have you seen an increase of propaganda targeting nato or trying to undermine nato? >> we've seen specific stories where propaganda, information to be used with the trust of alli allied countries. we're seeing china and russia blaming nato alliance for the existence of the coronavirus and then told that we're not able to support and help each other. the realities of the nato allies are helping each other a lot. all allies are affected, but not all allies at the same time. we have seen our supreme court commander here in europe coordinating local efforts and military and seen how military has been essentially transporting medical equipment and transporting patients and the medical personnel, and thousands of beds. helping to control bore didders. so the military has supported by nato has been making sure that nato allies are helping children and partners. so, again, the reality is that we need facts, we need the truth, that's the best way and also when it comes to covid-19. >> and the communication out of-- >> absolutely, i try to do that, a lot of excellent people in

so affecting the people in nato allies countries. -- nato-i -- nato-allied countries. and i strongly believe if there's anything we could learn from the crisis and the decades since nato was established, is when we're faced with uncertainty, then we need strong institutional institutions so i -- institutions. so i think this is going to strengthen the multilateral institutions, to strengthen multilateral corporations and strengthen nato, that's why nato 2030unched the reflection process, to make sure we change and adapt as the world is changing. and again, as the global balance of power is shifting, we see the rise of china. and compared to china, even the united states is now the biggest one. soon, china will have the biggest economy in the world and they are leading in investing in a lot of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, computing and so on. and it's more important that we stand together, north america and europe together, because we cannot manage this alone. we need to do this together. so my main issue is that when things are difficult, t

my vision for nato 2030 is not about reinventing nato. it is about making a strong alliance even stronger. strong militarily, stronger politically and more global. to help us get there, i'veac askedti groups of experts to provide newiety ideas. a ndi will continue to consult actively with allies and i will reach out to civil society, the private sector, as we are doing here today. my recommendations will informoo the direction need to leaders set out when we need next year. meet next year. together, we can look to nato 2030 with confidence. together, we will keep our people safe in a more uncertain world. thank you.cret khoury cal >> thank you very much, secretary general for your remarks and sharing with us your vision and reflection for nato nine 2030. it is my great pleasure to be leading the conversation with you today. we will turn back d.c to washinn d.c. for the first two questions. karin wulf, the floor is yours. >> mister secretary general,ntiu what a terrific set of framing remarks. you mentioned that your goal in this reflectio

for nato. for me, the most important thing is to change and adapt. one of the main reasons why nato is the most successful in history is that we have been able the to change every time the world has changed and we need to continue to change because the world continues to change. the aim of nato 2030 is to make sure that happens and i think that we are seeing that in the strategic concept nato has today. we have identified three core tasks. collective defense, crisis management and fighting terrorism and corporate security working with the partners all around the world. this was agreed back in 2010. that was before iran, iraq, syria and all the challenges we've faced since then. the realities of nato has been able to implement the biggest a dapation seen in decades with forces, new groups in the eastern part of the alliance, with a new cyber command. the formula command structure. investing in defense. we have really undertaken huge changes of nato with the same strategic concept. so for me, the

this for nato 2030 is not about reinventing nato strong militarily or politically but to help us get there a group of experts to provide new ideas and to consult actively with allies and the reach out to civil society the private six sector and answering here today. the recommendations were set out when we meet next year. together we cannot to nato 2030 with confidence to keep our people safe in a more uncertain world. thank you to my thank you for your remarks for the reflection of nato 2030. and the secretary-general what a terrific thought and that your goals in this reflection process not reinventing nato but make it stronger and more global? and what that means in terms of thewe relationship with china the stark deterioration with the us china relationship. >> no. nato but then when they met in london in december, for the first time in history and then fueled by economic growth in that part of the world and the meaning of people but at the same time we see the fact that to have the biggest economy on the world and then coming closer in cyberspace in africa and the critical infra

