and then it was lensky directly addressing all our shots. let me say to all our shots, tear down this new war. so this was a theme that zalinski had in his speech, that there is a new war in europe, suggesting that this is a wall that ukraine is on the wrong side of the day, is essentially the in group of nato. and this ukraine on the outside, vulnerable to these attacks from russia, vulnerable to this war, from russia and bit saying to all i've sold directly show leadership calling on germany to show the kind of leadership that i think not just lensky, but also many other countries on the outside c as befitting germany, the huge economic power that it is that it has in recent decades not showing the kind of foreign policy and strategic leadership that some countries are hoping for. and it was interesting to watch all of shows to immediately after is that the camera was on him. and of course him clapping to this message, which was a message to him, essentially saying, do more than you been doing so that i think that was a very interesting mo

so yeah, this announcement was made again our by presidential lensky. yesterday bought the outcome of it as a completely unclear because for now at least we did not have any direct direct reaction just yet from russia. and what about direct talks? what's the likelihood of these 2 leaders that countries entrenched in war meeting face to face? russia made clear over and over again because that the man also was made or that request was awesome. it was made by president lensky, that there must be a really, a direct meeting now with russia's president put in whether this is a video call or any form of meeting. but a 2 man me to talk. now russia made clear that they can only imagine that face to face store to come into place if there is some sort of a deal agreed on during the negotiations that usually take place amongst these are delegations from russia and ukraine, which i spearheaded by the presidential advisors of both countries. so the devil relays the detail here and it's, it's really like a catch $22.00 because russia says ok, there will be a face to f

so now presidency presents lensky repeating. the very same to say, all right, you're ready to discuss that neutrality by saying they're not going to join the nato if and obviously that comes with the condition of that russia nice to also guarantee the security of ukraine by redrawing from this country, which clearly is not something that we see is in the play book of russia right now . so yeah, this announcement was made again our by president lensky yesterday, bought the outcome of it as a completely unclear because for now at least we did not have any direct direct reaction. just yet from russia. and what about direct talks? what's the likelihood of these 2 leaders that countries entrenched in war meeting, face to face rush and clear over and over again because that the man also was made or that request was awesome. it was made by president lensky, that there must be a really, a direct meeting now with russia's president putin. whether this is a video call or any form of meeting, but a 2 man need to talk. now russia made clear

and so lensky proposed that he could meet with putin directly in person in jerusalem. but he condition that on there being a cease fire is not the 1st time zalinski has offered to meet directly with put in so far that has been ignored. also on saturday, ukrainian officials said that they were still open to negotiations, but they will not surrender to end this war. and that they would not accept any russian ultimatums. so far, russia has only had ultimatums for ukraine. so if your crane is unwilling to surrender, and if, according to the coal, putin is unwilling to end the war, it seems the fighting can only continue. it's difficult to see how there's going to be at atlantic solution right now. joe delroy, thanks very much for that latest. the united nations says over 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. more than half them of crossed into neighboring poland. authorities in several cities say they're running out of space at the border shelters, have sprung up to accommodate people arriving exhausted. after days on the road, they're mostly staffed by volunt

no breakthrough has been achieved so far, but ukraine's president go to me as a lensky said the talks are moving slowly forward. but i don't remember if you want to not, it is we are continuing to work at different levels to encourage russia to move towards peace, to end these brutal war, ukrainian representatives are participating in virtual talks every day. it's very difficult sometimes even confrontational, but little by little. we are making progress. let grogs a girl gone. he them of put it rush us at the lack of a breakthrough, was the fault of ukraine and the united states. it accused washington of seeking to hinder moscow's talk with keith, to try and turn the tide of the war on ukraine's favor. here is russian foreign minister survey. love rav. did he go to let you loose. negotiations have begun that they have been difficult because the ukrainian side is constantly changing its physician and rejecting its own proposals. that despite them expressing an understanding to the things that should be agreed during the tours. it's difficult not to get the impression that they hand is

they will also be joined at one point by ukrainian president volota music lensky. and he of course, will be asking leila for things he's not going to get like like a no fly zone, like these, these fighter jets that may or may not at one point be on their way to ukraine. but he is expected to hear from allies that they'll be sending more defensive equipment . and he'll get more moral support even though none of these allies are, of course, willing to send forces to serve on the ground in ukraine. ah, ukrainian president water mere zalinski has addressed lawmakers in france. it's the latest in a series of speeches he's given before parliament of allied countries, ukrainian leader called for a minute of silence for ukraine and for victims of the war. he also told french lawmakers that they have many of the answers into this war and their hands are sending more weapons withdrawing french companies from russia and imposing stronger sanctions. dizzy blue don't. it isn't. okay. we need help even more help and support for freedom not to lose. it should be well armed tanks

