♪ brent: this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine's president saying there will only be peace in europe when russia is defeated and when ukraine becomes a member of the eu. also tonight, more than 21st -- 20,000 people confirmed dead after earthquakes in turkey and

syria as hopes fade of finding survivors days after the disaster. plus anger in south africa over the energy crisis. protesters stormed into parliament. over crippling power shortages. i'm brent goff to all of you around the world, welcome. he wants to join the eu, ukrainian president a lot of mayor zielinski renewed his appeal to join the european union. europe will only be at peace once russia is defeated and when ukraine has become a full member of the european union. his trip to union kicked off two trips of diplomacy as he urged

to keep the military and economic aid flowing to kyiv. >> images for the history books. standing side-by-side to demonstrate ukraine as part of the european family. it is this family zelenskyy emphasized that people defend on the battlefield. >> this is our europe, these are our rules, this is our way of life. for ukraine, it's a way home, away to its home. >> zelinski praised the chamber back in a you candidate state for ukraine pointing out this support motivated his country to be strong and to stay the course. president zelenskyy's speech was powerful.

it was moving. the fact that he spoke with such character and passion for joining our family here in the european union. >> we ■havebeen walkingthis path for the past year. there is only so much we can add on, except for solidarity and feeling we belong together and this is the feeling we all felt today. >> solidarity with ukraine, that is what european leaders wanted to demonstrate as well when they came together for the meeting with the ukrainian president. >> tougher sanctions on russia and further arms deliveries or at the top of their agenda with some linsky once again asking for western made fighter jets for his pilots. >> for us to survive we need these weapons. that is what i'm talking about. there are positive signals concerning the respective weapons. we've got positive signals and i really want these signals to become concrete words.

>> made clear his country also needs a concrete date for start of accession talks with the eu. >> this year shall, when i say this year, i mean this year. 2023. >> i feel responsibility with the european council. >> despite all the laughs and later time coming ukraine is likely to have a long way to go to join the block. it's a merit-based process, not one set to rigid timelines. for zelinski -- zelenskyy to make sure it is certain. promises to provide more military support but the ukrainian leader made it clear that what his country needs right now is not promises that

swift action. brent: zelenskyy was asking for fighter jets. his mission in brussels was the same. >> very much the same. he was demanding european partners step up and provide the fighter jets. he says that is what ukraine sees -- needs. in the last month the european partners and aligned tanks to go to ukraine, a german block on re-exporting german-made tanks. that took a long time for the german government for the release and allow the tanks to go i think frankly the appetite to send fighter jets i need the bigger capitals that matter which is paris and berlin, i don't think they were too keen to start sending fighter jets after they agreed the tanks. the british government agreed

they would start training fighter pilots. so now, zelenskyy knows he is going to get the planes. it's just words there haven't been any promises made but with all of these issues, with all of these weapons deliveries, the demands were made and slowly over time the ukrainian government managed to turn the no's into yeses. >> it was almost like a lovefest today. beyond words, what do we know about unity within the eu when it comes to weapons for ukraine and just general solidarity with this country? >> the solidarity is very sure. it was quite heavily expressed by pretty much all of the leaders and the reception, i have been in brussels along time and i have never seen quite a

reception for a leader as zelenskyy. when he walked up the parliament, all of the staff up in the balconies cheering for him. as you say, what are the promises on the table? sanctions including some of the political and military leadership, that would be for him to take act. this sped up the process ukraine isn't trying to turn away from russia, we have to keep that in mind. it wants to be an eu member state. i think the message was carried to the ukrainian president today by those other leaders. the leaders are continuing their summit without him here in brussels now. brent: corresponded there with the latest from brussels, jack, as always, thank you. the death toll from monday's earthquakes has surpassed in 2000. there is mounting criticism of

the turkish government. he responded saying preparing for eight disaster of this scale is practically impossible. rescue teams have learned -- joined local emergency crews with the hope of finding survivors which is fading by the hour. a convoy has arrived in northwestern syria. this is the first since the earthquakes hit. organizations have struggled to bring supplies to northern syria which is under a blockade. >> burdened with grief and living in harsh conditions, staying at a makeshift camp. he said he lost many of his family members to the earthquake. his surviving daughter is now eight widow with two children. >> my kids died under the rubble.

