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ah ah ah this is the w news live from berlin that germany name's a new defense minister bodies please story us will succeed. a christina lumber act who resigned yesterday. he takes over the post at a critical time with berlin, under pressure to boost military support for you crate. also on the program, european commission president address is world leaders on the opening day of the world. economic forum and promise is continuing and steadfast. a you support for you create china population falls for the 1st time in decades is birth rate is slumped interface with mounting financial pressures and shifting social attitudes. and we look at the untapped water supplies that could help drought stricken communities in the form of africa. study finds the ground water reserves are increasing despite long periods without brain are better, better grown, more common ah, ah, i feel gale. welcome to the program. germany has a new defense minister, polish pissed on us will replace christina lambert was lambert resigned to yesterday following a series of contrivances for last decade. mr. historic has b

berlin will transfer 14 leopards to kiev. in total , germany plans to send two tank battalions to ukraine. true, not earlier than in 3 months. in addition, berlin clarified thaton for the re-export of german tanks to ukraine to strange ones who plan to start deliveries from their stocks of a new assistance package to the armed forces, which will also include military training systems maintenance assistance in logistics and transfer of ammunition. earlier in berlin , they said that kiev would receive more than 100 years of leopard 2 tanks. germany itself would most of all provide the intention to supply ukrainians bought from germany. tanks have already been announced by such countries as spain poland netherlands denmark finland norway portugal their modification of leopards is ready to transfer to the swede. the uk is going to supply the challenger tanks with the timing of all these deliveries. so far , however, it has not been discussed. german position at the same time, varvara nevskaya has already accused laf schultz of the priest of earlier post-war principles. now the german fireplace has officially confirmed the delivery of leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. k

poland says it is prepared to send leopard 2 tanks to the front line, even without berlin's permission. that's as germany is. foreign minister says berlin, it won't stand in its way. but the german chancellor is yet to.

stage, berlin will transfer to kiev 14 leopards 2 in total already germany are planning send two tank battalions to ukraine. true, not earlier than 3 months later. in addition, berlin clarified that intends to provide permission for the reichsport of german tanks to ukraine from countries that plan to start deliveries from their stocks of new aid packages to the armed forces of ukraine may also include training for military maintenance of assistance systems in logistics and the transfer of ammunition , there is already a reaction from the russian embassy in germany, this is an extremely dangerous decision that takes conflicts to a new level of confrontation so the diplomatic missions said, and the kremlin is also warning the consequences of the germans. it is clear that not everything is going smoothly there, and not everything is going smoothly in the alliance itself, and not everything is going smoothly with the presence of tanks. i am convinced that many experts understand the absurdity as well. and this idea too. i'm just anti-logical aspects. this is a rather failed plan. the main thing is a clear overestimation. well, the potential that this will add to the armed forces in

and that's something that germany and berlin has been severely criticized over the past months. is since a rush us invasion of ukraine saying that they have been dragging the feats when it comes to this in a, taking a role not taking the lead in this question. many thanks to d. w political corresponded benjamin alvarez gruber, 11 european members of nato have promised are new package of military support for ukraine, including battle tanks. the group which includes britain, poland, the netherlands, and the baltic states will also send heavy artillery air defense, ammunition, and infantry fighting vehicles. they announce the measures after defense ministers meeting in estonia, homeschooling. so this is a marina marin is a defense analyst with the war studies department at kings college london. earlier, i asked her how tanks provide a competitive advantage while ukraine hasn't got any tanks or many tanks, laughed, and whatever it was using, those were old soviet tanks. and obviously to gain a competitive edge, especially in light of the fact that the russians have failed. ashland de

violet pass and re imagine that these teachings for relevance to gandhi's legacy starts january 20th on d. w. ah, ah ah, this is, these are the news live from berlin. germany reports that he gives the green lights to send battle tanks to ukraine. and the united states is also planning to do. the st plus nominees for the oscars are out, will look at which films could bag the biggest surprise in show business and by and make their fans weight and told the dying minutes thought it was worth it. jubilation follows a want to go from years to walk him. it saves the day the defending. ah, i'm really mohammed, welcome to the program. german media reporting that chancellor olaf sholtes has agreed to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine and allow other countries to do the same . this comes after days of talks among western allies over what seen as germany dragging its feet on military aid for keith crane. once used the western tanks to reclaim territory so occupied by russia. yes. seems to have finally yielded to the pressure. miss chancellor, allah schultz has reportedly decided to send leopard tanks to ukraine and allow other countries such as poland and finland to do