lensky up 9. the ongoing crisis within his country made a specific plea for more military hardware and in particular, jet aircraft, along with drones. this is something that the u. s. has not provided at the stage, although it has provided a great deal of military hardware in recent weeks, including javelin missiles. but president lensky also brought up the fact that he had enough evidence to convict president putin off war crimes. and asked for members of congress to help him in this prosecution at several senators, off to it said that they would do what they could to help him in this particular end. among them. senator liz: the graham who to put out a tweet, outlining what precedence zalinski had told the senators in the course of that speech. and also making very clear that he would do whatever he could to help president to lensky bring war crime charges against vladimir putin. so total agreement among us senate and others who were on that video call of support for ukraine and of the need to pr

for the various of europe and the world in a video interest to you with low make his presidency. lensky made the case for more sanctions and military support to fight russia. also coming up, joe biden caused vladimir putin a war criminal. so what's the fall out? we'll have more from now, washington correspondent in just a moment. a pop star who's risking his future to rub against the wall. ah, i'm jared read. thank you very much for your company. ukrainian president followed him as the lensky has told the us congress that since russia began its invasion of his country 3 weeks ago, every day has felt like 911. it was part of an emotional appeal by zalinski in a live video, coal for more help to defend his country. russia has stepped up its bombardment of towns and cities across ukraine. by the streets of keys, empty malians have fled the cities in the start of the war. and those who remain huddle in homes, or shelters under a city wide curfew. showing continued to hit residential areas of the city on wednesday, home, and live destroyed. the shock in the eyes of those, what made it out uk

and so lensky proposed that he could meet with putin directly in person in jerusalem. but he condition that on there being a cease fire is not the 1st fund zalinski has offered to meet directly with put in so far that has been ignored. also on saturday, ukrainian officials said that they were still open to negotiations, but they will not surrender to end this war. and that they would not accept any russian ultimatums. so far, russia has only had ultimatums for ukraine. so if your crane is unwilling to surrender, and if, according to the coal, putin is unwilling to end the war, it seems the fighting can only continue. it's difficult to see how there's going to be at atlantic solution right now. joe, dot roy, thanks very much for that latest. the united nations says over 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. more than half them of crossed into neighboring poland. authorities in several cities say they're running out of space at the border shelters have sprung up to accommodate people arriving exhausted. after days on the road, they're mostly staffed by volun

the lensky has said, his country would be destroyed before it surrendered to russia. lensky reiterated this in an interview on monday, saying it was essential. he meet with russian president vladimir putin for talks on stopping the war, which is taking an ever greater toll on civilians. ah, in the occupied ukrainian city of castle residents gather defiance of the russian invaders. the response stung grenades and gunfire, causing the crowd to scatter ukraine's president vladimir zalinski condemned the incident in his speech to the nation, sierra bly. yankee, these slaves sent by russia, have never seen so many free people in the squares and streets. they have never seen thousands of people who are not afraid of them. are slaves with weapons in the hands rumble. slaves perceived freedom of savagery as danger. yet they are scared numbers back when there. but a lack rushes military is not only attacking civilians in areas and occupies, it's also talking civilian targets in areas. it's not mondays, bombing of a shopping mall in keith and the relentless bombardment of the besieged city of ma

now we've heard president lensky earlier talk about negotiating a potential neutral status for ukraine in exchange for security guarantees. would russia be willing to give that to ukraine? if possible, but of course only one part of the asian stick. your point is what russia will do with the territory is occupied will return that territory. ukraine would ask for a car will make demands that compromise. you can search around sovereignty that i think is the much difficult more difficult for us to negotiate. on that note, as in nancy, also talk about a compromise on the don bass region. that's the part of the senior crane that's been held by probation separatist for years. now. could this be a way out of the war? do you think potentially is of course a huge compromise as well to make and that's why i think he feels he has to go to was on population was there and them to get the authority. but certainly, if you would be willing to make that concession, i think that could move russia very much closer to the, you know, in the last few days we have heard that russia might be changing its tact

