a week ago, after openly criticizing that country's leadership with several e u member states are now beginning to send heavy artillery to ukraine after numerous please from cubes to president zalinski. examine how that move is reportedly violating their own treaty against supporting conflicts with getting lied from our studios in moscow. this is our international. i'm john thomas . certainly glad to have you with us. now vladimir putin has advised rushes military to not storm the underground levels of a steel factory. that is the last remaining pocket of ukrainian resistance in marble and a meeting with the russian defense minister. he said that those areas should simply be blocked off and made clear that any ukrainian troops who surrendered should not be harmed. he congratulated rushes military on what he claims. he is a victory in the battle for the strategic port city. put it in promotion is interesting. i consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone impractical. i order you to cancel it. this is a time when we must think we must always think, but even more so in this cas

u. member states have agreed to supply heavy artillery to ukraine, providing money for it to be purchased. and joining a u. s. weaponry plan, but that contradicts provisions and several cor european documents, such as the e u founding treating or to show davinsky explains the recording as president has the week being calling on western nations to supply his country with homes to find russia and those nations have he did the cool you for example, have for the very 1st time ever falling on the purchase and the delivery of weapons . ukraine with this is potentially problematic for the you itself. as the move goes against its own rules, member states will not allow exports that would provoke, will prolong on conflicts or aggravate existing tensions or conflicts in the country of final destination. however, some suggest that instead of actually a crane, the use decision is only finding the flames of war, weapons won't bring stability. they will fuel further destruction and death calls from the ukrainian government. and its people for arms are understandable and difficult to ignore. but ultimat

that took some ragging among the u member states. they are some that particularly the baltic states calling for a total energy bogo. and those of course, like germany hungry and others who insist that this should be a phased out approach, as opposed to an immediate embargo. so you're seeing it as well. you'd, you talked about hungry. this is one member state that has, for example, broken rank a with the rest of the european union, i indicating its willingness to pay for its russian energy imports. and rubles, that is something that moscow had demanded. the european union took it united decision to oppose that, but the hungarians, for their part have said they found a way to do so in a way that doesn't necessarily go against the sanctions. today. you have the austrian chancellor visiting moscow. it's not a trip that was mandated at an eagle level. i was just speaking to the foreign minister of lexia who told me that he disagreed with such an approach. so you're starting to see the different member states pursuing different courses in

u. member states. and so they are going to be with the help of the european union's emission in ukraine are going to be supporting the i c c's investigation or helping in terms of building it's case evidence gathering. as we heard from the e. u foreign policy chief at joseph burrell to assist at the international criminal court. i prob, at the war crimes that have allegedly been committed by the russians in a, in ukraine. i'll point out that joseph morale, it has just visited ukraine. he accompanied at the e. u. a chief was left on the line when he before going into the meeting today, the meeting that he had a foreign ministers. he talked about some of the things that he had seen of was he will know they visited butcher as well are. they also visited a number of sites are where they saw the bodies of people that had been killed in this war. that certainly left a big impression on him. and hence this conviction as he stares a foreign ministers to assist i. c. c, i. in terms of pursuing those war crimes

u. member states. now, in dealing with russia yet, terry, that the cracks are, are starting to appear and we're seeing, for example, the baltic states have, have gone out and they've become the 1st in europe to ban are all of gas and imports. of course gases is the main as sticking point here at the likes of germany, italy, slovakia, insisting on keeping at the the, the gas payments for, for self interests. they're looking at their economies and they're saying that, you know, it would hurt their economies more than it would rush and that was not the objective . and that is not the objective of leaves at sanctions. you have the hungarians, for example, or who this week said that they would be prepared to pay for their ration at imports in rubles, and going against what the blocks position is unsticking to what the contracts dictate which is to pay in, in the currencies, off of euro's all dollars, so the cracks are starting to peer because of self interests and, and, and different affiliations and relati