that's important. are you saying those deaths are germany's responsibility, that ukrainian blood right now is on german hands? i think it would be unfair to put all the responsibility on berlinover their hands with ukrainian blood. germany has done a lot to support us militarily, including with state—of—the—art air defence systems. but it will be fair to say that if germany makes decision on tanks, it will save many lives of ukrainian soldiers, it will speed up liberation of ukrainian territories and, therefore, also ukrainian civilians living under occupation and suffering from russian presence. just clear up a specific confusion for me, if you would, foreign minister. the polish prime minister said... of this issue of whether germany would authorise poland giving leopard tanks to ukraine, he said, "in the end, consent is of secondary importance. we will either get agreement from berlin quickly or we'll do the right thing ourselves" — ie send you the tanks. now, after the ramstein meeting, the german foreign minister, baerbock, said that germany wasn't standing in the way of poland or other nations asking berlin for permission to send those tanks. so just clear this up for

taking a weekly cash allowance and if that wasn't enough, poland has also been demanding reparations from germany for the 2nd world war. basically having a tantrum that berlin has blown off completely. and now poland has been demanding that germany let it give its toys away to its friend ukraine. when the deal was that, if germany gave poland some tags in the 1st place, they wouldn't be allowed to leave the toy box without dogs permission. but the polish prime minister has recently told dad, you're not the boss of me, have a listen. who lost germany for permission bought this as a secondary even if eventually we do not get this permission. we within this small coalition that you and of germany is not in this coalition. we will handle our tanks together with the others to ukraine. so in recent hours, german foreign minister and the lena bear, bog, basically signal that they'd be willing to let poland give its tanks to ukraine. so some of the playground kids have joined in to gang up on dad chanting free, the leopards now in front of german chancellor, olaf schultz is off his last friday, the leopards being those german tanks. so the pressure has been on form

germany. i failed to reach agreement on sending german made bottle tanks to ukraine. he was optimistic that berlin would give approval for its powerful lip at 2 tongues to be delivered to the battlefield. but germany's defense minister said his country was still way and that session that sparked protest and berlin and please from other countries to provide the weaponry. the question of whether germany will send tanks to ukraine took sent to state at ramstein abbeys. but instead of giving the green light, germany's new defense minister just said that it is up to the chancellor to make that coal. but if on a nigger, even in china, in the event of a negative decision, nothing needs to be done again by son. but in the event of a positive decision, we have to move quickly because it is then a matter of training, checking the leopard tanks and the like, my them all, that's what this morning i ordered my ministry to examined the stalks of the different types of leopard tanks, both in our own forces and in the industry in an agony slide. clifton, i, it's all good by the end of p as sounds that has led to

that issue. but of course, as the pressure is mounting from within germany from within berlin, even from within his governments, we might soon see a decision. but we don't know when that will be the case. the foreign minister in poland, ukraine's a neighbor and ally, of course, has been mon, the fact that this decision is actually costing lives in ukraine. from your vantage point, might that kind of rhetoric pressure the german chancellor to make his decision that much more quickly they even went further saying that they might even send tang, sent this leper tanks to ukraine without the approval of berlin because it's not just the german made tags that are currently here in germany that might be sent, but also germany has to give the green light to all the natal members if they want to send the tang. so once that, the rhetoric that we're hearing now is that some of the alice are saying, you know, you need to add quickly if you don't want to sent the tanks, at least give us the green light. and that's something that many were expecting from this a meeting of defense ministers at ramstein yesterday a

imagine that these teachings for relevance to gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on d, w. ah ah, this is dw slide from berlin, no decision from germany on tanks for you cried. a meeting of caves, military backers hears that berlin is still thinking through the pros and cons of allowing its advanced lepper, 2 vehicles to be used against russian aggression. also on the program, millions of south africans plunged into darkness as the countries energy crisis deepens. we look at how people are coping with the worst power coats on record. and all eyes are on you, buyer and unit keeper, yan zelmer. as to book the sneak restarts after the winter break, but live sick denied the swiss international a dream day. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. western military leaders meeting and germany have failed to reach agreement on allowing german made battle tanks to be sent to keep going into the talks. ukraine was optimistic that berlin would give approval for its powerful leopard, 2 tanks to be delivered to the battlefield. but those hopes were dashed after the german defense minister set his country was still weighing up the decision.