so lensky said his team was carefully studying moscow's demand for ukrainian neutrality. he said that the issue would have to be put to a referendum. it comes as ukrainian intelligence service warns that russia is trying to split the country into after more than a month of fighting key remains in ukrainian hands, though, increasingly scarred by war. but even those whose homes have been destroyed, believe that victory is possible with enough help with the services of the war. everything depends on how our western friends help us with the we will win if we get lots of health and we will win soon as it struggles to make advances on the ground. russia has ramped up its bombardments. much of her heave, just 50 kilometers from the russian border, already lies in ruins. it was ukraine's 2nd largest city. now half of its residents have fled. thousands of those who remain have taken refuge in underground train stations, hiding from rushes heavy shelling in the besieged city of mary. u paul, the situation is even more dire. food and water are scarce and local, say they've had to bu

those attempts to, to kill you grant them to present lensky. so there's a big fear of strangers. worry about the bridge and, and it just sense that people are constantly on edge. i want to talk more about these evacuation humanitarian court, orange. you've mentioned that the appears some quarters have been save. others have come under russian is showing what has the situation been like today with that regard was very different picture depending on which one to come to you look at mary paul, as i mentioned that it's failed once again. and people are essentially stuck there in a situation is getting increasing desperate supplies were learned. now with that bombing, as we saw of the children. so school in the country, some of these corridors have worked, it will be able to train them west towards leave ukraine pieces in the west near the border with bowden and the you. so people are able to move. but i think this is all very, very tenuous. this is not going to last long. the situation is just too difficult between russia, ukraine with soldiers dyi

yes, lensky, who has jewish condemned the brutal attack. look at me mighty open or we deal with story. the blockade of mario paul will go down in history as a war. crime to do this, to a peaceful city is terrorism. that will be remembered in centuries to come each in a state and the more ukrainians tell the world about it. the more support we will get in these was the more russia uses terror against ukraine. the more it will suffer, the consequences or unit diem here, shanowsky must provide glen ne, as stands residence film, the destruction rode by russian forces. the battle for this city continues. experts predict the invaders will get bogged down by a dog at ukrainian defense. and that attacks on civilian targets will continue looking, while as the fighting wages on moscow is deploying new weapons thing it has again use hypersonic missiles for a 2nd day. russia says it's kim joel rocket scene here in russian military footage . travel up to 2000 kilometers at several times, the speed of sound making it difficult to track and intercept. wel

that's the take away from president lensky latest interview to western media. i requested them personally to say directly, we're going to accept into new york or nato in a year or 2 or 5. and the response was a very clear rate. you are not going to be an h e, a member, but publicly the doors will remain open while i say class life to corresponding to joins in the studio. don quarter. now don, thanks for coming in. so basically, it turns out that there was a chance of avoiding this conflict towards together. well, yeah, the lensky saying that nato has essentially been bluffing about the possibility of accepting ukraine into the military alliance. all this time comes as a real shock. basically, the west could have potentially stopped this whole situation of an escalation of tensions into armed conflict between russia and ukraine. if it just told the west, if you just told moscow the truth. and let's not forget back when joe biden was actually a senator, he also warned against the further eastward expansion of nato. he said it could have possibly could possibly le

and with that, it's hard to lensky. you will come in there, keep going without the support of the world, and i tell ukraine that they can rely on our support. that peeks begin. libra dodged on since the beginning of the lord, germany has been providing tangs equipment and other people. you wanted to military appliances to young crane and additional $1000000000.00. how about 8 available in military age together with our international partners. we've imposed sanctions that are unprecedented on busy business clients did for and for many months you have them prepared to make sure that they affect the right person and that they really have an impact on suppose on her doctor's doctor. and we've asked for support all over the world. yeah, i would like to thank our foreign minister and alina babel for her athens in june. and we're seeing that the sanctions are indeed, effectively fight gibberish. lawson, d v, august, up just to, to see x change in russia. yes. basically close a lot of foreign companies are leaving as this is ra

president lensky. i want to ask you if you think that in the lead up to the invasion in the lead up to the war, if the reporting from foreign countries was mostly accurate, do you think that ukrainian voices were really being listened to? no, i don't think so. in fact, you know, this of course, the rise from one country to another, but in some you know, major players in some major countries of the european union. i can speak for you to lead because they speak, it's at it and they can monitor the information space there. but i know it is also the case in germany from some other big country, very often, you know, people who go in the media and speak about your brand in russia, those experts, those analysts, those, you know, deal politics expert. they have never set foot ukraine, and they very often described the situation and spoke about your brain in a through, you know, for the russian optics using some sort of russian imperialist narrative about ukraine. very often denying the agency to brain. yes, it