lions new sanctions on russia, including a battle importing coal vodka and timber were backed by the u member states. this week. the new coal band is estimated to be worth $4000000000.00 euros a year. but that is just a fraction of what is spent on russian oil and gas, and the ban isn't due to be implemented until august. our brussels correspond christine manuel is covering this story. christine, you, christian, president, toner, light and foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, are on their way to meet presidents lensky innkeeper. tell us about the significance of this trip. terry, it's, it's a gesture off solidarity i. it is the repeated affirmation to the ukrainians, that the european union stands with ukraine that will do whatever i can to support ukraine and defending itself against russia. but we've got to be honest about the fact that says she is not necessarily going with everything that is needed in ukraine. for example, the ukraine's would like more support i in terms of weaponry to fight a russia. as we know, for example, that president vladimir zalinski would like to see the europea

u. member states, for example, except that definition is happening. exit dental site is happening, of course i in, in, in ukraine for example. shortly before the close of that meeting, i had an interview with the latvian foreign minister who said, of course it is for the legal experts to reach that conclusion. but as far as he saw it, genocide was being committed. i in ukraine. so the i says he's going to be supported in the with the year by the european union financially. and of course some politically via the office in, in, in ukraine, dw corresponded christine when wa, reporting for us from luxembourg. now to another meeting, austria chancellor, karl ne hummer has met with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. he's the 1st e leader to hold face to face talks of putin since the start of this full scale invasion . namor says he did not get a positive impression from the talks, but did say he pushed putin on ending the war mirror image in gow house. it was important to me to state clearly that the war must end for the people in ukraine. thus, under the crimes taking place must be inves

since 2014, in the largest ever operation under the civil protection mechanism. 29 countries, all u member states together in norway in turkey. i've responded to the request for assistance from ukraine as a 4th of april over 13000 tons of medicines, hospital equipment, ambulances, and 55 to equipment, food and energy supplies have arrived in ukraine. european leaders have set up a ukraine solidarity trust fund channel support to post war post war reconstruction, and at the pledging event on 9th of april with canada. we will further showcase that we stand in words and deeds with the courageous people of ukraine. when i'm president, after the security council was un, unable to take action, the general assembly demonstrated once again, less than 2 weeks ago. the overwhelming international rejection of the russian aggression and an overwhelming support to addressing the humanitarian crisis in ukraine. the international community demanded safe and unhindered passage for civil civilians fleeing violence as well as humanitarian access to those in need. international humanitarian law must be respe

u. member states is another aggressive unilateral moved by russia. we will remain united and support each other while phasing out russian energy imports. or some in the you see this as an opportunity to revisit the issue of renewable energy sources. to achieve that, the you would need to raise the share of its green energy to 40 percent of total consumption by 2030. another step would be to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. and that you may have to divert its attention to alternatives like liquefied natural gas and even more controversially resort to reactivating. it's coal powered war, about a 3rd of that went through ukraine. germany is the biggest single consumer accounting for 55 percent of its total imports. but it's now promised to phase out russian imports. bulgaria, which has just been cut off by gas prom receives more than 70 percent of its natural gas from russia. while poland gets no undress, gold fowl, professor at the willy brown school of public policy in moscow, chris, we for chief

u. member states is another aggress. and that you may have to divert its attention to alternatives like liquefied natural gas and even more controversially resort to reactivating. it's coal powered almost to phase out russian imports. bulgaria, which has just been cut off by gas prom receives more than 70 percent of its natural gas from russia. while poland gets low level b, commodities analyst at sep financial services group, a very warm welcome to all of you. let's start this discussion by addressing this issue. busy of actually now going away from russia as a supplier source, national jess, just also just going by 4 weeks, we saw that the call marcia promoted, the most radical planning to diversify its energy in force. so basically what they stated that was there will be no, no rush to call implement doroty of natural gas from russia. exactly, exactly. that, that's a good point, but bulgaria can get their yes from us over john. now we see that they are, it's on the more long term contracts with john and gas. okay. a c