the situation is horrible. we are here in camp. the situation is bad. i wish i also died with my kids, it would have been better. >> organizations in the country for stretching the resources. over a decade of war had already left millions dependent on aid. especially in the rebel controlled northwest. in the aftermath of the earthquake there is even less assistance to go around. local aid workers say they are unable to secure the needs for survivors. >> we are finding it difficult to secure tents, food, water, even mattresses. it was minus six degrees celsius today. it's very cold. this disaster needs the support of nations. individual initiatives are not enough.

>> the situation is equally grim. many have had to pray for weather conditions. >> we haven't slept. how can we sleep? it's very cold. things are bad and it's raining on as in here. we want to help. we want someone to help us. we have only god. there is a lot of colds. the children were freezing. as the demand for aid skyrockets, the pressure is mounting which is set to be obstructing aid while international agencies are criticized for not acting fast enough. syrians feel they have no choice but to wait. brent: the earthquake has led to the collapse of more than 6000 buildings in turkey of on in gaziantep one of 10 turkish cities, almost one out of six

was destroyed. hundreds of thousands homeless. in the middle of winter. turkey officially has building codes to deal with earthquakes but the extent of damage from the quake has raised questions about how well those standards were enforced. after a 1999 earthquake killed 17,000 people, building codes were changed, adapted to promote earthquake resistant construction. earlier i asked an engineer specializing in seismic effects on buildings at the university college london why the regulations did not prevent the destruction that we saw this week. >> i don't think the issue here is the building codes. they were in 1999, turkeys building codes have been in line

with the state of the art for a very long time. the engineering training is pretty high quality. the know-how is there. but the important regulations and the mechanisms of compliance with the codes and the required construction practices is what was lacking. i think there are three issues, one is that the design must follow the code in the first place. these things are going through one or another. even if the design actually uses the codes in the right way, then the construction stage the contractor might not implement these. also, a third issue that we are observing is the modifications. i think along the line of the design all the way to the

stages, things can and do go wrong quite, the we have seen these time and again in 1999 earthquake before 2020 earthquake, etc.. this is the issue rather than the building codes. brent: i think people that are looking at what is happening and asking is it possible to have building codes, is it possible to build buildings that would have withstood this magnitude of an earthquake in this location? >> yes, so when you look into these, these are the early days. we need to complete our assessment or properly to be able to say something more concrete. but our initial understanding, when i look into the records, is that i need to locations we are seeing that the acceleration

exceeds the design levels. not only they do exceed the design levels but they actually get very close to or exceed the limit values for collapse. therefore, in a way, these are only initial as i said assessments. we need to look into the issue once the search and rescue operations are over and we keep -- complete our assessment. it looks like the, especially the high levels of damage. the damage mechanisms we are observing are slightly different perhaps. brent: what do you mean? what does that mean the damage mechanisms? >> away a building gets damaged is something we actually, we actually design. something that is embedded into the engineering design process. so how you actually design

buildings is that you when you allow the building to undergo some damage but in a way that is not going to compromise the stability that leads to life boss. what we are seeing here -- brent: buildings can be built where there is an allowance for them to soy back-and-forth and forth in an earthquake? what we have seen here are buildings that have basically just collapsed straight pancake, one level on top of the other and you are saying that construction should be, or there should be codes that should prevent that type of pain caking from happening? >> absolutely. one of those localities i have just mentioned, we would expect very severe damage, first of all. but so from the footage i think

what we're seeing is still disproportionate quite possibly. but also that level of damage was quite bright spread. the values haven't exceeded the design levels but still we are observing, this is my reference to the strong grounds motions. doesn't allow the problematic construction practices. definitely i can tell that from what we are observing you can definitely say safely that the buildings were not ready. brent: that is a sad, sad statement to be able to make. of course it will be too little too late for tens of thousands, if not more people who have lost their lives in this disaster. we appreciate your time and valuable insights tonight, thank you.