that something that's lensky has been to marketing. for instance. also in his address to the united states congress, that is something that nato has to say. it has said it is not on is not going to happen because it would involve a diary concentration between nato and the russians. and that's something that everybody here wants to avoid. we told everybody that i've given him a standing ovation. does that, does that mean that the speech was well received or has that been sort of behind the scenes criticism? i think you have to say that that was a politeness, if not, not much more than politeness. i think both the standing ovations when silence, he started speaking and after his speech was finished. and there has been some dispute about how reaction should have been towards his speech. the parliament itself had had no discussion, no further discussion on zalinski speech that had been decided beforehand. the foreign minister under lena barbara had said that parliament should listen to these words that should let them sink in and not have a debate and w

this wall that has a lensky seizes a kind of an inside and outside europe. and ukraine being on the wrong side of that, give germany the role of leadership that you deserve. and future generations will be proud of. and it was so interesting to see then the camera focused on, so there of course, having to clap at the end of the speech. but this was very much a critical vali towards all of sholtes, really beseeching him to do more. and i think what is going to be really interesting in the next few days, what kind of an impact this may have on the debate around potential oil and gas embargo, more and more senior figures potentially in this conservative operation, calling for that conservative opposition. i should say, of course richard, mr. eller. thank you again very much and we've just run out of time watching as letting me zalinski is speech to the bonus tag. thanks so much for watching the w ah. with with who are driven by merciless freedom, others facing the destruction of one meters came to present it. to me, the government is trying to destroy the condit

ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukrainian president, florida, mr. lensky, ones. moscow. the time for peace talks is now stuff just the time was coming to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine. otherwise, russia's course will be. so high that you will not be able to rise again for generations. big, the warning comes amid fears of war could be expanding to west in ukraine. array, a public appearance by the russian president vladimir putin praising his troops for carrying out what he calls a mission to the nazi fi. you cry a trip more than 3000 kilometers the safety. the surprising way. over $130.00 credit refugees made it from warsaw all the way to my trade. ah, i am been foolin. ukrainian president loaded mister lensky as called on russia to take part in immediate talks to stop the war in ukraine. all in 3 weeks after russian president vladimir putin started the conflict, his military remains locked in, fighting with ukrainian forces along the eastern edges of the contract. moscow says its troops have now entered the center of the besieged city of mary. op

an onset, which explains this angry warning by president followed him, is lensky to the nato alliance. that he and that he would all the people who die from this day forward will also die. because of you, because of your weakness and because of your lack of unity, nato is not willing to shoot down russian aircraft and risk being drawn into a wider war with russia. so ukraine must act alone, for as long as its defense is lost. this is copied video from a russian helicopter gunship, and this is the sort of response ukraine's army is able to deliver. one helicopter gunship down and in the north, a russian warplane is down, wreckage smouldering among suburban homes. for those who do make it out of besieged and bombarded parts of the country, it is to leave that many come for now a place of safety behind the lines irina and her boys have fled to keep leaving husband ruthless behind to fight it is a feature of war that some are inspired to act with great courage. in this case, a 7 year old demur, comforting his mum. where were you more seriously richer when we asked kit? and as a children a

it's lensky and others have been pushing for that. both nato and the white house have been reluctant to and flat out said they would not participate in. there was no indication that this call that that was discussed either bottom line. no, this is one of several calls that have happened over the past week or so between president biden angel and ski. so it just shows how important the white house is taking this and how closely the president of the united states is watching events on the ground there. and then there was a zoom call gabriel between the ukrainian president and the, and a group of us senators. what do we know about that? yeah, that happened earlier on saturday. it was with a group of senators and members of house of representatives as well. their staff members over 200 people at some point on this call. but it was a video call according to what we've been hearing from that that does when she was pushing the u. s. lawmakers, members of congress for more humanitarian aid for more military aid, but also apparently pushing the

so just a day ago, lensky said, claimed that russia only has a few days worth of provisions left for its soldiers. now that could be informational wars to, to work against the morale of the russian soldiers. but russian, the military is really struggling with resources. 10 percent of its military capacity might of already been lost. they've lost way more soldiers and they thought they would have. so i think when lensky mentions that it's happening step that we're making step by step progress, that means that things are happening on the ground that are changing the conditions of the negotiations. so i think what we're going to see is the lensky asking for a little bit more russia, knowing that it can't demand so much in order to bring an end to this conflict that is still claiming dozens of lives every day. if not hundreds. the w correspond acid reporting from ukraine. thank you. ah, you as president joe biden is heading to brussels to meet with nato leaders at an emergency summit on ukraine. the alliance is trying to balance further military assistance for ukraine, while avoiding a d

