washington bureau chief in his pole is with me and in the studio, our chief international editor, richard walker. in it, i want to go to you 1st. president zalinski is holding talked with joe biden in the oval office. we saw there. it tells more about what you've been saying and hearing well, and the call president lensky showed again, that he really knows which buttons to press. he not only thank the american president for his leadership, not only in the us, but also in europe than he think. congress, which is so important to sign the bills for military aid. then as we just heard the sound bites, he delivered a very hard talk. thank you, from the average or ukrainians to the average americans. and then, and this is, i think, a very specific and very special for him at the end of this little prescott gathering of the old office. he gave a cross for military mary to president biden, talking very briefly, but very convincing about the dire and dangerous situation. for the ukrainian sol shows, and with that he set a very specific tone for this visit on the one hand being very humble and thankful, b

nicole: dw's ines pohl is with me and our chief international editor richard walker.nes, i want to go to you first. president zelenskyy is holding talks with joe biden at the oval office. tell us more about what you have been seeing and hearing. ines: president zelenskyy showed again that he really knows which buttons to press. he not only thank the american president for his leadership not only in the u.s. but also europe. and he thanked congress, which is so important to sign the bills for military aid. then as we just heard in the soundbite, he delivered a very heartfelt thank you from the average ukrainians to the average americans. then, and i think this is very specific and very special for him, at the end of this press gathering in the oval office, he gave a cross for military merit to president biden. talking very briefly but very convincingly about the dire and dangerous situation for ukrainian soldiers. and he said -- set a very specific tone for this visit. on the one hand being very humble and thankful, but also being very aware of the outstanding greatnes

and what is a just peace that we can hear something from zalinski on that richard walker here in the studio with me and in its falling washington. thank you so much. now, as we've heard the u. s. has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine, including a state of the art patriot missile battery. keith has repeatedly pushed for the advanced to air defense system, which u. s. officials say will enable ukraine to better defend itself against russian attacks. but training personnel on how to use these weapons properly could take up to 6 weeks and to take a closer look at the military picture. i'm now joined by defense expert marina moran from king's college in london. miss muran us patriot missiles are going to soon be headed for ukraine. will they make a difference? and the war thank you for having me. well, obviously, if we're taking the situation in terms of air defense systems right now in ukraine, it would certainly make a difference to give some, in the patriot era defense system. however, there are a few problems with that because 1st of all, as has been pointed out by o

but divisions over certain issues remain as d w 's, richard walker reports it's monday afternoon on the tele, metro, and an unusual passenger is here. germany's foreign minister and the lena bear book heading to the old city center. there's good reason for using public transport here . old daily is as densely packed as anywhere on earth and babble against the 1st can taste. the city. bursting at the seams, alina bab, book is always keen to show a sort of modest short of diplomacy, connecting with ordinary people, like hearing old tele, especially with women and minority groups, and talking about values like democracy and human rights. after meeting indian counterpart super ammonium j shanker, burbock repeatedly stress how important these values are for relations between my state. we will not come in by the album the this part we've learned in a brutal way. but having the business relationships, we partners that are not cheryl values that can have dramatic consequences. lots of poison hobble, come. that's a key reference to russia and of like me, and how germany became dependent on russi

and i'm joined here in the studio by richard walker and in washington, dc by our washington bureau chief in his full in his biden, seemed very taken with soleski. what are your takeaways? while it was really underlining how closely the united states stand with ukraine, president biden said a couple of time. we are here for you as long as you need us, that are very easy way with each other. and given the dire situation, ukraine, it was quite surprising that there were, was even some laughing in the room. what for me, i stood out is also that joe biden kind of went back in history, saying that is what we americans do. we help countries in need, we help countries which are threatened by a authoritarian or even terrorist regimes. and he did that to kind of already reach out to those who are much more critical with the support of ukraine and the other thing which stood out from me. and i attended quite some press conferences in the white house. i've hardly ever seen a foreign leader who is so knowledgeable about the internal conflict in the united states, the way a presidency. lensky addresse

dw's richard walker reports. >> it is monday afternoon on the metro. an unusual passenger is here, germany's foreign minister. heading to the old city center. there is good reason for using public transport here. old deli is as densely packed as anywhere on earth. they get a first-hand taste of a city bursting at the seams. >> anna-lena is keen to show a modern sort of diplomacy, connecting with ordinary people like here, especially with women and minority groups. in talking about values, like democracy in human rights. >> after meeting her indian counterpart, they repeatedly stressed how important these values are for relations between states. >> this past year, we have learned in a brutal way that having deep is this relationships with partners that do not share our values can have dramatic economic consequences. >> that's a reference to russia and vladimir putin and how germany became dependent on russian oil and gas. now germany and the rest of europe are looking elsewhere for energy and want others to follow suit. but here, india is not on the sam

i'm join out by richard walker. he's our chief international editor. and in his poll is standing by in washington dc for us in us. i wanted to ask you 1st about what is happening because we've been following this day. there was a lot of secrecy about and about how zalinski even got there. he is. do now to meet joe biden in the oval office. tell us more. yeah, right it sir. it's only little known how he got here, how he left the ukraine, how he was flying over. and this is probably because of the security issues. you know, i have hardly ever seen such tied security around the white house, so snipers everywhere. many streets are blocked, so this tells you how, how special on this trip is from president a to lensky, so he's going to me president biden, soon, they definitely will share information or zalinski will address again, that he needs more support. joe biden might probably draw a line by saying that he can't help zalinski with a delivering long distance defense missiles are, but they definitely will talk about what already has been, has been done a