the german government spokesperson, stephanie wished i denied that there is any link the germany, that berlin is not waiting for washington to act for them to send those tanks there . but of course, the argument that german chancellor is always said that they will not act on their own, that they will wait for the allies. it would lose strength because of the u. s. now says we will send those ab rams tanks. there is not many meaningful berlin off saying we will not act along. we will wait for them. so of course that would increase the pressure even more on the german chancellor to give a green light. pretty soon our correspondent benjamin alvarez grew by thank you so much for that update. we're in ukraine. several government officials have resigned amid accusations of food procurement fraud. it's the country's largest corruption scandal since russia's invasion began. ukraine's president voting his lunch. he announced key personnel changes in a video address. he's also dismissed the governors of 5 provinces. they include gauss love, yano havoc from the hearse on region. the scene of fierce figh

imagine that these teachings for relevant gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on d, w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. protests in berlin about germany's in decision to send tanks to ukraine. faulty countries are pleading with berlin to send weapons. now asked germany ways the pros and cons of allowing its advance that for 2 vehicles to be used in ukraine's bytes against russia. and millions of people in china are returning home for the special festival to mock luna new year with all the increased travel come fears over covert said ah, i am eddie micah junior. welcome to the program. western military leaders meeting in germany have failed to reach agreement on sending german made bottle tanks to ukraine. go into the talks. keith was optimistic that belin would give approval for its powerful lip, a 2 tongues to be delivered to the battlefield. a do scoops were dashed after the german defense minister said his country was still way in the decision that sparked protest in berlin. and please from other countries to provide the weapon to reach the question of whether germany will say tanks to ukraine, took center stage at ram st. our base.

i would like to hear a clear statement that berlin supports sending tanks or that germany wants to keepntil then. until russia wins ukraine and will not break into berlin on these shots and with poland, an echelon with american bradley infantry fighting vehicles that are obviously going to ukraine in the united states, armed with kiev, quite not all specifically the republican party match taylor green criticized her fellow party member or integram for calling to immediately deliver. abrams tanks for ukraine and i answered that i serve the american people, not zelensky. the result is challenger two - this is good, but there are few of them in terms of number of abrams and leopards meet their needs, but there is politics behind this, if america will provide tanks, abrams, this will give ukraine offensive capabilities in the war with russia but this will give russia to develop the territory that this is america's war with russia but if leopards go into action, it will be more harmonious with european support for the ukrainian position, germany is ready, to approve deliveries of leopard tan

berlin was to unlock that decision from berlin. so i believe that to day or 2 stories, the new defense minister was tasked with buying germany a bit more time and trying to set the wheels in motion so that the proper discussions can continue on this very topic. and that a decision can be made very swiftly. ok, so perhaps light asked in signal that they're allowing germany a bit more in time. but at that he did as well stress the importance of this moment and the need to act. now, we also heard a similar message from the cranium president as a lensky saying time is of the essence. how is the german chancellor a chance, or schultz likely to respond to this kind of pressure from all directions? well again, i just after a call into mind what the defense minister, who's only been in his job for more than 24 hours as told reporters today, told us here at ramstein. and he said, this is something where we have to make careful considerations. we have to have those detailed discussions, and this is not something that can be decided so quickly, so it will have sides. it is also stressing all the time that germany can't go alone. you also doe

it to discuss with alice what the new weapons experts will look like, and that's something that germany and berlin has been severely criticized over the past months. is since a russia invasion of ukraine saying that they have been dragging the feats when it comes to this and taking a role not taking the lead in this question. many thanks to d. w political corresponded benjamin alvarez gruber, ukrainian tank units say they need modern equipment like the leper to in order to break through russian front lines, they insist they'll be able to quickly integrate the new technology on the battlefield. a ukrainian base in the hockey region, the area has been under russian fire again since the weekend of tatiana high to moscow and her medical team are looking after this tank brigade. the men have been stationed here for weeks or more was 1st the chemical. so i was good, isn't that these are russian project childs nearly every day and night. they fire at my colleagues and our ambulances at the moment. we only have 2 of these vehicles, at least this ones survived. the shannon hi to moscow inspects the vehicle

