and alina babel, we're speaking of the talks in the russian capital with her counterpart. so again, love rav among the topics on the agenda, other russian troop build up on the cranium border, and fears that russia is getting ready to invade its neighbor. was bare box at the talks had covered a variety of issues including some currently casting a shadow over bilateral ties and unit nottingham. the man in the last few weeks, more than 100000 russian soldiers have gathered near the ukrainian bod own enough for no comprehensible reason. it is difficult not to interpret this as a threat to shoot. and so since i took office, a large part of my discussions has not entered on the question of for doing cooperation with rochelle on deepening common goals was blanket minds. i'm quote, but he and current it is the german government did not choose the situation. these are the 2 at 100, but it cannot and will not ignore it. are buchanan on van? yeah, i'll finish austin. vicky will take a closer look at this with leona fix, who's a resident fellow at the german marshall fund in washingt

again. germany informing us on alina babel has told russia it will pay a quote high price, if it invades ukraine. babble is in moscow for talks today to try to diffuse what she calls a highly dangerous situation. as russia maintains a, it's build up of troops at the border at a meeting with ukrainian leaders on monday she said berlin would do all it could to guarantee key of security. fear. so for russian invasion of ukraine have jangle nerves here in the region. after visiting a memorial to anti government protesters who died in 2014, on the lena bear box as any solution to the conflict, must come through dialogue, not arms, meeting ukraine's foreign minister to me. ciocca labor burbock offered an explicit gesture of support for ukraine. zoe, daddy kate solidarity only european solidarity for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. del hyena. that is not up for debate, not for us, and not for me personally, but any further aggression would have a high price. is emphasized that to day once again, fission island on price rush is building up its troops on the ukrainian border

the previous 2 leaders and alina babel, mal germans, foreign minister, and all that hobbit economy minister had to give up the party's leadership. why is that? that's because the green party itself has a rule that says that if one is a member of the party as leadership, one cannot also hold a government posting. so it was expected that they would step down and they had been in charge since 2018 and they brought the party to reaching their biggest ever results in national elections last september and into government. so the new leaders are now going to have to build on on, on those results. the green party received huge support during last year's election . could that momentum still be felt at the conference where we've seen that of the 1st few weeks in government of underline a babel chemical about topic as foreign minister and economy minister have been welcomed positively, also in the press, also internationally and also within the party. so that is something that was also felt here at the party conference. this is a moment for the party to take stock and to start defining the future of t

series of meetings between western allies and moscow, including germany, foreign minister, i'm alina babel just yesterday, failed to achieve anything. well, what we can see is that russia is engaging in this diplomacy. the problem is, we do know what put his overall goal is. it is to extend or to re establish a part of the soviet sphere of an influence that the soviet union used to have and to bring ukraine back into this sphere of influence. but we do not know what his priorities are. is this whole built of this military built up this a scenario made to get the west to talk to him? or is the really planning to bring back ukraine into his sphere of influence by force. this is the big question that they are trying to figure out and or from what put ins tactics would put in a calculations are, will depend whether diplomacy at this point can still be successful or not. it is of course worth trying it. that's the consensus in western countries and in ukraine as well. are christina mathias bellinger in care of their thank you. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines

we need to be prepared as angela s on alina babel has mentioned. also, there are severe consequences for our own economy. we have to stand aside of ukraine, and we have to protect international rule based order. and this means russia must know that we are ready that g, 7, the european union, and nato, as well as the normative format, and bilaterally, with the u. s. that we are willing to protect the sovereignty of ukraine. and if this is the case and russia believes that they have also any chance to withdraw their troops and to declare this as a military operation for just an exercise. that's very clear. thank you so much for joining us. a roderick keys vetter, a christian tempered member of the german policy a former pope benedict the 16th has been accused of failing to take action in for child abuse cases in germany. and your report has found that the former head of the catholic church covered up clerical, sexual abuse between 977 and 982. and he was a cardinal, joseph rat, singer archbishop of munich, and friday. one of the most prominent cases

nobody has ever heard of an alina babel. even chancellor shawls is not known very well. everybody knows america, so the 1st goal really will be to make the new government known and to kind of gain the trust which are under mattel achieved over the last 16 years. right. and how are transatlantic relations looking at the moment as his 1st year of jo biden's presidency restored the u. s. german relationship? well, it's certainly a matter of perspective fall under the previous administration. under the trump administration. it was absolutely worse with tension running very high for the, for actually just forced trade years and now was biden, under the biden administration. the expectations were high, but there are a lot of disputes that have not been resolved. and there has been more a political turmoil, then one probably would have expected so disagreements on handling the chinese government for example. or you mentioned russia, then there is not room to after all there is covered and even the gun is done. withdrawal have hindered the return of the relationship to its forme