capacity moving from other places but there is an agreement between nato and russia called the nato russia founding act the promise is that nato troops will not be permanently positioned that close to the russian border so this would just be another excuse moscow would have for causing tension with nato and i don't think anybody wants to see that so i'm not sure that that's a plan that would really go forward for all of the reasons that i just mentioned nato correspondent teri schultz for us good to talk to you. when the sega football now and byron in a can wrap up an 8th straight league title when they visit better braman tonight byron have won their last 10 league games and are 7 points ahead of 2nd place darkman was just 3 games to go. for many people the coronavirus has meant change and uncertainty not so by munich i didn't bring newsreader resumed after its pandemic and shut down by end of reimposed their grip on german football now just a win away from an 8th straight title a social distancing might scupper this year's celebrations we have on my list of a hadn't missed we want to bec

my message to him has being that the nato allies are actually delivering nato is about form to have open discussions about. don't also burden sharing but also major presence and i expect this to be an issue as a defenseman is that a meeting all right terry you posed the question there's don't bake he didn't really want to give you an answer did he. he didn't and i got many comments from colleagues and even some nato ambassadors afterwards. complimenting me on asking this directive a question but you know it is very frustrating to try to to sort of counteract this misinformation that is constantly perpetuated about how nato is funded and therefore how certain countries are not living up to their obligations nobody denies germany has a very low level of defense spending in comparison to some of its nato allies but this idea that that some countries are falling short on their nato obligations financially because they don't pay directly into nato is just very frustrating and so i wanted to ask the secretary general stoltenberg if he ever brings that up with president trump but no he didn't a

allies and nato be concerned this is inside story. that welcome to the program i'm laura brennan they're a legacy of world war 2 a symbol of u.s. commitment to protecting its european allies u.s. military forces stationed in germany are reportedly going to be shot be reduced present donald trump plans to pull out 9500 american soldiers by september reducing the number 225000 troops will either be redeployed elsewhere or sent home it's being seen as the latest twist in relations between washington and balin tensions between the 2 sides have been strained over a number of disagreements but defense spending has been of particular concern for donald trump he's repeatedly pressed germany to increase its military budget and his chris size nato allies for relying on the u.s. to shoulder the cost of maintaining the alliance. well a spokesman for the u.s. national security council john only yacht issued a statement on friday neither confirmed nor denied chance withdrawal of troops saying why we have no announcements at this time as commander i

is he an apologist for donald trump when it comes to nato. that's a very strong word and i certainly wouldn't use it myself he's he is he has 30 bosses and that's a very difficult position to be and the secretary general represents all nato allies one of them of course pays a lot more than the others and has a lot more weight than the others but he can't do anything that's out of line for any country and so he constantly seems like he's not giving an answer or he's waffling because there are 30 different prison positions on every issue but on this i think it also must be difficult for him because he sometimes has to sit right next to president trump and listen to him complain about the defense spending of certain allies and completely misrepresent how the alliance is funded and who actually was responsible for the reversal of the decline in defense spending he's not an apologist but he does have to be he does have to sort of tread the middle ground. defense ministers they just dropped 2 days discussions does anyone. take the idea of relocatin

nato as need for u.s. troops here on the continent but i think what's what's really missed in this conversation is that it's in the u.s. interest to have the troops stationed in germany those troops are not there simply to protect germany as president trump likes to portray it or even to protect europe in fact it is used as a staging ground for troops to go on to other parts of the world i mean not even not even europe not even the russian border the u.s. has many uses for its installations in germany and that in fact would be a huge loss and you saw many commentators coming out after this announcement saying that's a ridiculous decision that's a strategic mistake those are most of the comments i heard from military commentators a mistake for the united states not a threat to europe yeah a colossal mistake we heard in the last 48 hours you know terry there are warriors here in berlin that donald trump would reduce u.s. troop numbers to punish germany for not spending more on defense are those words are the