u members most reliant on supplies and is particularly vulnerable. so can the germans weaned themselves all fresh and gas? and india imposes a tax on the profits of crypto care and see an ames to launch the digital whoopi. is that a move towards regulating virtual currency and how when investors be affected? ah, thank you very much for joining as gasoline prices have risen, shot me after russia's invasion of ukraine, and americans are feeling the pinch at the gas pump with mid term elections just months away. present joe biden is under growing pressure to bring down the high energy prices. and he's attempting to do that by increasing supply. the president has ordered the release of at least a $180000000.00 barrels of oil from, from our history and provide historic amount of supply for historic amount of time, a 6 months bridge to the fall. while the announcement marks the 3rd, they leased from the government and his promise to speed up the adoption of green energy sources biden plans to invoke the defense production act, to support the production of

members. it's the 1st time the u. s. i shared such advanced technology with another country apart from the u. k. the trilateral pact also aims to expand other defense and security capabilities, but china has previously described dorcas as quote and extremely irresponsible in noro minded group, which it considers a potential threat relation of 1st expert benjamin chow believes hawkis is looking to expand in the pacific in the same way nato thus spread across through is jason and other anglo saxon alliance that could endanger the world. the hawkers could be views as an asian version of natal. we have all seen the situation in ukraine. expansion of nato is not a good news to many countries, arguably, not even good to the you. the, you did not want to war in europe, but the nato is led by the u. s. the u. u u. it does not have a say on that. it's, you know, a social yeah. the recent weakening of china, australia relationship is just force in china to plan and had to cooperate with countries like solomon islands at the doorst

u. member states for not doing more or sufficient to help you grain. i'm doesn't create tensions within the u. absolutely. and especially crates tensions between germany and its eastern european neighbors. so this is the baltic states. this is poland and, and, you know, i think it, they making up a fair point and, you know, in the beginning there was a lot of fair understanding here. and i think a quick reaction and the 1st and couple days of the war. but now you know, this, this conviction is say, is a vanishing and more and more damaging is this to work germany this, this moment in time. i think it has said very damaging. and i also am speak with friends and colleagues in the united states who also asked me questions all the time. how can we explain germany's m m shifting position again and, and so, you know, we really need to think through babbled this. take us in nato and the european union and the future. marina hanker director of the center for international security at the heritage school of governance here in berlin. thank you very much. thank y

well, some e, u members, mo, returning to coal. austria is former, a foreign minister also states. europe stands to cut itself all from russian energy may be called the impact would be much larger than just the old mental club that people might freeze or not. 3. it's not about with every laptop. i would say everybody with around a 1000 ukranian, marines reportedly surrendered to russian lead forces. and mario got some members of key ebs nationalists battalions try to flee the battle rather than the key in bob city, r t follows russian troops as they see suspected. radicals here is one such suspect, he was found apparently sneaking nationalist position. she lives with battalion neo nazi with one minute past 6 in e being here in moscow this wednesday, april. the 13th. my name's you know, neil and you're welcome to the global use updates on our team. we are put, has warned that russia can easily redirect its energy exports to nations that need them. the president out a that while western countries are suffering from rising prices and inflation. moscow as quote, alternative options. any of th

and warren reserves will only last until the autumn, if russian gas supplies are to cut some e, u members, mo, returning to coal, we debate the prospect sound and ramifications of the block cutting itself off from mission. and you cannot run an economy like the european economy based on this faith based energy policy. of course, the government is shutting down the economy. what they do and very aggressive policies that just ideally driven around around a 1000 ukrainian marines, reportedly surrender to russian lead forces and marty, you pull out some members of nationalists battalions, try to flee the prize and the key on city party follow this. russian troops stay c suspected radical with such suspect he was found apparently sneaking nationalist position. she use most likely fibers here. tell us a slide, but the battalion, neo nazi with life or moscow. this is our team. my name is, you know, neil and 30 minutes of news and views start letting me put, has warned that russia can easily redirect its energy exports to countries that need them. the president down there that while western count