thank you very much. lozano ukraine's president brother miss lensky has used alive address to deliver a harsh assessment of germany's political class and a powerful and often pointed speech to germany's parliament. lensky said lawmakers enabled putin's invasion of ukraine by, for example, allowing to become dependent on energy imports from russia. he also accused chancellor, all of shorts of failing to recognize the growing threat posed by russia. his country is not far from germany, and it is being destroyed by war. in his address to the german parliament, ukrainian presidency. lensky vividly described the atrocities. russia is committing in ukraine. the appeal is only over the past 3 weeks. many people have been killed . thousands of ukrainians. the occupiers have killed 108 children in the middle of your yahoo! in the year 2022 blessed lord said to develop a level a heads in hands as german lawmakers listened for 11 minutes to zalinski speaking live from ukraine. you, the ukranian president did not means his words more strongly criticizing berlin for continuing to import gas and oi

what a mr. lensky says. meeting with vladimir putin is the only way to understand his conditions, to end the war in ukraine. but he says, any agreement with russia must be put to the ukrainian people in the form of a referendum, tens of thousands li, the russian bombardment of ukraine. second biggest city, keith. here from some of those, we've decided to stay and brave. the shelling and russian court finds jail kremlin critic, alexia bonnie guilty of fraud and contempt of court. prosecutors seek to move into a maximum security p. o calais of 13 years. ah, i've been fizzle and welcome. the ukranian army says it's repelled russian forces from a strategically important suburb of the capital key. if the defense ministry says the outcome of the battle in the summer goes, mackarath has prevented russia from surrounding the capital from the northwest. ukrainian president, lot of landscape says he's willing to discuss a commitment from ukraine not to seek nato membership in exchange for a cease fire with role of russian troops and ukrainian security guarantees. but he says it's essential to

so lensky said they enabled russia's invasion of ukraine. he also accused chance that will of shots of failing to recognize the growing threat posed by rush up through the voice of an interpreter. here. now he is his full address. me by me, the distinguished members of parliament. madam president memo press the german people. the law says, i'm addressing you after 3 weeks of a full scale invasion great of ukraine by russian forces. after us 48 years of war in the east of my tin dunbar. i am addressing you today. not as russia is bombing, our city is destroying everything, whatever. we have a new building homes, hospitals, church there using rock or bombs rocket propelled her tillery in the list bible, a great many koreans have died in 3 thousands. so you say occupies cold, was 408 children in the middle of here. and here in my country in 2022. the healing 2 years after numerous meetings of appeal and request, some of which have been heard of beads, belatedly requests for support and assistance. and the sanctions you're taking the boxes are o

the lensky in this meeting also asked for the us to help ukraine get more fighter jets. these are fighter jazz that are currently in nato countries. in europe and a several senators coming out of these meetings have said that they will do what they can to try to facilitate the transfer of those jets as soon as possible. i suppose the criticism has been that if the u. s. had anticipated this invasion was going to happen why ukrainians will not given military support earlier on is that in? are they prepared to offer the kind of aid that zalinski is asking for, if not, no fly zone, but in all the military hardware and, and could that be issues in terms of delivering it right over the last year. the u. s. has given, in fact, about $1000000000.00 worth of military aid to ukraine, and these are lethal weapons that take down airplanes from the ground. and that can take down tanks and the u. s. as it is prepared to continue giving those weapons. there's also, of course, the other option as a lensky brought up in the call, which is in banding, russian oil imports into the us that

you have the lensky who is somebody who was just among, among his people and he's looking tired. he's looking worn. he's just dressed in the military shirts and he's not making things up. and so when it comes to authenticity, i think that's clearly on the side of the ukrainians. oh, go, what do you craniums by enlarge a think of how president lensky has been presenting himself before and throughout this conflict. how much has he been able to transform public opinion through his style of war time leadership? while we are seen from the walls that the popularity and the support of citizens to brandon, the lanky had grown sharply. recently a wall it was conducted indicates that about 90 percent a few branyon support the actions of the president before the war. and that percentage was around 25 percent. so he's showing himself, you know, eventually there of his people, a very person who is close to his citizens or, you know, doesn't keep a defense who's speaking to them directly recording video a statement, several times a day. speaking in the language that people understand address a

now the war in ye, crime is in its 2nd wake, and president flood of miss lensky. has urged his people to keep up the resistance . that's as russia intensifies its attacks on major cities, the mayor of the black sea port of hassan confirmed that russian troops have indeed taken the city. it's the 1st major urban centre, the full since russian forces began their invasion if you'd cry. and it comes, as russian troops continued to attack, the outskirts of the ukrainian capital devastation on the outskirts of cave. as the invasion of ukraine drags into its 2nd week, russia has intensified its attacks on major cities across the country. with russian forces advancing in the east and south president vladimir putin claimed that the so called special military operation is going to plan as he gets, although the russian soldiers and officers are acting bravely like true heroes. our troops fight with persistence and full understanding that their cause is right spool and when you minute produce, we will do in the south, russian troops have taken control of the key black sea por