capacity moving from other places but there is an agreement between nato and russia called the nato russia founding at that promises that nato troops will not be permanently positioned that close to the russian border so this would just be another excuse moscow would have for causing tension with nato and i don't think anybody wants to see that so i'm not sure that that's a plan that would really go forward for all of the reasons that i just mentioned nato correspondent teri schultz for us good to talk to you germany has launched a new track and trace app to fight the spread of the corona virus that technology can send warnings to users if they've been in close contact with anyone confirmed to have it the government hopes that will help shorten infection chains but the app is voluntary and as you have been finding out not all germans trust it. this app is hope to become a game changer in germany's fight against karuna it took much longer to develop than expected for security reasons the government says. the covert uses bluetooth to determine which other smartphones are in the vicinity and

with nato secretary general u.n. still in bed let's take a listen to what you asked. do you feel that in the interest of countering dissent from ation that it would be important for you to perhaps explain to him in your next call how nato is funded the fact that no country actually has billions to nato. my message to him has been that the nato allies are actually delivering meant as a platform to have open discussions about. don't also a burden sharing but also military presence and i expect this to be an issue at the defense minister meeting all right terry you posed the question there's don't he didn't really want to give you an answer did he. he didn't and i got many comments from colleagues and even some nato ambassadors afterwards. complimenting me on asking this direct of a question but you know it is very frustrating to try to to sort of counteract this misinformation that is constantly perpetuated about how nato is funded and therefore how certain countries are not living up to their obligations nobody denies

well there are differences between nato allies that has always been differences binny between nato allies but. nato is the most successful alliance in history because we have been able to overcome these differences and old was to unite around our core toss to protect and defend the childer and the main reason for doing that is not to provoke a conflict but it's to prevent war prevent conflict so as long as we stand together all our lives are safe and secure and the pursuit of peace i mean mrs albright you talk about provoking they just last week we were listening to the president of the united states calling germany delinquent because it's not meeting its defense spending target is that a way that you would use what you say the germans are being delinquent. i value germany most of it is strong on important. german is now actually investing significantly more in the fans germany has added 4 percent to the fence but just over the last years and germany has plans in place to to increase by 80 percent over a decade that is significant and it also helps to the total nato defense spending which

admissions the decision is a major concern for nato as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist foreign policy. spoke with nato secretary-general yan stoltenberg and he said it's time for germany to take on a larger role in global affairs the role needed needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership are all in need germany to play. even more important role because germany is is the largest economy in. europe germany now has the largest offense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom under knighted states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's part of the nato family and that's being part of a multilateral institution like nato and in uncertain times we need strong multilateral institutions like for instance nato and germany. is playing. an important role in. well let's take a look at some other news stories from around the world officials say at least 2 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck southern mexico a magnitude 7.4 events centered on the pacific co

but many have suggested that response of nato was rather weak and said that nato at the moment is essentially being held together with a piece of string with each of its own members making unilateral decisions about what's best for the feature for their own interests rather than the common good of the organization now there have also been many disagreements not just in syria but also what's going on in libya at the moment mark on his disquiet what tookie is doing there is playing a dangerous game a dangerous game that he says could be stabilize the whole of the region and also could impact europe as well and he's also previously questioned some of the fundamental elements of nature particularly article 5 this is a article when one nato member is attacked who come to it's a mark on his previous he said well to morrow who knows suggesting that may not be something that will happen he's also been very vocal about the criticisms from donald trump of nato the u.s. demanding more money from other nato members and he said as a result of that you europe needs to rethink its own decision and needs to

comply also coming up the american troops will be leaving germany what does that mean for the future of nato a loss that in an exclusive interview with secretary-general installed the. world's number one tennis player novak djokovic has tested positive for coke 19 news follows criticism of the players' decision to host a tennis tournament during the pandemic. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program in a major setback for germany's fight against covered 19. have ordered new lock downs in an area in the west of the country the decision was made off to a surgeon coronavirus cases at a meat packing plant in the state of north rhine-westphalia well as he's in and around the town of redivided broke in the old districts are now hoping the measures in effect will prevent the virus from spreading. and just a short while ago authorities extended the lock down to the district off veyron door which borders get israel hundreds of thousands of people are affected by the restrictions the new outbreak is the biggest since germany began easing its lockdown last month. the districts are good to slo