we have some other stories making headlines around the world. chili's president has asked for international assistance to cook to combat wildfires south of the country. 24 people have died in recent days. authorities worn a heat wave could worsen the situation. oscar and grammar -- grammy award winning composer has died. he produced dozens of his including baby it's you, i say a little prayer, walk on by and raindrops keep falling on my head. the philippine president has met with the japanese prime minister in tokyo it's the two nations looking to strengthen ties to the growing military pressure in the region. the leaders are expected to sign a key agreement to allow trips to join more training exercises

into respond to natural disasters in the philippines. stein in that part of asia north korea has marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country's army with a military parade including enter ballistic missiles. north korean leader attended with his daughter. fueling speculation that he is being groomed to become the countries next leader. an imposing display of military might. on the 75th anniversary of the founding of north korea's armed forces, the top respite on a show for the top leader. a growing arsenal of inter-ballistic missiles capable of reaching the united states. experts say the number, and increasing sophistication

present a challenge juice -- to fend off potential attacks. this promotional video features soldiers training. observers didn't know the prominent role kim's daughter paid in the official coverage. kim known as a ruthless dictator displaying genuine tenderness. a simple case of parental affection or is she being groomed for a leadership role? the intended message was clear, the north korean regime is here to stay. brent: south africa's president has declared a state of national disaster as his country faces

the largest energy crisis in decades. he made the announcement before parliament in cape town. power outages across the country lasted 12 hours and topped the list of public grievances. the blackouts are expected to damaged the further struggling economy. ahead of the speech, dozens of demonstrators tried to force their way onto the stage to demand that the president resign. you see them right there. security forces were able to prevent them from itching the president. dramatic scenes there, let's go to our correspondent. she joins me now from johannesburg. what did we just see there? some people have asked if this was a january 6 moment for south africa. >> i can tell you it's not the first time that the mps dressed in red have done this. it has sort of become a standard

playbook for them to interpret the proceedings. they made it clear they were going to make it difficult for the president to have his say. looking at the footage and watching the mps stormed the stage, one can only wonder what would happen if the security detail did not remove them from that stage and it got out of hand and escalated to a level we have not seen before? it prompted a reaction, we were told the force on the stage is also part of the presidents security guard. certainly, the government was preparing for some kind of hostile reception to the president. we have not seen anything that, i think a lot of people would have been stunned by saying that. brent: it is shocking to see the images in the video. the president declared a state of disaster. let's take a listen to part of what he said. >> the disaster management

center has consequently classified the energy crisis and its impact as a disaster. we are therefore declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the other actress eddie crisis and its effect. brent: what is this state of national disaster mean in south africa and was going to change for the people? >> that is the thing, brett. -- brent. those clapping and cheering would have been from the president's party. we saw many of the opposition parties didn't applaud the announcement. this allows the government to operate with less checks and balance. that has prompted many concerns by p in the opposition who are opposed to this by the way because they say it's going to open up the flood gates to

looting. spending will be undercounted for -- unaccounted for. we are operating in a state of disaster so that is the main concern. the opposition has gone as far to say his they are going to be challenging the constitutionality of this. to your question, this is unlikely to solve the problem that the south africans are experiencing right now. after 12 hours a day of a power outages that people are experiencing, this is a president trying to put lipstick on a pig. south africans have been told this evening they have to learn to adapt to the situation because even this measure is not going to solve the problem. it will try to make things better in the sense the government will make provisions and a bigger budget to burn more diesel, this is very expensive. it only helps to alleviate the

pressure on the problem but doesn't take it away. south africans, this includes small businesses, farmers, all factors of life have been impacted. this isn't going to help. brent: johannesburg, kristin, as always, thank you. art lovers in amsterdam are gang up -- gearing up a one of the biggest works ever. the world-famous girl with a pearl earring will be on display along with many of the 17th century masters creations. >> 28 out of 37 known works are on display at the bricks museum. among them, the milkmaid. girl reading a letter at an open window. and perhaps the most famous of them all, girl with the pearl airing painted in 1965.

