of laudermill zalinski well, that seems like a bit of a kind of compensation prize, an attempt to kind of seem more even handed, having spent 3 days in moscow. i'm not sure that cuts a lot of ice, but yes, it is an attempt at some kind of balance. but if you look at the kind of piece plan that wrote that china put forward, it says yes urs sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is important. but it also called basically on the west to stop supplying ukraine with weapons. it basically would push for russia to be able to freeze in its current gains and then try and just wind time until they're able to restock their army. that's the ukrainian interpretation. this please plan. so really there's no sense here that china really has ukraine's best interests at heart, but it's more about trying to avoid china getting too close to russia. well, japan's prime minister for me. okay. shita is in ukraine today. and what do we make of the timing? well, there's been a lot of speculation that this is somehow especially time to coincide with the chinese visit to moscow. i think there's reasons

you cranes, president laudermill zalinski, has extended an invitation to chinese leadership in paying to visit kia. speaking to reporters from the associated press, zalinski said that he was ready and willing to host cheap on the at it, that the pair had not talk of since russia's invasion of ukraine. just over a year ago. the invitation comes after the chinese leader met with vladimir putin in moscow on what she called a piece mission last week. beijing has said that lines of communication with ukraine remain open, or zaman. did it. earlier i asked d. w, correspond at max tonda inky of what ukrainian presidents lansky can expect from a meeting with she. in light of the chinese leaders, warm relations with moscow are uses secretary of chinese president. she jumping, went to moscow last week in an attempt to deepen the ties with moscow to solidify the no limit partnership between beijing and moscow. so everybody was watching close. what does this mean or the chinese siding with the russians of the craps preparing to send weapons, but the chinese president left without any public suppor

was one of several reported in regions across western russia on tuesday. ukrainian president laudermill zalinski has warned that this fight for the city of buck. mood is quote, only increasing russian troops have been trying to capture the ukrainian city for several months. recently. they've stepped up their assault in the bid to encircle back loot and according to key of cut off ukrainian supply lives. the eastern city has seen some of the heaviest fighting in the war so far with huge losses on both sides. they're fighting for every corner of this newly destroyed city. baltimore has become yet another symbol of ukraine's resistance against the invaders. it soldiers have been holding the front line for months, but russian attacks have become more intense in recent days. gordon, do you live, and you could say every have sand. every street is cover it in our blood. a pro lights are tillery isn't managing to suppress. there are taylor, you own virtual need. we have a lack of ammunition. you lack of professional drones that can conduct reconnaissance. so we see new drawing of you give them only for

but that's my opinion or yes, dark sto, it'll, it won't ukrainian president the laudermill zalinski has made it clear that no peace can be achieved as long as russian troops continued to occupy and attack his country. and he is an interested in giving any ukrainian territory to putin, to lensky and she are expected to discuss the war on the phone in the coming days. short while ago i spoke with correspondents javion crash bar in beijing. i asked him if present, she's visit to moscow as a piece mission or more a show of support for russia in its war against ukraine. well, i would say none of the 2 descriptions you mentioned are really 100 percent accurate. i would not call this a piece mission because seating ping's 1st score, in my opinion, is to deepen ties with russia. am in a strategic way, but also economically a china once achieved our energy gas and oil from russia, et cetera. but at the same time seating thing is of course aware that he cannot overly antagonize the west. and if he does so, if he crosses a red line, then he will have to pay an economic price and fonts of sanctions

suggests that a pro ukraine group was behind it by one you, an aide to ukraine's president for laudermill zalinski has denied any involvement by cave. russia, meanwhile, has dismissed the report of foreign ministry spokesperson muddy. as i, cordova saved, the tries to divert public attention and avoid of proper investigation with a nod stream pipelines one and 2 carried natural gas from russia to germany. their destruction at the points seen here has been shrouded in mystery. the blasts occurred nearly half a year into russia's invasion of ukraine. various players could have had something to gain from the attack. export see those include russian oligarchs. i mean, let's not forget that the oligarchy with half of the biggest russia, right up until just about a year ago. lots of very wealthy, influential, a networks of people would have a political branch reasons essentially, to help undermine capitan's war effort. ah, recover maybe some of what they had lost? mean val. u. s. officials have said it is too early to draw conclusions and it belongs to 2 or 3 countries that are investigating exactly wha

some of the most intense fighting in ukraine has taken place in the year long war. resident laudermill zalinski overnight bowed to quote, destroy russia. they're saying ukraine's future depends on the outcome of what happens in buck route and other key areas in the east. the relentless boom of artillery echoes across easton ukraine, across forests, fields, and hills ukrainian forces of fighting to hold back a broad wave of russian attacks. battles raging in many cities and villages as moscow goes on the offensive all along the 250 kilometer frontline, according to ukrainian president volota, may zalinski his country's future hinges on the outcome of these battles. those resorts on us would you, the situation in the east is very tough, very painful. we need to destroy the enemy's military power and we will be low, horrific gear and muddy anchor of deep kit and back mood, vall, glinda, and come younger and all other places were a future is being decided and the future of all ukrainians is being fought for great in the besieged city of buck moot soldiers faced some of the bloodiest fighting since