and so is our chief international editor, richard walker. welcome to both of you in. if i want to ask you 1st, what are your impression so far of what you've been seeing and hearing during the landscape, much anticipated, but early surprising 1st visit to the us? well, the man of the year vladimir lensky showed again what a fantastic communicator he is. you know, the way he thanked joe biden personally describing him as the leader, not only of his own country, but also of europe, thanking the american people from the ukrainian people and then giving a president biden a military, a cross for military and married. and really, you could see how touched president biden was by that. so he's really a perfect if this is possible, a perfect leader for a country in war with dependent on age from other countries, especially from united states. so this start was a good one for, for vladimir lensky as he really already touched again, the hearts of the americans. and this will be crucial during his with it because he has to convince those who becoming more, more critical about him

richard walker reports each monday afternoon on kelly metro and an unusual passenger. and here germany, foreign minister, m l in a bad book heading to the old city center. there's good reason for using public transport here. old daily is as gainfully packed is anywhere on earth, in babylon, against a 1st can taste the city bursting at the seams. alina bab, book is always keen to show sort of model short of diplomacy connecting with ordinary people, like hearing old tele, especially with women and minority groups, and talking about values like democracy and human rights. after meeting indian counterpart super ammonium j shanker, burbock repeatedly stressed how important these values are for relations between state. we will now come in by the out this part, we've learned in a brutal way, but having the business relationships we partners that are not cheryl values can have dramatic consequences, lots of poisoned hobble, come to k, a reference to russia, and apply to me. and how germany became dependent on russian oil and gas. now germany and the rest of europe, looking el

the phrase shot at the country, richard walker. he has told a podcast one day he wants to be a prime minister he is, by the way, a on the list to become a tory parliamentary candidate, but he's not yet got a seat. it's a contest. so we've got me thinking and i've got two of britain's best business brains alongside myself. what better people to discuss with, do you think we need more business people in politics? well, michel, the is no and tell you why i say that richard walker, who as you said, runs iceland. i think let's put a bit of context to this. richard wants to get on the list of tory mps the next election. yeah, richard runs firm. his dad founded . so, you firm. his dad founded. so, you know , his life is certainly not know, his life is certainly not typical . and how many business typical. and how many business are already in parliament? we ask the gb viewers listeners. well, in 2015, when this the most recent data , almost a third most recent data, almost a third 192 out of 650 mps did business background and that was not

and how they perceived the united states and against all odds richard nixon becomes a trusted advisor to ronald reagan, george herbert walker bush and bill clinton of all people, bill clinton who is campaigning against the presidency of richard nixon, they become friends and bill clinton will tell you he still takes out a letter from richard nixon, a letter nixon wrote shortly into his presidency giving him advice, very simple practical advice on how to manage the burdens of the presidency. in the so many ways richard nixon is the phoenix of former presidencies. he rises from the ashes of any media's departure from the presidency and becomes an important force as former president and bill clinton was president. >> host: when richard nixon died, we covered all that on c-span, clinton the front row. if i may, he said something important that richard nixon wanted him to say. clinton says as he is eulogizing richard nixon, paraphrasing a bit, we need to judge richard nixon not on just one incident but the entirety of his political career which is what richard nixon was campaigning for, he didn't want to be known just for waterg

and against all odds, richard nixon becomes a trusted advisor to ronald reagan, to george herbert walker bush. bill clinton of all people, bill clinton it was campaigning against the presidency of richard nixon, they become friends and bill clinton had tell you he still takes out a letter from richard nixon, a letter that nixon wrote shortly into his presidency, giving him advice, very simple practical advice on how to manage the burdens of the presidency. so in so many ways, richard nixon is the phoenix of former presidencies, presidents, rather. he rises from the ashes of the presidency and becomes an important force as a normal president. >> in fact, bill clinton was president when richard nixon died, that we covered all of that on c-span. the clintons were right in the front row and bob dole speaking as well. >> if i may, he says something really important that richard nixon would have wanted him to say. clinton says, as he's eulogizing richard nixon, we need to-- i'm paraphrasing a bit. we need to judge richard nixon not just on one incident, just on the misdeeds of watergate, but b

walker has a new campaign strategy. running away from reporters. i'll give my take on his epically bad senate run in just a moment, but first, richard louis is here withng, richard. >> mehdi, good to see. authorities in california are investigating widespread power edges as an intentional criminal act. nearly 40,000 -- vandalism at multiple substations. the fbi in north carolina state bureau of investigations are insisting in that investigation. the georgia senate runoff less than two days away, and early voting numbers have broken to single day records. more than 1.8 million georgians have voted early, including more than 76,000 people who did not vote on election day. election officials expect the number to top 1.9 million, which would include absentee ballots. now, the latest on the taylor swift presale debacle. her fans are taking ticketmaster to court. according to court documents, plaintiffs are alleging breach of contract, intentionally miss proposition -- fraudulent inducement, and several antitrust charges. they seeking a penalty of 20 $500 for every violation of the business and professional code. more on the mehdi hasan show right after thi

and then what, you trust herschel walker to remember all of their names "yeah, i got some people on stage and i want to thank -- oh, oh boy oh that dude's got to be richardou really think that missing ingredient in georgia was a surprise appearance from, i don't know, wyoming senator john barrasso or idaho senator mike crapo i have no idea what the man sounds like. i am almost certain i've never heard his voice in my life but that won't stop me from trying to do an impression anyway [ laughter ] just gonna have to guess what he sounds like. let's see, idaho okay, looking at the face. all right, i think i got it. here's my best guess for idaho senator mike crapo "hello, georgia voters [ laughter ] it is i, mike crapo. i am here to sweep you off my feet with my charm and charisma." and that was today's inaccurate impression ♪ [ cheers and applause if anything, i think that might have been the problem. republicans did flood the zone with sitting senators. rick scott, tom cotton, and of course lindsey graham who not only camped out in georgia for months, but seemed to appear in almost every fox news interview with walker. graham even did most of the talking