and pressure on germany the polish prime minister criticized berlin for refusing to supply leopard tanks to kiev in an interview with the polish news agency pop. mateusz morowiecki said thatermany's position on the issue of tank supplies is unacceptable. in the event that berlin does not allow the supply of tanks to all, the polish prime minister even threatened to form a coalition of countries that would transfer to ukraine let me remind you that the germans, until they decided to supply leopards, gave permission to other countries to export them to help the kiev authorities with weapons - it's like putting out a fire with gasoline. the president of bulgaria spoke out against the supplies, he said that sofia should not supply weapons to kiev and stressed. anyone who does not agree with this position should not only study the historical roots of the conflict well. well and to present the analysis of all risks. this is an escalation. it's an escalation to exhaustion only for ukraine, but also for europe, they actively oppose the supply of weapons to the europeans themselves. well, not a protest rally took place in france near a factory where sizor howitzers are produced, a

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it to discuss with alice what the new weapons experts will look like, and that's something that germany and berlin has been severely criticized over the past months. is since a rush us invasion of ukraine saying that they have been dragging the feats when it comes to this in a, taking a role. not taking the lead in this question. many thanks to d, w political corresponded benjamin alvarez gruber, ukrainian tank unit, say they need modern equipment like the leopard to, to break through russian front lines. right now, nato allies are in possession of thousands of leopard tags, which include the leopard 2 and the older leopard. one model, ukrainian tank brigades have expressed confidence. they'll be able to quickly integrate the technology on the battlefield if germany gives the go ahead. let's bring in marina miran, she is a defense analyst with the war studies department at kings college london and currently happens to be in munich welcome ukraine. believes tanks can turn the tide of this war. that is clear. remind us all how tanks provide a competitive advantage, particularly in this conflict. whi

that other countries need the green light from berlin to send the tanks as well. they're all the foreign ministers. you also mentioned in the baltic states that, that the germany has a special responsibility in this regard saying that not sending these tangs of something that the polish foreign minister sat could cost more ukrainian life. so the pressure is definitely on from other allies that hope that germany would take the step would take the lead when it comes to sending a these leopard tanks. but the chancellor has been dodging the question and finally it will be his coal to may. that's also something that we saw in the report. it will not be the new defense minister who has been only in office for 48 hours. it's up to the chancellor to decide that. and from now we expect the pressure to increase after the meeting in the defense ministers in dumpster and not only from allies of ukraine, but also from within the government. give the green light to the left to be sent to ukraine. as always, many thanks to u. d. w political corresponded benjamin alvarez grava d w. a correspondent sonya found a car in the ukrainian capital, told me earlier how germany's delay

and you also do get hints here in berlin, that there is a real fear of escalation because doria said in an interview on his very 1st day last week that germany is not a nuclear power. so there is a fear. what do we do? this is seen as too much by the kremlin. what if this is considered a, an escalation? and what is also true is that german public opinion here with the people is split on the issue and narrow majority once leopards to be sent to ukraine. but a majority doesn't want them used to get back crimea, for example. now perhaps we'll learn more at the press conference on tuesday morning between nature chief and started back and forth to stories. that might be the breakthrough for that green light for tanks. but i wouldn't bet on it could also just be about details of air defense deliveries. i thank you so much for that . that is did the chief political correspondent in house for us? prosecutors in germany have charged 5 people with high treason for allegedly plotting to toppled the german government and kidnap health minister. carlotta bar prosecutor said, the brute had a 3 plan 1st to call the nationwide walk out. then to have him tal