from berlin, ukraine's president insist on talks with his russian counterpart. below the mirrors, lensky says a meeting with putin is the only way to end the war in ukraine. but he says, any agreement with russia must be put to the ukrainian people in the form of a referendum. tens of thousands of fled rushes bombardment of ukraine, 2nd city hawk. if we hear from some of those who decided to stay and brave the shelling ah told me all logical. welcome to the program ukrainian president followed the mirrors. lensky has said his country would be destroyed before it's renders to russia. lensky reiterated in an interview on monday that it was essential he meet with russian president vladimir putin for talk on stopping the war, which is taking an ever greater toll on civilians. ah, in the occupied ukrainian city of cason, residents gather defiance of the russian invaders. the response stung grenades and gunfire, causing the crowd to scatter ukraine's president vladimir polanski condemned the incident in his speech to the nation. he rumbly. yeah, he, these slaves sent by russia. have never seen

sir lensky has called on russia to take part in immediate peace talks. it comes as russian forces claim to abuse, to hypersonic miss i for the 1st time against the weapons, their po, in western ukraine. they also said they had sent it or entered the center of the besieged city of mario pal in the southeast roches. vladimir putin. as held a mass rally. meantime in moscow, where he praised his troops in ukraine, ukraine's port city of maria pole lies in ruins. this used to be a shopping center. now, it's just a shell. dead bodies, litter the streets. oh, those still standing left with almost nothing rushes, assault on the city has not let up with reports. russian forces have now entered the center against this background, ukraine's president is demanding fresh peace talks was available and available. always insisted on negotiations for overall we've always offered dialogues, offered solutions for peace move doors, not just the 23 days of invasion, which will, and i want everyone to hear me now. such, especially moscow shows it's time to meet us after time

so, yes, presidents lensky says hanging there, basically there is going to be progress step by step. but really, the question is at what price and what ukraine is going to look like at that point . very good point. if i chose for us in levin weston ukraine, bringing us up to date there on the situation. he says, look at some other developments in the war. russian investigators have launched a criminal case against veteran russian journalist, alexander. and if so, roth, he had accused the army of deliberately shelling at maternity hospital in the ukrainian city of medical news. zora is the 1st prominent journalist to full, foul of new legislation, banning criticism of russia's warn you would new pro russian winner of the 2021. no bell peace prize says he will auction off the prestigious medal and donate the proceeds to help you. cranium, refugees, between warrant off was the co winter of the price for his work as editor of via as ita rushes, last independent newspapers. and to your turns by the russian oligarch, roman abramoff which have don't in turkey. avoiding european sanctions of

and so lensky proposed that he could meet with putin directly in person in jerusalem. but the condition that on there being a cease fire is not the 1st time zalinski has offered to meet directly with putin so far that has been ignored. also on saturday, your training officials said that they was still open to negotiations, but they will not surrender to end this war. and that they would not accept any russian ultimatums. so far russia has only had ultimatums for ukraine. so if your crane is unwilling to surrender and if according to the. busy coal potent is unwilling to end the war. it seems the fighting can only continue. it's difficult to see how that's going to be at atlantic solution right now. jolt doorway, thanks very much for that. latest is look at some other developments in the conflict. ukrainian president of a low to me as a lensky says, russian forces are trying to create pro moscow pseudo republics on land they've occupied in ukraine earlier ukraine and official said russia was preparing to hold a sham referendum in the captured city of harrison. zelinski

the president, mrs. lensky says for dora has been abducted. he is still alive, but he's being tortured. and mrs. lensky asked the international leaders who are in touch with president putin to try and secure his release. and then another little center on that same strip that southern coastline a place called hatch. so you may recall that was the 1st sizable city to fall to the russians. well, would out of cash on quoting the deputy leader, the local council. they're saying that the russians there are planning to hold a referendum. he called it a pseudo referenda to try and put a sort of veneer of public approval on the russians presence there and set up what they described as a new independent republic. this is something they did in 2014 as the separatists rolled over territory in those eastern breakaway regions. eventually they held a referendum and claimed majority mandate among russia. speakers, people who wanted to move away from ukraine, apparently making it all look absolutely ok. and it was on that basis, of course, the president putin