the common thread that brings them together israel life in the 17th century. >> paintings don't tell a story in the sense there is a lot going on. there is no running around, horses galloping, or people fighting. of his paintings are always very quiet, very introverted. this introversion allows the viewer to enter into a new world. >> he lived and worked in the dutch city of delft. he was 43 years old at the time of his death. it was only posthumously that he and his paintings gained world right -- worldwide recognition especially for the use of light >> accuses natural light as it enters a room and has it highlights certain objects and not others. >> girl with a pearl airing was fictionalized on the silver screen in 2003 with scarlett

johansson is strictly risen -- resemblance to the famous subject. >> stay. your master is a fine painter. >> the exhibition in amsterdam has been years in the making with the paintings arriving from around the world. it is an extremely rare chance for a brief encounter with most of his works. brent: this is dw news. our top stories ukrainian president has renewed has appealed to join the eu. he said long-term peace in europe will only happen once ukraine defeats russia and once ukraine becomes a member of the european union. there is no rigid timeline on

ukraine joining the eu. and the death toll from the recent earthquakes in turkey and syria has topped 20,000. international rescue teams have joined local emergency crews with hoping of finding more survivors but hope is fading by the hour. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. ♪

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mark: you're watching "live from paris." 20000 and counting. the death toll in the earthquake continues to climb. president oh to climb. president owed one of turkey is calling it the disaster of the century -- president erdogan of turkey is culling at the disaster of the century. zelenskyy in brussels says free europe cannot -- cannot be imagined without free ukraine. he still stresses the need for

more arms. one man, so many hit songs. but baccarat has died at the age of 94. -- burt bacharach has died at the age of 94. thank you very much for being with us. the disaster of the century -- words of the turkish president this thursday as he takes more criticism from the victims of slow response to the emergency. this thursday, the death toll has surpassed 20,000 in southern turkey and northern syria. our reporter's new the epicenter

of the quake. >> what we have seen today is that some aid is trickling in to the city where i am. it is only able, though, to house 300 tense, meaning there's far greater demand. we spoke to people who did manage to get some of those russia's tense. those who are there are receiving some support. they do have heating. they do have electricity, they do have food, but as i say, there are many more in far greater need who are very frustrated, saying things to us like where is the state, where is the government? they feel like they have been abandoned. president erdogan is fighting for his political life. there are to be elections in three months' time. he's running for office again amid the worst humanitarian crisis on his watch. the opposition are already

trying to make a lyrical capital out of this. they say the government has been to slow to respond to people's needs here in the south of turkey. that isomething that has been echoedy many people we have spoken to here. has been to defend what tesponse he has been in thicity where i am a bit earlier on today. he has promised money for families. he said houses will be rebuilt as soon as possible, but he has also criticized people that he says are trying to so divisions in turkey. to that end, a number of people have been arrested for criticizing the government's response on social media. twitter has been shut downt times as well. that indicative of the w he has ruled the country with an iron grip, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the days and months ahead.

mark: the death toll rises in northwest syria where the added complication of civil war is making it hard to help the people in desperate need there. aid is allowed in by the assad regime only through their approved gates of entry. international aid is now reaching those people. >> six trucks packed with precious resources. >> today on the fourth day following the destructive earthquake that hit the region, the first united nations aid convoy arrived. this convoy consists of six trucks carrying medical and relief supplies and will be handed to a united nations partner organization within the area. >> isolated, the region is controlled by syrian rebel forces and mainly relies on a quarter from turkey for the delivery of humanitarian aid.