officials, warren reserves, will only last until the autumn if russian gauss supplies are cut on some e u members molar. returning to co, we debate they prospect sound rama vacations of the block, cut a itself off from russian. and you cannot run an economy like the european economy based on this faith based energy policy. because the government is shutting down the economy. what they do and very aggressive policy that is ideology driven around a 1000 ukrainian marines reportedly surrendered to russian lead forces in murray and pull out some members of p abs nationalist battalions tried to flee that bottle abroad. and the key for the party follows russian troops are facing suspected rob here. he's one such suspect he was found apparently sneaking nationalist position. she liked replied with neo nazi battalion with 247. use live from russia's capital city. this is archie i'm, you know, neil, let's get into the big mid week. plumber has warned, not russia can easily redirect its energy exports to countries that need them. the president out of that why western countries are suffering from rising pri

u. member states, however, waiting around for the bureaucracies of 28 different countries is not something that the head of ross cosmos is prepared to do. instead, he said that it, that the west needs to realize that it needs russia for anything and everything in connection to the international space station increase moves. do they need the international space station without the russians? they cannot come there because no one but us can deliver fuel to the no one but the engine val kauger chef can correct the position of international space station for debris and school, but nobody's getting rid of the sanctions. so a sanction on the radar. now what does the future hold for the international space station cooperation? well, march 31st was the deadline that ross cosmo set for these western space agencies to lift those sanctions that i mentioned before and goes in in his most recent letter reiterated that to restore full cooperation with regards to the international space station. they have to be lifted. he said that these sanctions are aimed at bringing hunger and despair to russia, basica

and i'm sure that there will be a long negotiation process driven freshly unfortunately by the u member states. so it's nothing that would have to be immediately hindering moldova, joining the european union as there is no possibility to do so. nevertheless, of course, yes, when we think in longer terms, then this could certainly a continuation. and even my escalation over conflict could hinder a further approximation answer. i think this is why it's necessary to finally come to terms and understand that it's not only ukraine who is at war with the russian federation, but that russian federation and here, especially the kremlin and the system pigeon, is waging war against europe. and this includes mold over this includes also you member states at sebastian schafer with the institute for the danube regional and central europe. thank you so much for sharing your insights with us. western and ukrainian sources estimate that well over 10000 russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict and ukraine. but moscow has admitted to the death of around $1500.00 trips. as families across russia

u. member states, and e u countries. how long are they allowed to stay? what is the status currently in germany per specifically? it's under the 23rd of may, and that's where the government said they would announce by then when they would take any further measures or extend their stay. and that, you know, keeps anyone in the and no, and students who have done medical studies for 6 years and ukraine and their, and the last semester. well, going a future. yeah. they're waiting for them. and also what kind of psychological support they have currently to be able to apply or what kind of legal support they have to go and register and go through the process of the application which mostly also in german. so they face a lot of barriers and they need support, just like any other recognition. and you mentioned the students say people who were in ukraine studying the idea was to get a qualification. those studies have been interrupted. what can be done to assist people in disposition? i think, well, 1st of all, provide a legal framework, but also universities shoul

u. member states for not doing more to help you crane. what does this crisis tell us about german leadership in europe right now? i think it's no secret the germans strategic culture since 945 has been a culture. they march along the lines of you know, dialogue finding, building bridges, corporation, trade, etc, etc. so, and as long as the world was in line with these ideas, it was easy for germany to be a leader. now we're in a different world where suddenly these ideas off, you know, people who dialogue through corporation are no longer as much to with before. and i think that's what you see in german, german foreign policy. well, i'm not going to say what it's not working, but it's trying to find its new values. it's new core in that sense. and so it's too soon for germany to be a leader because of the new world for itself. the german government says it's not ready for an embargo on russian gas. many say that's essential in order to stop moscow having the funds to even fund this war in ukraine. how much of a problem is it for europe, s