cuba, and she knew him. despite promising to scale down a tax cranium, president village immerse. lensky found a defiant tone, saying his forces will fight for every meter of his country. also coming up, vladimir putin tells ukrainian forces in the besieged or city of mario pole, to lay down their weapons if they want shelling to stop more than 150000 civilians remain trapped in the city with no power or running water and germany, braces for possible shortages or even then rationing of natural gas, the government activating an early warning plan to deal with potential disruption in gas to leverage from russia. ah. until your logic. well, it's good to have you with us ukraine's president village immerse. lensky says his forces will continue to fight for every meter of land in the country in a late night addressed to the nations unless he said rushes pledge to scale back its operations in cities like the capital q, was a direct result of ukrainian resistance. he also said there was evidence that russia was repositioning its forces to attack the east of the country is russia pledges to scal

washington bureau chief enos pool in his lensky is to address the u. s. congress shortly. what can we expect? now these are dramatic moments while they're waiting for zalinski to speaks, bombs are falling down. we just saw pictures from skyscrapers crumbling as they're hit by russian or munition. so this is, this is kind of the setting. so lensky is going to address the congress, as he just said, he will definitely thank the usaa for what it's done to support ukraine and, and fired russia. but he also wants to kind of bring the horror which is happening right now in, ki various where he is in the whole ukraine and to the audience to convince them to perk up their support to, to help more than they're already doing. yes, was he lives pictures of use congress or as we speak in his are already a lot of sanctions against russia in place of significant financial aid for ukraine out. what else could washington do? what else could zelinski ask for? well, he probably will ask for this no fly zone, which is sir, not gonna happen. i mean, there is nothing he really can say today to

activity in cave after talks with ukrainians. inestimable on tuesday, while ukraine's president vladimir lensky has cautiously welcomed what he called positive signals, often negotiations with russia. but he says his forces will not decrease defensive efforts. ranken has more not from kiff. the ground troops, the ones that can get out. yes, they may have pulled back to bella roost. they may have actually pull back to russian territory as well. but that may well be to do more with getting them resupplied and maybe perhaps for a fresh offensive. so there's a mistrust head in ukraine about the motives behind what the russians do, but that also carries through internationally as well. we've had the pentagon speak, you are saying, well, let's see what the russians actually do. president joe biden is also a, made a similar statement as well. so does that miss trust that we not sure we don't show here in ukraine, se ukrainians about what the russians are actually going to do, or whether this is just a stolen tactic. israel security cabinet is due to meet later up to 5 people was shot dead near tel avi

think of how president lensky has been presenting himself before and throughout this conflict. how much has he been able to transform public opinion through his style of war time leadership? well, we are seen from the falls that the popularity and the support of citizens to president zalinski has grown sharply. is it recently appall? it was conducted that indicates that about 90 percent of ukrainian support the actions of their president before the war. and that percentage was around 25 percent. so he's showing himself, you know, as a true leader of his people, a very and a person who is close to his citizen school, you know, doesn't cape a distance? who's speaking to them directly recording video a statements a several times a day speaking in the language that people understand and dress and not just ukrainians, but in fact, address in russians in their own language, calling on russian mothers, you know, do it, take their songs away, from you, praying calling on russians to go to protest thinking russian journalists or propaganda media workers or former workers vote was standi

was the plea from ukraine's president as he addressed the united states congress wrote to me as to lensky received a standing ovation before he delivered his speech virtually to us. lawmakers, he again called on the us and it's nato allies to impose a no fly zone over ukraine. a demand washington has repeatedly reject it. friends, americans, in your great history, you have pages that allow you to understand ukrainians. now we need you right now. remember, pearl harbor that terrible morning of december 7th. 1941. when your skies turn block from plains attacking you, just remember it. remember september, the 11th that terrible day in 2001, when evil tried to turn your cities into battlefields, innocent people were attacked from the air. no one expected it and you could not stop it. our country is experiencing the same every day, every night for 3 weeks. now. let's go live to our white house correspondent, kimberly hall kit for reaction and emotional appeal from president lensky. kimberly, for more meshes and he wasn't just talking to lawmakers but to the people of america as a whole. first

while on a convoy fling, mario poll, leaving several people injured with well, president lensky says this attack on the shelter and muddy pole was deliberate. earlier, we spoke to ne conley, our correspondent in ukraine, and asked him if there is any way. it could have been a mistake if we understand wasn't attacking her from there. this was a bomb dropped by a plane. we don't know what the weather conditions were like when this bomb was dropped. what was visible? we've all seen those images of that inscription, children written in big letters and capitalize in rushing on the ground outside that they drive stood up so many a time in my pool. it's certainly a very visible, very prominent building and the city surrounded by park road. so it's not like it's part of some kind of wider, built up area that would see it confusing else. i think that that sab reality is that at a time where this war is heading towards sieges, or big urban centers, there's a lot less in the way of positional fighting in the countryside out in the open away from civilians. inevitably, civilian casualties are go