that the berlin wall collapsed. now we see how. e the fact that some new walls are being erected. we don’t see it now, well, you’re a specialist in germanye , don’t you tell us after the berlin wall, that there will be no eastward expansion of nato, but it did not go slowly. is that not a wall? yes, they didn’t dug it up, this is a virtual wall, but it began to be created, and the pro system is next to our border. is that, isn't that a wall, you know, uh, no one stopped. this is the main problem of today's international relations. our partners have not stopped. they decided that they were the winners, that they were now empires, and all the rest of the rebels needed to be squeezed, they did not stop building walls, despite all our attempts and gestures to work. together without any dividing lines in europe in the world, all records of conversations. german politicians and the soviet leadership on the eve of the unification of germany is very curious, you know right. you read this interview like detective literature. no, these are the working conversations of german wenger politicians. kolya bar by the soviet leadership. this is with gorb

that they have once in the past bought from germany. and that is more likely we're hearing from washington that one of the goals of the us defense secretary austin here in berlin today is to unlock that decision to get germany to agree that there can be a coalition of willing countries who are incidentally expected to meet the sidelines of that comes down meeting, trying to coordinate the delivery of level 2 tanks or to ukraine. poland has already said it wants to do that. finland has as well. and so there might be movement in that respect, but not when it comes to direct delivery from germany. i don't think nina has a need of when his chief political correspondent, thanks so much. and we can take a look now. some of the other stories making headlines around the world to palestinians have been killed in an overnight raid by israeli forces in janine and the occupied west bank. palestinian sources say one of those killed was a militant while the other was a teacher, at least 17 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the west bank this year. rescue as a scrambling to get to 6 people trapped under a collapsed building in the dominican republic. cameras

that belin would give approval for its powerful lip at 2 tanks to be delivered to the battlefield. but germany, defense minister said his country was still weighing the decision. that's fucked. protests and berlin, and please from other countries to provide the weaponry. the question of whether germany will send tanks to ukraine took center stage at ramstein abbeys. but instead of giving the green light, germany's new defense minister just said that it is up to the chancellor to make that call. but if i need to even and chime in the event of a negative decision, nothing needs to be done again by sunday. but in the event of a positive decision, we have to move quickly because it is then a matter of training, checking the leopard tanks and the like, my them all, that's what this morning i ordered my ministry to examine the stalks of the different types of leopard tanks both in our own forces and in the industry in an agony slide. clifton, i'll go by the end with p as sans that has led to criticism, including from other partners who want to supply the same kind of battle thanks to ukraine. poland and finland, for example, are willing to send them to ukraine fast, but also need the green light from

berlin. no decision from germany on tanks for ukraine. a meeting of caves and military backers, here is that berlin is still thinking through the pros and cons of allowing its advanced leper 2 vehicles to be used against russian aggression. also on the program, millions of south africans plunged into darkness as the countries the energy crisis deepens. we look at how people are coping with the worst power cars on record. and all eyes are on new buyer and keeper, yan zelmer. as the bonus niga restarts. after the winter break, leipzig denied the swiss international extreme. de b. aah! on pablo foliage, welcome to the program. western military leaders meeting in germany have failed to reach agreement on allowing german made battle tanks to be sent to ukraine. going into the talked cave was optimistic that berlin would give approval for its powerful leopard, 2 tanks to be delivered to the battlefield. but those hopes were dashed to after the german defense minister sat. his country was still weighing up the decision. the question of whether germany will send tanks to ukraine took center stage at

thanks to ukraine anyway, within a small coalition of countries, even if germany isn't in that coalition will dominate kane as in berlin and has more on germany, the joan governments reaction. we know that the foreign minister of germany unrelated bow bach on french t v yesterday was saying that no request officially had been received for the release all those tanks. but if such a request were to come in, the government would not stand in the way of that being released. why does this need to be done? was quite simple when germany allowed the sale all these tanks to other countries around europe. there is a specific clause which says that the german government has to approve the re export. that is sending of those tanks from the country they originally were sent to elsewhere beyond ne. so now clearly ukraine is not a ne, so country. therefore, german permission is required, and that's what the crux of this matter is. now, it is worth making the point, not just on leon, a bell, buck in the cabinet, but other cabinet colleagues who said that they think it would be fair for that to happen. but crucially, the decision about

