hello to ms. lensky says, ukraine has begun what he calls an historic week with fighting raging on, and the don bass, ukrainian president, has predicted that russia would likely intensify it's attacks in the coming days. his warning comes as kiva waits, a landmark decision from european union leaders on its bid for candidate status. let's listen in to what's lensky had to say. what shall, in the short of this week, we should expect greater hosted activity from russia and the or against ukraine but also against other european countries. li proteins. we are preparing. we are ready . but what might greater hostile act, hostile activity, just look like and put that question to d. w correspondent rebecca readers in keith? well, i think in ukraine he's talking about an intensification on the battlefield. something we have seen in the last couple of days that he may also be referring to other random attacks on cities. not on the front lines, perhaps keith. oh, you know him perhaps where there was a similar attack. when antonio harris, the head of the un visited some weeks ago, now there was a,

france, and italy, and kia plus the leader of romania meeting with the ukranian president lord ms. lensky at the moment. is this visit important bianca symbol? of course, kara, this was highly anticipated after nearly 4 months. oh, for vanity me. zalinski here in key. if you didn't lead to countries is the beginning of the war. he has been a welcoming of various personalities, various well leaders and say he was he of course, well comes that you appear leaders who visit him today. he already took to social media to say, how pleased he was to find, let me have those discussions in order for my son or just being to a video conferences and to you know, that french president, the german chancellor, that italian italian foreign minister, travel together by it from a night train until they arrived here this morning. they were visiting the suburbs, the suburbs up key of your pin, where it was a heavy i've gotta really cause heavy losses for their ukrainian civilians as well as for the army in march and have really got the full experience. they could see the sole expense expand of the war here. y

a lot of ms. lensky address the security council a day after russian missiles it a shopping center in the ukrainian city of cram and choke killing 18 people. and ask a shared video, which he says shows the building was the intended target. moscow says it hit a near by weapons depot, but a subsequent explosion to get a fire at the mall. kristen salumi has more from the united nations ukrainian president vladimir zalinski called russia a terrorist state, and demanded that the united nations expel it from the international body during an emergency meeting of the security council. in an emotional speech, he called for a moment of silence. after reciting the names of some of the civilians killed in recent days, including children and the elderly. i have a question for you ladies and gentlemen, who have you does not agree that this is terrorism. if any other parts of the world and the organization acted just like russia who is killing ukrainians, if they kill peaceful people, that would definitely be recognized as terrorism. russia joined the other council members and standing for that mome

ms. lensky address, members by video link, telling them that he believes russia will target lithuanian next from madrid. all diplomatic edison james base reports from madrid, military plans for the future in the coming months and years, and for the next 10 years. because he's also announced something called the strategic concept, which is nato's strategy plan going forward designating rusher. is that principle threat? but also interestingly saying that there are many challenges that nato potentially faces and make the nation's face from china. but in terms of the immediate threat with the war in ukraine, they are putting more forces into the eastern flank of nato, into those countries closest to russia. they're going to make some of those forces more permanent. the u. s. which is mainly based in poland, that is where it has its battle group that is going to have the largest number of any nature forces in poland. that's where they'll be more than any of the other battle groups. and that is the 1st permanent headquarters of the u. s. in one of those countries closest to russia. they are

no. de ms. lensky says, stalemate is not an option, and his country will fight to recover all the territory occupied by russian forces . russia sent more troops to the area to try to circle the city. how does your world arabs abroad continues in a moment? first we leave you with memories of a colleague, she read abruptly. ah, no, not a from, with an honest with you. right? yeah. a yeah. a shooting abuto to the in in asia stretches it from the convention to east militia on the island for new york. it's a country of huge ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious diversity. islam is the official religion and about 60 percent of the population almost lives. there are also large, buddhist christian and hindu communities. and professor will have much hated, you know, why has been in militia for almost 30 years? he's a scientist, an engineer. and as a teacher, i don't the was, i mean i was meaning to understand how to use this ed gimme oh, you mean the gym and mad wanting to see it again. so in this sense, i mean it was about with many in november. i mean, it's a lot of money and there was a lot

ms. lensky address the security council a day after russian missile strike on a shopping center in the ukrainian city of clamor, chuck, which killed 18 people. the landscape presented video, which he says shows the building was the intended targets. moscow says it fired missiles at a nearby weapons. debbie, a subsequent explosion triggered a fire at the more a former white house aid has testified before a congressional panel investigating last year storming of the u. s. capital, cassidy hutchinson said former president donald trump wanted to join his supporters and tried to grab the steering wheel of his limousine. when his security agents refused to take him to the capitol. the president said something to the effect of, i'm the up in president. take me up to the capital now to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mister engel grabbed his arm, said sir, you need to take your head off the steering wheel. we're going back to the west wing. we're not going to the capital. m

drive home the point, ukraine's president of a low to me as lensky was on the video manager to remind nato, what conflict with russia looks like ms lives in the shop? tested enough. this is not a war being waged by russia against only a crane. this is a war for the right to dictate conditions in europe for what the future world order will look like. a dream of that is why it is absolutely necessary to support your brain. now you're not with weapons people, the fans and political sanctions against russia, which will stop it's able to pay for the wall. the absolute, none. they'll nato promise. it would not tenants back on cave present landscape made clear that ukraine there lies on our continued support and our message to him was equally cared. ukraine can count on us for as long as it takes the u. s. has already said it will increase its military presence in europe, including a permanent garrison in poland. it seems the russian threat is how to make nature look the strongest it has for years. and let's get across to alexandra phenomena who's reporting for us from the nato summit in tread. alexandra, your thoughts? what are the big

lensky address. the leaders, pleading for more arms and assistance, stepped vassal reports from gar. ms. partic, pardon kirchen, in germany with 18000 police officers guarding the summit? these protests s road their luck and try to grab the attention of the leaders urging the g 7 to the everything possible to stop the war in ukraine. gave him good . they're talking about the war, the destruction of the world, the climate catastrophe. and we want to show our protest inside the castle, ukrainian president lansky invited to attend fire video link was asking for more weapons telling the g 7 leaders. he wanted the war to be over before winter for their party. united states announced it would sent new advance air defense systems to ukraine, while g, 7 leaders, disgust, increasing military fire power. nato chief, he installed to burke in brussels, announced a large expansion of battle ready troops. we will strengthen our forward the fences . we will enhance our battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance, up to brigade levels. we will transform the nato response force and increase the nu