minister pedro sanchez has urged his chinese counterpart, gm ping to speak with ukraine's the laudermill zalinski, such as is in beijing. the 1st european leader to meet with z since the chinese president's recent visit to moscow, sanchez reiterated his support for a peace formula proposed by zalinski in november talks are also central focused on economic ties and tourism. all right, it's bringing journalist javion feature my who joins us now from china's capital beijing f. i be on the spanish prime minister says he encouraged the chinese leader to meet with the ukranian president. how likely is it that she will actually meet with president zalinski? well, i mean it's very important for european stated us to bring up that topic. and sanchez has made it quite clear that spain is supporting a key of position that a piece will only be possible. and when russia actually withdraw its true from ukraine and territory, there is a topic that china so far has not publicly commented on a china us a so called peace plan has not mentioned any withdrawal of russian troops. so it would be very interesting to ge

initially be a pilot project that will only cover one city likely keith, ukraine's president for laudermill zalinski has welcome this commitment. but what ukraine really wants is israel's multi layered missile defense system, including the famous iron dome. this system actually shoots down miss aisles and is extremely effective, but supplying that is a step that israel is so far not willing to take. and from war we can brandy w correspondence, tenure claim, who's in jerusalem, and i'm in a thief who joins us from keith. tanya, we just heard. now israel is providing ukraine with humanitarian aid, but it is not offering the ion dome. this missile defense system, which is something that ukraine really wants, can you explain to us israel's reasons it well is what has its own very own strategic interest? and these are many related to its northern neighbor, syria here in the region. and it has really tried to keep relations with both ukraine and with russia since russia in bay, in the since the russian invasion of ukraine. and it also needs to keep this delicate balance with this other close at its closes

thanks so much for joining us. ukrainian president, the laudermill zalinski says that his country will never forgive those responsible for the horrors inflicted on boucher zalinski. visited boucher with several european leaders as the ukrainian town marks a year from its liberation after weeks under russian control. butcher has since become synonymous with war crimes allegations against the russian troops who occupied it. the lensky declared that russian evil will fall and not be able to rise again. now on this day, a year ago, about 30 kilometers from ki ukrainian troops found a trail of devastation and evidence of possible war crimes. the images of civilian bodies strewn across the infamous jablonsky streets in particular, reverberated around the world. still the move to hold those responsible to account is far from finished from finish. a warning that this next report contains graphic images that some viewers might find disturbing. this is butcher's jablonsky street, a peaceful, unassuming place. and this is how it looked after the russians fled. one year ago, the bodies of civilian

continue for as long as she can just remind about top story at this hour. ukrainian present tough laudermill zalinski has visits. troops on the eastern front line, the unannounced, that trip was his 1st bath in december and was meant as a morale boost, but troops fighting to retain control of battle. i'd set you up to date, i'll have more world news at the top of our up next here on d. w a conflicts or with farrah. kelly, i speaking with a former deputy prime minister of ukraine. good day. ah, ah, with who conflict zone with sarah kelly as the fighting rages in russia's war of aggression against ukraine. the international criminal court has issued a warrant for pollutants arrest. my guest this week on conflicts zone has called the deportation of children, a genocide and demand justice, ukrainian m p, and chair of the parliamentary committee on integration of ukraine for the e. u. ivana, clint push inside that joins me from tier conflict zone next on d. w, but syria, russia's test love. the war of aggression on ukraine is the only war being waged by vladimir for the past 12 years, he has also been sup

thanks so much ukrainian president laudermill zalinski says that he believes russia's war is approaching a decisive moment in his nightly video address. zalinski said moscow was on the verge of failure in ukraine. thanks to weston weapons deliveries. and it's those deliveries, including german may laugh at tanks, that many a pending best hopes on in the east, particularly in boot. the city has been a key battle ground in the war so far. and it's in the region where keith has signal that it is gearing up to launch a counter offensive against russia. so the question is, can ukraine break the stalemate, their russian artillery fires on pat mote. after months of attempts to take the city, ukraine has forced its enemy to commit major resources and take tens of thousands of casualties. the ukrainian military says it's buying time for a spring counter offensive. part of the preparations for that counter offensive are happening far from the front lines in spain. ukrainian troops are finishing their training on advanced western tanks. they hope the leopards will be a game changer on the battlefie

the greatest president laudermill zalinski says his troops will keep defending the besieged eastern city of bock, mood, dismissing reports that they are preparing to withdraw is one of the bloodiest battles of the war. a wind for russia will give president vladimir putin a symbolic victory. bernard smith reports it a village, 17 kilometers west of buck mote, ukraine's military digs. you trenches a suggestion. perhaps this could be a new line of defense to give it up a fleet we're leaving. we remained until the very last. we want it to stay. but how can we, it's a kind to go to them as the last remaining residence leave ukraine soldiers move in ukrainian government says it's not withdrawing from back mot. anesha those us, but you didn't meet the russians. don't count losses. neither personnel nor military vehicles. they push it to take back moot as a matter of principle for them. and for us it's a matter of principle to defend it. so it's not just a city, it's a symbol or a fortress of back moot. ah, the strategic value much is far outweighed by symbolic value. russian forces had been wag