u. s. air base ramstein in germany have not reached a decision regarding the supply of leopard at 2 tanks to ukraine. hollands defends minister says the western allies would soon hold talks on the issue. addressing the defense officials at the meeting via video link ukrainian, president waterbury lensky, made an impassioned plea to his allies, to send more heavy weapons. pressure had been mounting on berlin to allow other countries like poland and finland to send german made lepper. 2 tanks to ukraine or to deliver the heavily armed battle tanks themselves. the host of the gathering us defense secretary lloyd austin, stressed that germany is a steadfast partner. they are reliable i, they've been that way for, for a very, very long time. and i, i truly believe that they'll continue to be a reliable ally going forward. and not to mention a journey is host to 39000 of my troops and their families, and also 10000 civilians here. and so we've had a great relationship, but throughout all the years and i will continue to have a great relationship and germany will continue to exercise leadership

u. s. air base and ramstein germany today. and the agenda will be dominated by one think tanks. ukraine says that needs main battle tanks like germany's lip a to, to deal with a fear that new brush and fits it. some allies are ready to donate them, but will germany grant them permission. so on the program, germany's development minister goes to ye crying to see what her country's aid has accomplished and to promised further assistance to rebuild the nation. still under fire and police clash with demonstrate as improved, after thousands traveled to the capital limit to demand that for his president stepped down. the ongoing political crisis has claimed more than 50 lives. ah i'm anthony held, walking to the program. us defense secretary lloyd austin will today host the latest meeting of the ukraine defense. a contact work on the u. s. a. base in ramstein, western germany. the agenda will be dominated by the issue of main battle tanks for ukraine. a number of western allies, such as poland, are ready to give keith leopard 2 tank

u. s. air base in ramstein in germany. the host of the gathering us defense secretary lloyd austin, also urged allies on friday to dig deeper to support ukraine against russian. pressure is mounting on berlin to allow other countries like poland and finland to send in german made leopard 2 tanks to ukraine or to deliver the heavily armed battle tanks themselves. germany's new defense minister boris stories was asked whether berlin's reluctance was due to fears of retaliation from russia. we don't feel anything. we have just responsibility for our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance. busy all the pros and cons of the 40 review review side, things like that. just like there was nothing else. and i'm very sure that there will be a decision in the short term, but i don't know why, and i don't know how the decision will look. but what we can now speak to the w as chief political correspondent, nina hossa, who is standing by at the u. s. air basin. ramstein. so nina, did the german defense minister, elabo

u. s. air base at ramstein in germany to try and find a way forward, but still no sign of those tax. i'm fill gail in berlin and this is the day. ah, we see that the rush was building all planning for new offensive against that ukraine. this is not a moment to slow down. it's time to dig deeper as much as it takes for as long as it takes really hesitating, we are just very carefully in balance and all that proven contra and you heard the, the german minister of defense say that or not made a decision on what time remains era we will make our decision very soon as possible. also on the day, how will russia respond to this surgeon western weapons? will it prompt a rethink of the kremlin plans, a present boon could end this war to day? it's, he started it, it's his war of choice, and he could end it today because it's turning into an absolute catastrophe for russia. a welcome to the day a ukraine went into the week with high hopes of finally taking delivery of the elusive leopard twos. those advanced germans made battle tanks that would hopefully, tip the scales against russian forces.

u. s. air base and ramstein for to discuss all of ukraine's allies what military 8 ukraine needs. and i know one of the big points of contention at the moment is tanks, the u. k. and the france of provided tanks. for example. what is your message perhaps ahead of that meeting to the us? what's your message to germany? way one 1st of all will want to say thank you so much for everyone who is, what degree is a you support this life important, critical, important for our citizens who are homeland with very appreciate for coming to and helpful financial support for political support. but we right now need defense a weapon defensive because we defend our home country and her, her. we need to the weapons. we actually ran a soldier, a surprise, whole wall to we fighting against one of the strong arming the wall for saw successfully almost one year. but we need modern weapons and it's a defensive weapon is a key for peace and freedom in ukraine. because so we defend our homeland and they were from decision from our partners depends a lot. if last russian soldier left you brain is her miss