u. member states out for example, except that definition is happening. exec data site is happening, of course i in, in, in ukraine for example. shortly before the close of that meeting, i had an interview with the ledford ford minister who said, of course, it is for the legal experts to reach that conclusion. but as far as he saw it, genocide was being committed. i in the ukraine. so the ice is, he's going to be supported in the, with the year by the european union, and financially, and of course, some politically via the office in, in, in ukraine. now, melinda, in terms of sanctions, we heard yoseph burrell earlier, say that nothing is off the table. germany, we're sitting here in berlin. this country has faced immense international pressure for weeks, even before the full scale invasion of russia to reduce its dependency on russian imports. what have officials here been saying, indeed, in fact, the rush of the german economy minister, robert hubbard, a member of the green party, has in working tirelessly to try to get that dependence down and has been quite successful when it comes to coal

u. member states to support ukraine on its way to other european union. i would like to ask the question, not what the security guarantees could look like in concrete terms. thank you about the problem. indeed, currently we are conducting negotiations, were the question of neutrality, plays a role. but i have to say it here from the point of view of ukraine. this is a grand offer visa viewed the aggressor. and in spite of everything that happens in the negotiations, i want to say that it's important that the piece will not be a dictated one. and whenever we talk to the russian side, when ever i talk to the russian president, i always make this clear that it's the root ukrainians. negotiating about what they are willing to negation of negotiate on and nobody else was on the floor. and on that note, the question of security guarantees have been raised. we do not have a concrete form for them as naturally we talk about them. but of course on confidential terms with ukraine one and we also discuss it with others if they could play a role. but of course, it's

announced the action 2 days after prime minister victor or bon, one of 4th consecutive term 15 e u member states must agree for the measure to take effect china has indefinitely extended a locked down covering all of shanghai is 26000000 people as it tries to contain the cities biggest cobra 19 outbreak. city officials say they've tested every resident, aided now by some 10000 more health care workers from around the country. to france now, where polls are pointing to a likely win for president emmanuel mc, crawl in the presidential elections and began on sunday, across all boost to his ratings at the start of the russian invasion of ukraine. but those approval ratings have slipped and his position now seems increasingly under threat from both the far right and far left candidates. immigration has been one of the main issues and the selection. d. w is lisa lewis spoke to a priest in the french city of leon, who has spent decades campaigning from migrants rights. tissue on the lawn has been on the front lines of campaigns for migrants rights for nearly 50 years. back in 1983, he was part o

u member. he's supporting sanctions against russia. on the other side, as putin's friend, he's refusing to stop buying oil from russia. quite the contrary, his plan is the bond even more. and on top of all that, he's refusing point blank to give any military aid whatsoever to ukraine. but not everyone agrees that all bands friendship with putin is as damaging as some might think. and in times of crisis in war times in o, p per seek stability. the hungarian prime minister always likes to position himself as, as, as a very strong leader who can defend hungary and who can defend hungarians or bands . ukrainian neighbor says hungary should be helping their fight leader. listen, victor, you know what's happening in maria, pull mothers and children dying like going look at the shoes on the key side of the danube. zalinski is referring to this memorial in budapest, thousands of jewish families were lined up and shot by fascist during the 2nd world war. their bodies falling into the river danube. their shoes left behind. andrew simmons, al jaz

u. member hungry defies brazil saying it will pay for russian gas imports en route bolt bounce out of the block repairs this lump. it's the latest round of sanctions on moscow ah one menopause for in the afternoon here in moscow this wednesday, april the 6. let's get into the mid week news. dried up. a large group of civilians, including more than a 100 children, has been evacuated from the done, yet city of multiple that made continued fierce fighting their age off and other national battalions, helping accused the inhumane treatment towards locals. the russian defense ministry has released interviews with the residents of the devastated city. one of them claims they were shot by nasal forces while walking around the children's play area . while other states, the neo nazi, grew pounds, being directly charging them and using people as human shields. after shot at the local population, there was a well at the bakery where people went for water. they shot a bunch of people. bodies were lying around right around the wells. a young girl rode to school, was shot in the back, fell down dead. th