[000:00:00;00] ah, [000:00:00;00] ah ukrainian president followed, made it to lensky sharply criticizes germany's political class for their failure to address the growing threat posed by vladimir putin with hundreds of thousands, remained trapped in mario poll without heat and other basic necessities will get a 1st time to come from a teenage witness who's in georgia, life in a city under siege rainy and president volunteer made lensky sharpie criticizes. germany's political class for their failure to address the growing threat posed by vladimir booth ah on pablo foliage, welcome to the program. a ukrainian official is reporting that around $130.00 survivors have been rescued from a bomb to theater in the besieged city of marty paul. the number of dead is still not known. the building was sheltering hundreds of civilians including children. when it was shelled, ukraine's president that voted made it to lansky says it was just one of many rushing attacks on civilians, anteaus cold for more international help to defend his country. this report contained some distressing images, smoke bell

well, absolutely it's, it's a very interesting transformation. lensky was, was a controversial figure among ukrainians who call themselves patriots. so the former president, petro shenker, was criticizing him, partially for not doing enough against the russian aggression. and he was very controversial and i remember just a few weeks ago, he was also criticized or trying to go after pershing go to trying to put him on trial, things like that. and for preparing enough for the russian aggression. this is all forgot. now he's he, he's a real hero now, and not only in ukraine, but also a broad. i managed to meet him at the munich security conference just a few days ago. and he made a very good impression. he made a very good speech, very strong. he's from an actor, he knows how to talk to the public, but he managed to find the right words. i think this is he's, he's and number one strengths to find the right words at the right moment. and ukrainians have relatives around him. his critics as well. and this is a very astonishing development and roman, what do you think is likely to be presid

this is the person who's lensky is having to deal with a lot of met lensky, the ukrainian presidents. what choice does he have but to negotiate? no, he doesn't have a choice. i just tell you what i think is the outcome you cannot rely on this. of course, since you have to, he has to see to it that he gets a ceasefire. he has to see to it that put him stop to bomb civilians, start to commit war crimes. now, if vladimir putin does go down this road with an agreement of this type, this falls well short of the war aims that he seemed to be professing at the beginning of this war. and those famous speeches he made. it made it sound like he had no respect for ukraine as a sovereign state and that he century wanted to effect regime change there. so what should we understand from the fact that he seems to be considering an agreement like this? does it mean that he feels he's losing it? yes, i think that term he sees that what you know, he build up in it's fantasy about the ukraine. that is very pro russian where you have a so you don't government there and there is no and ukrainian identity.

so what the lensky said was that will make that a separate question. those negotiations will happen after a ceasefire in the rest of ukraine is agreed to, and that is a concession in itself to say that we will put off those negotiations until we can resolve a ceasefire here and the rest of ukraine on the nasa forest there. now we can turn to some other stories were falling for you at this hour. g 7 energy ministers have rejected demands by russian president putin, to pay for russian gas in rubles. german economy and climate protection minister robert havoc said that the demand is unacceptable and called on companies not to comply with it. number one, u. s. president joe biden says he makes no apologies for saying that russian president vladimir putin who cannot remain in power while insisting he's not calling for regime change in russia. biden's, as he was expressing moral, outraged ward putin over the war in ukraine. and e. u. interior ministers have been meeting in brussels to address the flight of millions of refugees into the block from war torn. i

of hassan confirms that the black sea port is in the hands of inviting troops. president vladimir lensky says russia will pay for what it has done. also on the program, ukraine and russia hold a 2nd round of talks and agree on humanitarian corridors for civilians caught up in the fight. ah, i'm anthony. how'd walk into the program as the war in ukraine enters its 2nd week, president vladimir lensky has urged his people to keep up their resistance. that's as russia intensifies it's attacks on major cities. the mirror of the black sea port of her song confirmed that russian troops took over the city. it's the 1st major urban centered to fall since russian fought as forces began their invasion. a few crank and russian troops continued to attack the outskirts of the ukrainian capital devastation on the outskirts of keith. as the invasion of ukraine drags into its 2nd week, russia has intensified its attacks on major cities across the country. with russian forces advancing in the east and south president vladimir putin claimed that the so called special military operation is going to plan. as