that they're saying that, but we know, certainly hearing berlin that the russian ambassador has reacted in a condom notary way and said that germany is forgetting the historical legacy that owes to russia for what nazi germany did to the union of soviet socialist republics in world war 2, that's the sort of language coming from the russian side of things here in berlin. but across the continents, there seems to be, well an acceptance of what mr. shots is decided. and the idea that they want to join forces a president waterbed zalinski praised the decision by the german chancellor stressing, once again, ukraine's gratitude for the release of leopard tangs. natasha butler as more now from keith was clearly very good news for ukraine. they have been waiting for this decision from the germans for many weeks now, pressure growing both in ukraine and amongst other western powers. we've heard a reaction from ukraine's defense minister, also from the top a presidential aid saying this is a very good 1st step. and i say 1st step, because for president zalinski, he has made it clear that what ukraine needs isn't 10 or 15 tanks. he has said,

according to him, germany is trying to treat poland as its vassal in warsaw, they say that they will continue to seek reparations. poland demanded a trillion 300 billion dollars from the frg in berlin, they are convinced that germany has long compensated warsaw for the damage in full and there is no reason to doubt the refusal of more reparations in 1953. the dreams of children across the country continue to come true as part of the all-russian charity event, tatiana golikova presented a nine-year-old darina flata from altai territory with a computer, and five-year-old artur astakhov from the dpr got a ukulele ukulele with his mother, the boy came to moscow to the house of government for her, deputy prime minister dmitry chernyshenko promised thirteen-year-old alexandra panchenko from primorsky territory that, as part of the action, she will be able to visit the top of the sculpture , the motherland is calling in volgograd, and now such a trip is being prepared, and the new year's dream of ten-year-old igor from the oryol region. performed by the minister of finance, anton silanov visited the studio creating cartoons, and even got acquainted with the revived heroes of famous tapes.

germany's new defense minister and dismissed reports that berlin was the only holdout. >> hopes were nisters failed to get an agreement. forces are desperate to get their hands on. berlin weary is reluctant to send the tanks. and that germany is not >> the impression tt one sometimes gets that there is a united coalition and germany is standing in the way of is false. there are many allies that share the onion that i have stated here today. >> the u.s. came to germany's defense. >> germany has contributed a lot. they are a reliable ally and been that way for a very long time. >> and in his address dellens ki is asking for the tanks. >> we have to fight for the supplyf modern tanks. we make it obvious there is no alternative that the decision about tanks must be made. >> western officials are ramping up support with the u.s. pledging military equipment worth $2.5 billion. u.k. and poland are vowing to send weapons of their own. they say it will not change the course of the war. >> wagner group has been designated as a criminal and recruits to fight soldiers in ukraine. criminal complai

berlin, simon is always thinking art. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . holocaust survivor monitor friedland has been awarded. germany's federal cross of merit here in berlin, that 101 year old immigrated to the united states after surviving a concentration camp in 2010. she moved back to berlin and she's been telling her story in schools ever since working. if also has confirmed it intelligence to end its military cooperation with france, the military hunter has given france one months to pull out its troops. observers believe the hunt if trying to rekindle ties with russia. some $400.00 french special horses are stationed in burkina faso to help battle and islamist insurgents . russia and the stony have expelled each other's ambassadors at their downgrading their diplomatic relations. moscow says that it took its decision after the baltic country ordered a reduction in the number of russian embassy staff. the already strayed relations have taken a further downward turn since the war in new frank norway have detained a former commander of the wagner mercenary group. he was seeking a silent there. we jubilee say they b

jose borel also added that the representative of germany confirmed during the meeting that berlin willt prohibit other eu states from supplying ukraine with euro leopard tanks. the official also noted that the eu sanction against russia gives a significant result, in particular , moscow is forced to pay twice as cheaply sell their oil brands and thus lose 40 dollars per barrel ukraine, we will continue to support ukraine, it must win this war and we will support in ukraine, the latest number of traffic accidents is recorded by legal sirens from the large-scale invasion of hands , which has increased several times due to the strategic bridge in the village of zatoka, which was damaged by the occupiers, which was used by railway road transport, now the cars are moving to the bypass and the road workers of odesa have an alternative in the material by tetyana bazhyr 306 km of the odesa-rheny highway, at first the wars became strategic, now all humanitarian cargoes, grain, fuel and passenger transportation are carried out on this road. today, it is one of the most of the busiest in odesa re