our move house stricken nato and especially germany which serves as a boost for many u.s. troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan. for 70 years tens of thousands of american troops have been stationed in germany for europe their presence at bases like spangdahlem a guarantor of peace for the u.s. an expression of its military might. on monday donald trump confirmed he would be withdrawing almost $10000.00 of them blaming bare legs failure to meet its 2 percent defense spending but you're wrong he said it was indebted to the military are and. they've been delinquent for years and billions of dollars and they have to pay it so we're protecting germany and their delinquent that doesn't make sense for the u.s. military presence in germany was a reginald a bulwark against the soviet threat during the cold war and continues to be a deterrent against potential russian aggression trump decision threatens to further strain the relationship between the 2 allies. germany since its serenity since 1908 is a very strong partner and we would like to be handled also even and with the unit

troops out of germany is still making waves within nato the u.s. president on family last week that the u.s. will cut its military deployment 225000 troops that's almost $10000.00 troops being produced in germany hosts the biggest on tensioned off of american troops in europe including important bases for ongoing combat missions it's a major concern for nato and not the only challenge actually facing the alliance. and there we spoke to nato secretary general dan stoltenberg at austin if the alliance needs to look to berlin for more leadership at a time when the us is pursuing moral isolationists on the seas the world needs more german leadership and nato needs german leadership we all need germany to play. even more important role because the german is is the largest economy in in europe germany largest defense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom under not it states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's paul all of the nato family and that's that's that's being part of a multilat

because by a document that is an agreement between nato and russia is that nato troops will not be permanently stationed close to the russian border and so this is certainly something that moscow will again use to attack the alliance and terry shoals 1st in brussels this morning thanks very much for that round up very well germany has rolled out its official app to fight the spread of covert 19 the technologies and warnings to users of they've been in close contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus the government hopes will help shorten infection chains yappers voluntary well talk about some of the data privacy privacy concerns with an expert after this report. the demo version of germany's coronavirus tracing app was unveiled in late may it has a simple design and it's easy to use the app was developed by german software giant s a p together with dirty telecom the firms were only commission to create it in early may until then the german government had planned to use technology that would have put user data on 2 central servers critics warned that the system was not secure and too vulne

and the world needs more leadership from germany was the word from nato secretary general following u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program more than 600000 people are now back on the lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities are imposed restrictions in the districts of goods a slow and violent of after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus. the districts are good to slow and found and off the back undercurrent of virus restrictions until the end of june residents. in the western german districts could only have contact with their own household just weeks after restrictions were eased schools pope's cafes museums and gyms will all close again. we will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the lock down the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. before. the decision came after more than 1500 workers at suny a slaughterhouse tested positive for it 19 die a living conditions are being blamed for the quick spread employee

and the world needs more leadership from germany that's the word from nato secretary general following the u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in germany. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program war than 600000 people are now back under lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities reimpose restrictions into neighboring districts in the state after more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus is the largest outbreak in germany since the country started easing restrictions in april. the districts of 2 to slow environed are far back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june residents can only have contact with their own house how its schools pubs cafes museums and jams well old clothes again. we will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the lock down the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. before. the decision came after a massive corona virus outbreak at the tourney is still off their highs where more than 1500 workers have tested positive for cope with 19 dire