other ports have been shut. transporting aid from damascus is diplomatically complex and too risky. the united nations is hoping for assurances that political issues do not get in the way of humanitarian aid. >> we need assistance to continue in these very early days. every day, every moment, we are losing more and more people. >> so far, syria's hardest hit region has been relying exclusively on the white helmets, the group of volunteers that formed during the civil war that operates in the rebel-controlled areas. though they do not lack experience when it comes to operations, they lack resources. market: next, free europe is not possible without free ukraine,

the words of volodymyr zelenskyy at the eu. ukraine's president said this thursday he had heard from several european leaders at the summit, that they were ready to provide kyiv with air craft. >> true peace in europe will only happen when ukraine will gain victory and will become a member of the european union. this is the unity we have managed to build. mark: what impression did zelenskyy make when he spoke at the eu council? >> there was a lot of warmth between zelenskyy and eu leaders . i was physical in the body language in the clapping and the smiles. all of that pointed to a lot of admiration for him among members of the european parliament and the eu leadership as a whole,

and he also expressed a lot of gratitude at various points for all the help that the eu has given. zelenskyy, you'll remember, was an actor before he went into politics, and you could see some sort of more theatrical moments here than what you would get from a standard politician at certain points in this very choreographed day, some quite dramatic moments, and also some comic momes when, for example, he said to the head of the eu council that ukraine really wants to start eu accession talks this year, this year, dear charles, 2020 three. so that got a few laughs. he sort of engineered these lighter moments but there were some dark ones as well, given

the fact that ukraine and its partners are bracing for this potentially quite big russian offensive in the next few weeks, and certainly, zelenskyy's hope must have been that his visit here will have focused minds because this is actually the first time that he has come for an eu council and come in person to the european parliament and then to the eu council. it is actually the first time that many heads of state and government have been in a room with him of close and personal and actually had a chance to sort of size him up, so to speak, and create a bit of a personal rapport. no doubt he will be hoping that that will be useful for him to actually achieve the concrete think that he wants. mark: is he going to get what he is looking for? zelenskyy really is making a bid for more arms, weapons, more

things to take basically the battle to the russians. >> the one phrase which i think stuff with a lot of the press here was when zelenskyy said, i don't have the right to go back home without results, but since he left the european council a bit earlier this evening, we have not really seen any concrete news of results in terms of commitments on fighter jets, for example, which he has been asking for, and when it comes to the eu accession process, again, he did not get any room commitments -- he did not get any firm commitments. in a way, eu leaders slightly pushed back on minnesota quick or special process for ukraine and sort of stressed that this is a rules-based process, a merit-based process, as ursula von der leyen, the head of the

commission, said. that they will go at the pace that they want to go at in order to finally join the bloc. no firm commitments really either on the military side of things here in brussels in the last few hours nor on the eu accession. that is not to say that there will not be commitments in the next few days. it is possible that on a bilateral basis, more things will start to trickle through, and the other aspect of all this is, of course, zelenskyy has been asking for tougher sanctions on russia, including on russia's nuclear energy company. given that european countries, including hungary and france, have certain links, it is not clear if the eu will go that far, but currently, the eu is trying to drum up support for a

10th package of sanctions on russia, which includes some quite extensive measures on export fans, and there's also talk of -- export bans, and there's also talk of trying to use russian assets that have already been frozen to rebuild ukraine, but that is a tricky measure in international law and politically sensitive, and we know that hungary, for example, has been skeptical about any new rounds of sanctions, so it remains to be seen if all eu members can be persuaded to sign up to this possible 10th package of sanctions. mark: thank you very much indeed. let's bring in our next guest, editor-in-chief of "ukraine world," joining us from kyiv. thank you for being with us. wondering how zelenskyy's european visit is being judged

where you are. >> ukraine considers itself rightow as a member of the european family, and its citizens are fighting for the values of freedom and democracy, which are european values, which are taken for granted in europe itself, but now they have a new life. i think that zelenskyy in his address to the european parliament has said very clearly this idea of the european way of life, european values, and on felt on the rule of violence and of cruelty, so he said obviously, support for european integration in ukraine is now over 90%, and therefore, the country is really thriving to membership in the eu. mark: was zelenskyy right to