and alina babel cur, made comments during her visit to care, to meet ukrainian officials. now they both pushing to revive for a peace talks with russia and france to end the conflict in the eastern dumbass region. russia has been gathering troops sap, the ukrainian border raising phase of an invasion. dominic cane has wolfe berlin, the thing that really stood out from this meeting, at least the news conference it emerged after the meeting of the 2 foreign ministers was a reiteration of germany's perspective, germany's support for ukraine and elaine, a bell book saying effectively to the russians that any further, and each further aggression would be met with some diplomatic response from her country and others saying in her opinion, that diplomacy is the only way to solve this crisis. also referring to the normandy format, saying that the 4 way meeting of ministers between paris here, moscow, berlin, that that's a format that they want to reinvigorate where possible. but it is worth making the point that in questions both to mrs. burbock and to her counterparts meter clear

and alina babel can made comments during her visit to care, to meet ukrainian officials. the boat pushing to revive for a peace talks with russia and france to end the conflict in the east and on bass region. russia has been gathering troops out the ukrainian border as you heard raising face of a potential invasion out there as dominant cain joyce in our life from berlin. dominic, what's being said at this meeting, the thing that really stood out from this meeting, at least the news conference that emerged after the meeting of the to foreign ministers, was a reiteration of germany's perspective, germany's support for ukraine. angelina bell box saying effectively to the russians that any further and each further aggression would be met with some diplomatic response from her country and others saying in her opinion, that diplomacy is the only way to solve this crisis. also referring to the normandy format since you were referring to their sale, saying that the 4 way meeting of ministers between paris here, moscow, berlin, that, that's a format that they want to reinvigorate

and alina babcock, schultz is a social democrat, and babel could green, and the difference runs deep. or have shots, for example, used to be mer of hamburg the port city making big money on trade with china. oh, or salt stands for continuity. i think his, his view of china was shaped by his 7 years as mayor of hamburg. that's a foreign minister and in a book like green party, she's been highly critical of a jane. she's called for essentially a break in, in germany's approach so more outspoken on human rights. reducing economic dependencies on china. so germany now has a chancellor who doesn't want to rock the boat and a foreign minister who wants a tough line. also in the mix, a liberal finance minister who's pro human rights, but close to business. this could get very complicated. we could see sort of coughing any of discordant signals on china from this new government. and signals from bay ging suggest things are changing. death more focus on the domestic economy. more state control. this could lead china to pull away from the west rather than the other way round. so as germany's ne

most of all the chancellor love shoals and the foreign minister and alina babcock, schultz is a social democrat, and babel could green. and the difference runs deep. all of shots, for example, used to be mer of hamburg the port city making big money on trade with china. oh, or salt stands for continuity. i think his, his view of china was shaped by his 7 years as mayor of hamburg, as the foreign minister and lena bab, book like a green party. she's been highly critical of a jane. she's called for as essentially a break in, in, in germany's approach. so, more outspoken on human rights reducing economic dependencies on china. so germany now has a chancellor who doesn't want to rock the boat and a foreign minister who wants a tough line. also in the mix, a liberal finance minister who's pro human rights, but close to business. this could get very complicated. we could see as sort of coffee, many of discordant signals on china from this new government signals from bay ging suggest things are changing, they're more focused on the domestic economy. more state control, this could lead china to pull away from the

most of all, the chancellor will love sholtes and the foreign minister and alina babcock, schultz is a social democrat, and babel could green, and the difference runs deep. all of shots, for example, used to be mer of hamburg the port city making big money on trade with china. oh, sold stands for continuity. i think his, his view of china was shaped by his 7 years as mayor of hum borg as a thorough minister and lena bab, book like a green party. she's been highly critical of a jane. she's called for essentially a break in, in, in germany's approach. so, more outspoken on human rights reducing economic dependencies on china. so germany now has a chancellor who doesn't want to rock the boat and a foreign minister who wants a tough line. also in the mix, a liberal finance minister who's pro human rights, but close to business. this could get very complicated. we could see as sort of coffee, many of discordant signals on china from this new government. and cigna is from bay ging suggest things are changing. more focus on the domestic economy. more state control. these could lea china to pull away from the west rathe