that is part of a nato family. that is part of a multilateral institution like nato.n uncertain times, we need strong multilateral institutions like nato. germany is playing an important role in nato. phil: the secretary-general speaking with christine a little earlier. this is dw news. still to come, summer has come early to parts of siberia. whililsome are making the most of the temperatures, others have to d deal with the disasters tht he wave is unleashing on the arctic. the hong kong chief executive has tried to reassure the island's residents of a new controversial security law. she says she will not pick judges to provide -- to preside over cases. critics worry it will be used to target descent and he rode democracy. they claim the suspension of a popular comedy show is one sign the climate is changing. >> dressing up as an empreress o mock hong kong's leader. one of the hosts of headliner. the oldest satirical show in the city. today, the team is filmiming a final episode. 31-year-old program produced by hong kong's public broadcaster has been bold in its crit

plans to withdraw its troops from germany what is that need for the future of nato we have an exclusive look secretary general. and the world's number one tennis player novak djokovic has tested positive for co the 19 news follows criticism of the players decision to host a tennis tournament and during the pandemic. hello i'm christine one goal welcome to the program in a major setback for germany's fight against clovis 1980 s. have ordered new doc downs in 2 areas in the western state off north rhine-westphalia the areas covered by the new restrictions include the districts of good and vibrant golf the decision was made off to a surge in corona virus cases at a meat packing plant where more than $1500.00 workers tested positive this means more than 600000 people are now back and then locked out. the districts are good as low and fat and off a back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june residents in the western german districts can only have contact with their own household just weeks after restrictions were eased schools popes cafes museums and gyms will all close again.

and seems other nato members share the u.s. position on this. but the reactions from other member states a little bit muted because all nato member states but the usa are actually supporting the call that they signed the convention for this international criminal court only the u.s. is abstaining and the dutch foreign minister said he's appalled by the actions of the united states because this move is unprecedented it's blackmailing the called into some action and this is not something you normally do in international relations but there is no official statement from nato yet and nato might also be concerned because it's also about some secret. detention camps the united states allegedly had in poland rumania and other countries in europe. thank you so much that was banned in brussels to soccer in the spanish top flight became the 2nd major european league to return from its coronavirus hiatus last night so beat city rivals rail bettys 2 nil in front of empty stands fans congregate outside the stadium though despite official calls to maintain so

ambassador to nato. and what has she been saying that's right the ambassador just briefed reporters ahead of the meeting and she was trying to downplay tensions over this move she said basically that the u.s. military has been tasked with looking at u.s. deployments around europe and where they might best be situated for the defense of the continent making it seem like this was in the best interests of nato when in fact no military advisor that i've heard from or spoken to thinks that this is a good strategic move and in fact it seems to not take into account that it's in the u.s. interest to leave these troops in germany many of them are not there to defend germany or europe or have any nato role whatsoever like the african headquarters that are in stuttgart that has nothing to do with europe this move over good doesn't show many of the u.s. troops of the alliance is broader defense posture has that been weakened. well nothing's happened yet and it's not entirely clear that it will happen in fact the u.

the united states remains committed to its nato allies and will notify nato of any troop drawdowns in the future now that is the message tonight from brussels where a video conference of native defense ministers is taking place nato secretary general. says that the us stated its commitment to european security tonight at that meeting and he stated it very strongly he said the reassuring tone is coming from brussels only following surprise announcement just a few days ago that the u.s. intends to withdraw all thousands of its troops stationed here in germany although the u.s. has not given a date for when that withdrawal is supposed to happen. i had for more now i'm joined by heather conley director of the europe program at the center for strategic and international studies in washington d.c. heather it's good to have you on the program the u.s. we understand is trying is just heard trying to reassure allies of its commitment to nato do you think it's done once what it needs to do. well and fortunately this very important nato defense minister ariel meeting which was really going to de