talk to france and germany before the rest of the eu? >> france and germany are the country's discussed in detail. zelenskyy also visited london, which u.k. is no longer in the eu, but we understand it also has the potential to give military assistance. given the discussion about germany and german supply of tanks, obviously, it was very important for zelenskyy to speak personally to macron and scholz and to have this personal contact because as you might understand, the russians are preparing the offensive. ukraine needs to defend itself, but ukrainians themselves are thinking about the counteroffensive and of liberating, and it is important

that europe sees this war as a common war. tragically, ukrainians are dying every day. mark: i hear exactly what you are saying. were you disappointed to hear the reaction of urszula von der leyen? her words about ukraine's entry somewhat ambiguous. perhaps you had been expecting more enthusiastic word about this. >> i think urszula von der leyen has shown herself a big fan of ukraine. she visited the ukrainian capital during the times when it was still dangerous to be near kyiv, and as far as i see, her statements, she is very much enthusiastic about what is going on, but we need to understand

that ukraine doesn't need -- ukraine does need a common, rules-based process because it is also about rules inside ukraine. we in ukraine are fighting not only for liberation of our territories, but also for the corruption-free country in which, for example, judiciary will really ensure the rule of law. therefore, there should be a balance, i think. we should think about the fast entry of ukraine, but that does not mean it will be bypassing rules. the rules should be there, and these rules will benefit ukrainian citizens themselves. mark: thank you, sir, for joining us. hope to see you one day soon. let's turn now to master songwriter bird baccarat -- burt

bacharach, who has died at the age of 94. >> he was the maestro of quirky recognizable melodies. despite his background, it spent multiple genres -- is -- his music stand -- his music spanned multiple genres. >> ♪ a house is not a home when there's no one there ♪ >> the dual would find their most enduring and fruitful collaborator in dionne warwick, who would become their headline performer. in 1969, he scooped an oscar and grammy for "raindrops keep falling on my head," featured in

the film "butch cassidy and the sundance kid." >> ♪ raindrops keep falling on my head and just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed ♪ >> he earned a flurry of awards during his career. seared in the memory of generations of listeners, legendary burt bacharach leaves behind a legacy as one of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. >> ♪ everyone ♪ [applause] mark: time for business.

kate joins us. a national state of disaster the country's power shortages declared. >> requires urgent action. that was the message from the annual address to parliament early on. he said he would be appointing a minister of electricity to focus specifically on the situation. declaring a state of disaster gives the government more leeway to respond to a crisis. a similar declaration was made at the start of the covid pandemic, for example. >> we are therefore declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the electricity crisis and its impact. it will enable us to provide practical measures that we need to take to support businesses -- and number of businesses, for instance, in food adduction, storage, retail supply chains, including for the rollout of

generators and solar panels, and uninterrupted power supply. kate: businesses and households have been facing rolling, crippling power shortages which are respected to -- which are expected to reduce power growth this year. the aging power plants have struggled to keep up with demand. there have also been huge delays in the construction of new coal-fired power stations, and the government has bn facing international pressure to switch to less polluting forms of energy. the state energy firm which operates the electricity network has been imposing scheduled blackouts known as load shedding. it has been sharply criticized for its handling of a crisis many analysts say it should have seen coming. asia is consuming more energy than ever and will use half the world's electricity but 2025. that's the forecast from the international energy agency,

which shows that china is the biggest consumer. its sha of global electricity will rise from a quarter in 2013 to a third in coming years. by contrast, the iaea says that africa, armed with nearly 1/5 of the world's inhabitants, will account for just 3% of global electricity consumption. aimed at revitalizing the economy, senegal is pushing ahead with construction of what it's calling the city of the future. the mammoth project requires a huge workforce and has attracted people across west africa who are looking for jobs, but those workers are alleging poor and even dangerous working conditions. >> rose of modern residential buildings and a new regional headquarters for the united nations. construction in senegal's city