u members most reliant on supplies and is particularly vulnerable. so can the germans weaned themselves off, rush and gas, and india imposes a tax on the profits of crypto currency and ames to launch the digital ruby. is that a move towards regulating virtual currency and how when investors be affected? ah, thank you very much for joining as gasoline prices have risen, shot me after russia's invasion of ukraine, and americans are feeling the pinch at the gas pump with mid term elections just months away. present joe biden is under growing pressure to bring down the high energy prices, and he's attempting to do that by increasing supply. the president has ordered the release of at least a 180000000 barrels of oil from the u. s. as strategic reserves over the next 6 months, that's the largest release of oil reserves. since the countries talk pile was created more than 46 years ago. this is a war time bridge to increase oil supplier to production ramps up later this year. and it is by far the largest release warranty aren't national reserve in our histo

u. member states. and in many others launch off. it's either different directions from there. so this is predominantly a trans, a country, but will a country of $2600000.00 people to have an additional 1. 100000 people is of course as a significant bird. and so for the most part, at the patterns have shown that they're not looking to stay here. they're passing through, but they do stay a week a few days at most and, and it's the mold oven authorities. we've also been sustained with, with the transportation addresses. those refugees who want to get into the opinion of i, romania and other avenues across in berlin today is hosting an international aide conference for moldova. we're just minutes away from a joint, a press conference or fi, or german, romanian french or foreign ministers on the mold oven. president of what is moldova hoping will come out of that. the realization here is that ukraine isn't going to be a place many people can go back to for a long time. so the people that on the government is now thinking about how to, to sort of integrate them into society to get t

u. member says choose to support ukraine delivered weapons. but since they cannot intervene, directing the conflict, or the use or so communication wall, to depict russia or to, to, to make russia by the image and or afford your bridge got propose a suit because or b serve conflict is used by the west or to try to weaken russia in this big geopolitical game to war, or to use the ukraine as a proxy against russia. especially because the west is losing her ground. after or you know, into invention of rush and syria. there was no possibility for reaching shanicea after a while to retreat of gun afghanistan and know are we are losing ukraine for future, a large one on the natal. so this is why we are so aggressive in the communication campaign, because we cannot inter, indirectly against russia, which is a big a big nuclear power. so of course, we don't want to know the truth. they don't care about the truth for they don't want to to promote a, a c or use or independent investigation. because or the objective is to make the war as long as possible

u. member states have contributed nearly $3000000000.00 to ukraine. poland the u. k. germany in france have been the main providers. and that i don't know, as a former ukrainian defense minister and now a fellow at the atlantic council, he says, getting the right weapons to ukraine will make all the difference. russia has a whole number of troops which are equipped with the heavy weapons and equipped with multiple rocket systems and our etc. and you brain, your brain is much more efficient, your brain is way more motivated and, and know it's better and it's fights better. so the, if you have additional weapons which we've been talking to, many different partners obviously, in this case it will be, you know, we will be able to actually win and turn this into the counter offensive and actually push russians out of the country, which will go as far as he is let go, so he will be moving along like as much as i can. so it's not like he has a certain plan to, to capture a part of the generator going in reason and then say ok that, that's all i want to know. he will be mo

while the u member luxembourg has warned that the new package of sanctions currently being discussed within the union would heavily impact germany's industry and later spread across europe. and the u. k. a new study from the census that economics and the business research phase, the cost of living crisis has when truly arrived in the country, the center predicts the biggest ever fall in living standards. since the 1st state was recorded 17 years ago. that's now close to marci mccauley, ortho and russia. analysts many thanks for joining us on the program. martin is good to see you. now. some european leaders say the sanctions also effective against russia. what else can you do? what other tools or leverage does this still have a sleep will be using kind of like said, no future investment, financial investment in russia, but that's very weak. and so that's what they are banking on. what your opinion and americans are bank on that reduced or, and gas revenues from russia, which was result from the europe in union buying less oil and gas from russia. this will gradually have such an impa