the ships have been used in shortage stricken countries like lebanon, senegal, and indonesia. one of the company's senior executives says she is in talks to send several power ships to alleviate the ukraine energy crisis. >> we are in discussions with several utilities to understand the best

way to send electricity to ukraine. we cannot deploy these ships in less than 30 days and make them operational to inject new kilowatt hours into the grid. >> the idea was to send power ships to odessa, but these are major considerations. they may be deployed to neighboring countries instead. >> we need to ensure the safety and security for now of our ships, and if this is not possible while operating within ukrainian borders, it may be possible while operating at a port in moldova or stuns a port in romania -- close down support in you -- constanta port >> in

romania. so far, there is no deal. ukraine's energy minister was not available for a comment, so it is not clear if and when the first power ships might make their way to help ukraine get some lights back on. during a brutal winter of blackouts. brent: let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. cyclone janessa has hit madagascar, bringing strong winds and torrential rains. authorities say 15,000 people have been affected by the storm that is still lashing the neighborhood. the nato membership has reinstated the country's top national security priority. nato has been sidelined indefinitely by turkey, after a copy of the koran was burned

near a turkish embassy. that sent a series of protests across the middle east. >> condemnation in yemen's capital against the burning of the koran, islamist sacred scripture. the incident in sweden has caused outrage in parts of the middle east. >> it's important to boycott sweden. it's become our duty. >> in iraq's capital, baghdad, protesters gathered in front of the swedish embassy, calling for its closure. >> this is offensive to all muslims. we don't want it to happen again. we are calling on the european union to condemn such insults to religions.

>> on saturday, the head of a far right danish party held a protest in front of turkeys embassy in stockholm. the swedish-danish national set fire to the koran. sweden's prime minister called the act deeply disrespectful, but defended the right to free speech. that has put sweden's nato application in jeopardy. acceptance to the block must be approved unanimously, including by turkey. >> it's clear that those who will let this occur at the foot of our embassy will not expect any charity from us, including their naval application -- nato

application. >> sorry, but we said this at the beginning. you will let terror organizations run wild on your avenues and streets and expect our support for you getting into nato? that does not appear to happen. >> but this is putting ties to the test yet again. brent: the nominations for this year's oscar awards have been announced in los angeles. the netflix german antiwar drama received nine nominations, including the first non-english language adaptation of an antiwar novel of the same name. "everything, everywhere all at once" is the film to beat,

landing 11 nominations. the ceremony will be on the 12 of march. i asked scott roxborough about chances of all quiet on the restaurant front for picking -- western front for picking up those awards. >> nine nominations is phenomenal. for non-english language film to do that well is phenomenal. we have seen two films -- roma, a film from a couple of years back, and crouching tiger, hidden dragon got 10 nominations. otherwise, it has never happened before that a non-english language film gets so many nominations. i think all quiet on the western front will walk home with the fuel wars in march, but it's an impressive movie because not only is it the first german

adaptation from the antiwar novel, which was written in german, but it combines an epic war movie that is quite popular with the academy awards within international perspective and unique perspective, the perspective of the ordinary german soldier in the first world war. it's a powerful movie and it's great to see it is done so well with the oscar nominations. brent: and let's start with this sci-fi film, everything, everywhere all at once. i have not seen it. jamie lee curtis stars in it -- she has been around forever and surprised everyone in this movie. talk to me about this movie. >> this is a crazy film. this is the underdog story of last year. it is an independent movie that is crazy to describe. it's an action, metaverse, knee.

it's -- metaverse comedy. michelle yeoh plays an asian american small business owner who is a superhero in a parallel universe, and in another universe, she is jamie lee curtis' lover and has sausage fingers -- it has been celebrated at the oscars and is the film to beat, but i do not think it will break through in two months time. if i have to pick a favorite of the nominees, i would go for the ish film, the banshees of inisherin, which is a balance of drama and let comedy that might play better with the academy. brent: any big surprises in these nominations? >> there are a couple of

surprises on the acting nominations. angela reese borough, her film did not get any attention leing into the oscars. it was almost ignored, bombed at the box office, but was discovered by other actresses, other oscar-winning actresses who celebrated this film and angela rees borough's performance in it. she has a big hill to climb to go up against michelle yeoh and cate blanchett in the best actress category, but she is my dark horse candidate to watch. brent: i am still thinking about the sausage-like fingers when you go into an alternate reality. scott, thank you. german parliament has opened a new exhibition showing 16 everyday objects that jews took with them as they fled nazi persecution. ♪

>> inge, a doll wearing babies pajamas, is all that is left of laura meyer felts childhood in germany. now it is part of an exhibition. 16 objects -- 16 mementos of jewish life in germany. lives that were destroyed by the holocaust. >> my pajamas i war on kristallnacht. >> the pajamas she wore on the night of broken glass, when the nazis destroyed synagogues, jewish businesses and homes. >> we were told beforehand what was going to happen. my mother and i were hidden by neighbors and in the meantime, the nazis came in and broke every bit of furniture in the house. >> her father was arrested that night, but was able to escape nazi germany with the help of

the u.s. visa. laura stayed behind with her mother. >> he said, i can't leave you here? my mother said, if you don't go, we will all die here. so reluctantly, he went, took a year and a half until he was able to send the visas for my mother and myself. it was a very difficult time for him in america, for my mother in germany. not knowing, will we ever get out? >> we managed -- they managed to flee just in time. think of the doll was laura's farewell present from her grandparents. >> grandparents, aunts, uncles, they all died. we never heard again. >> the exhibition reveals these personal stories through unique objects, fates intertwined with

millions of jews who were murdered or driven out. a piano, an evening bag. a 12-year-old's diary. ♪ >> all the history and there, it is interesting. yeah. >> laura meyer felt lives in israel. she donated her doll to the holocaust memorial so we may never forget. brent: after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪

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anchor: welcome to live from paris on france 24. here are your headlines this evening. several media outlets report the u.s. and germany are poised to supply ukraine with thanks which would mark a big reversal in policy. washington and berlin have been fearful of provoking an escalation from the kremlin but have come under increasing pressure internationally. finland has called for a cooling-off between sweden and turkey after tensions spiked over the weekend. stockholm says it is looking to restart dialogue with ankara as turkey holds the key to