compliance if necessary also on the program the world needs more leadership from germany the assessment of nato secretary general following u.s. plans to cut the number of american troops in. the suspension of a popular satirical t.v. show in hong kong fuels fears of creeping clampdown as china prepares to impose a new law against dissent. i'm somehow arrives as a heat wave hits siberia people are enjoying the sunshine but are usually high temperatures in the arctic circle of course in forest fires and other disasters. i'm so welcome to the program more than 600000 people are now back on the lockdown in the western german state of north rhine-westphalia authorities re imposed restrictions in the district of goods as low on foreign go 5 to more than $1500.00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus residents are also under quarantine in areas of the central city of good singer. the districts are good as low and fat and off a back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june residents in the western german districts can only have contact with their own household ju

we have made sure that nato military. cloete into what happened well many of described that statement as being we can suggest is that nato is being held together by a piece of string at the moment with its members making the union lateral decisions which are over their own benefit and not for the common good and we know that there have been many disagreements with macklemore recently describing turkey is playing a dangerous game saying could be in danger in the whole of the region around libya as well as europe. and president ma corners also talked about europe thinking of itself as a geo political force in the future making is only the lock to decisions so with all of that going on it seems that nato is so not marching the same. spotlight has returned to the previous conduct of the u.s. and democratic presidential hopeful joe biden this is after a member of the ukrainian parliament released new recordings of an alleged phone conversation between biden and the country's ex-president bunch of poroshenko with the details hi

decision to pull nearly a 3rd of american troops out of germany is continuing to make waves with a nato us president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployments here 225000 reduction of almost 10000 currently germany has the biggest contingent of american troops in here of including important bases for ongoing combat missions the decision is a major concern for nato and not the only challenge facing the alliance. so we asked the secretary general yet schulte of bad weather violence now the needs to look to belive for leadership as the u.s. pursues a more isolationist course the world the needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership we are all in need germany to play an even more important role because of germany's is the largest economy in in europe germany it now has the largest defense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom and united states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's paul all the nato family and that's that's that's been part of a multilateral institution like nato and in

the united states remains committed to its nato allies and will notify the organization of any troop drawdowns in the future now that is the message tonight from brussels where a video conference of native defense ministers is taking place nato secretary general young. says that the u.s. has stated its commitment to european security at the meeting very strong and reassuring tone is coming from brussels follow a surprise announcement just a few days ago that the u.s. intends to withdraw all thousands of its troops stationed here in germany although it has given the date when that will happen. fans. are in for more now i'm joined by heather conley director of the europe program at the center for strategic and international studies in washington d.c. heather it's good to have you on the program the u.s. we understand is trying is just heard trying to reassure allies of its commitment to nato do you think it's done once what it needs to do. well and fortunately this very important nato defense minister ariel meeting which was really going to dig dedicated to strengthening nato as deterr

a larger role in global affairs the world needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership we all need germany to play an even more important role because the german is is the largest economy in in europe germany now has the largest defense budget within the european union the 3rd in nato after not taking them under knighted states so course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's paul all. in a 2 family and that's that's that's being part of a multilateral institution like nato and in uncertain times we need strong multilateral institutions like for instance need right and germany. is playing. an important role in. the back hall calls chief executive kerry lab has tried to reassure the island's residents about a controversial new security law to be passed next week saying that she will not pick the judges to preside over cases and critics are concerned that the law being imposed by china will be used to target dissent and will erode the chinese temperatures that democracy they claim the suspension of a popular comedy show is one sign that the political

poland is one of only eight nato members. the others, some of them haven't done so well in terms of what they're supposed to be paying to nato. i tell them all the time. we've gotten them up a lot but not enough. but toe poweland is one of only eight that is current with the money that they are supposed to be paying. 2%. 2% is a very low number. but we have a large number of countries that haven't paid, they're delinquent, let's put it that way. they're delinquent with respect to their due, the money they're supposed to be paying for defense, so the united states is defending a lot of countries that are delinquent on what they're supposed to be paying. and i never feel too good about that. but i will say i spoke with the secretary general and he said we've done a great job. i said we haven't done good enough. we haven't done a good enough job. we have secured, though, over $400 billion in new pledge defense spending from nato members which is something no other administration has come even close to. i would say they're off by