of the future has made considerable progress thanks in particular to migrant workers from elsewhere in west africa. however, some of those workers are speaking out, alleging poor treatment from ployers. >> [indiscernible] >> laborers say they work up to 13 hours a day seven days a week and are paid less than seven euros per day. at the center of many of the allegations is the chinese-owned firm wietc. >> to shout, hit you, you. >> the construction contractor has denied any abuse and says it abides by laws. while the developer two of the sites says he is unaware of the accusations. >> it is a global problem to which we -- to which we must

find sustainable solutions. it is all about poverty. >> according to the international labor organization, nine out of 10 workers are informally employed in senegal, and while it is one of the most stable countries in the region, more than half the population is living below the poverty line. mark: thank you very much indeed. next, enter ukraine adds in poland, the u.s., and germany. i think we know where this is going. >> france 24 conducted an investigation since november 2022 where they found a variety of fake and ukraine advertisements throughout the u.s., poland, and germany. there is no evidence to date.

let's take a look at from the united states and anti-zelenskyy billboard allegedly displayed in the middle of times square where it seems to be a spot for an ad of the american museum of natural history. they write, mars is not chocolate, milky way is not chocolate. blackhole -- one guy from ukraine with this photo of president zelenskyy, a little play on words there, apparently an ad for the 150 years of the museum -- american museum of natural history with the logo of fox news on the corner of this alleged ad. it was found on this twitter account november 8, 2022, where it is no longer available, but it was also posted by no other than the embassy of russia in bangladesh, the same fake advertisement, and it even made its way to the french social media account where they claim

to show with this fake ad a real life anti-zelenskyy ad in the middle of times square. mark: was the team able to get to the bottom of this? >> first things first, they contacted everyone involved with the new york museum of natural history, who affirmed that it was a fake video spreading erroneous information. they said that there is no advertisement being shown in times square of zelenskyy. it is also an unauthorized use of the museum's logo and identity. fox news also replied saying that the news was fake. they said the video did not err on fox news channel and did not post on fox news digital. finally, we go to the times square website. you have a list of their advertisers and billboards. you can check for yourself that this anti-zelenskyy ad was not there.

the cofounder of the company in charge that would have broadcast this ad also told us it is fake. we can only assume the point of the video is russian propaganda, trying to prove that support from the u.s. is not as real. there is another advertisement allegedly recruiting polish citizens. it allegedly says defend polish native lands, become -- protect poland in ukraine, so this has been circulating a lot in russian telegram groups since february 3, where they described that poland no longer hides its territorial ambitions in ukraine, which russian media

described as fully demonstrating the imperial ambitions of warsaw, so a fake at that was all over russian media as well as polish authorities allegedly are recruiting polish citizens to fight. mark: it is all manner of nonsense, isn't it? how did you disprove this? >> polish media debunk these claims. they concluded that the advertisement was fake. they took this photo that was taken in the centrum subway station in warsaw, poland, where they took this recent photo where we see this area where the fake ad was allegedly placed. nothing to do with the war in ukraine. the video that was shown of the fake is also taken from an old publicity video. this is a real publicity video that was shown, and it belongs to an old publicity from this book release from october 20 5,

2017, so another move by russian propaganda trying to mislead people into thinking the west does not support ukraine. mark: great to see you. thanks. we end with bacharach -- with burt bacharach died at the age of 94. let's end with tom jones singing one of his songs and what are my personal favorites, "what's new pussycat -- one of my personal favorites, "what's new pussycat." >> ♪ pussycat, pussycat i've got flowers and lots of hours to spend with you ♪

>> it's as if a devil had killed everything that was here. >> we revisit la palma a year after the eruption of a volcano. >> it is very difficult tsee your whole life's work destroyed . we feel abandoned, cheated, excluded. i'm more worried about the future than what's happened. i see the future in a very dark way. >> i think if everything goes well in july, august, we have a banana tree here. >> watch "la palma: volcano revisited" on france 24. ♪

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