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u. s. air base at ramstein in germany, where a meeting is taking place of defense ministers of nato and where they'll decide exactly what new military aid ukraine is going to get. pro ukraine activists from serbia have filed criminal complaints against russia's wagner mercenary group, and its supporters accusing them of recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. moscow relied heavily on the private military group during the war. whoever serbian law prohibits that citizens and participating in conflicts abroad sheet, and yet mirage near spreading hatred among serbs towards ukrainians towards the people who have never in history. done anything bad to serbia is a crime. and that crime must be prosecuted. the spread of hate propaganda leads to violence and war, and that is not necessary here, nor anywhere in europe to the united states. now, where the white house says the u. s. congress will come together and work to avoid a debt default that's off the country. hate it's $31.00 trillion dollar borrowing limit on thursday. the real concerns are political showdown could unsettled markets and trigg

u. s. air base at ramstein in germany, where a meeting is taking place of defense ministers of nato, and whether decide exactly what new military aid ukraine is going to get. pro ukraine activists from serbia, i have filed a criminal complaint against rushes, wagner's motion regroup, and supporters accusing them of recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. moscow has relied heavily on the private military group during the war. however, the law prohibits citizens from participating in conflicts abroad a sheet or near near spreading hatred among serbs towards ukrainians towards people who have never in history done anything bad to serbia is a crime and that crime must be prosecuted. the spread of hate propaganda leads to violence and war, and that is not necessary here, nor anywhere in europe to france. now, when more than a 1000000 people have marched against planned pension reforms, present a menu, i'm a. com wants to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 64. unions say the move is an assault on the welfare system. then it smith has moved from pass. french unions wanted a big turn out for t

u. s. air base at ramstein in germany, where a meeting is taking place of defense ministers of nato, and whether decide exactly what new military aid ukraine is going to get. one of bringing more on our story from perio. now we hearing from diana sanchez in the capital lima where tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating they are supporters of the former president pedro castillo, who was jailed in december. they are demanding his release and they want new elections along with the resignation of current present inability, marianna sanchez joins us live now for a bit of an update. tell us what's happening now. what's it like? we'll marianne, we have come to the center of where people will be joining in the next coming hours . this is the plaza from martina. and if you can see, there are already protesters not only from the provinces that have come to lima, but also from different places in the capital. people who are against, sorry, who are against a president the novel, a lot of it now this plaza has been a fortified by the police. this is what we can see here, but it's all arou

she needed the ramstein u. s. air base in germany has concluded with the agreement to provide more military support to ukraine. the question of whether germany left the 2 tanks will make their way to the feel remain on us as designated rush, those wagner group as a transnational criminal organizations. white has national security and john curb, he says, nor has about 50000 biases in ukraine, 80 percent of them drawn from prison. from 9 to the above. in easton, ukraine has been the focus of intense fighting for months and on friday, russia claimed his forces had taken control of could keep, which is a settlement just a few miles south. silent seekers trying to reach europe have described being forcibly moved from italy to greece on make shift prisons in fairies. i'll 0 as part of investigation with lighthouse reports and other media partners. as heard testimony by refugees being locked in small rooms without food or water, showing how reports from bar it's really some of the victims are miners across the adria to see from g

u. s. air base at ramstein in germany, where a meeting is taking place of defense ministers of nato and where they'll decide exactly what new military aid ukraine is. going to get serbian pro ukraine activists to fall criminal complaints against russian. wagner must in recruit and its supporters accusing them of recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. moscow has relied heavily on the private military wagner group in this invasion, but subbing law prohibits at citizens from participating in conflicts abroad. once a criminal complaint is filed, it's up to the state prosecutor to decide whether or not to proceed with it, although because condemn rushes invasion of ukraine. the great has so far refused to impose sanctions against moscow. here matters near spreading hatred amongst serbs towards ukrainians towards the people who have never in history done anything . batch the serbia is a crime and that crime must be prosecuted via the spirit of his propaganda leads to ireland. lord, war and death is not necessarily here, nor anywhere in europe near the new life from london. much more filter bri

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u. s. air base in germany in ramstein, where ukraine's allies will discuss the way forward. new zealand prime minister just syndrome. busy is announced, she stepping down next month after 5 and a half years in office. she says she doesn't have the energy or inspiration to seek re election in october. the one global respect for her response to the christ church mosque attacks in 2019. and they government tough restrictions at the start of the pandemic. but her popularity has been on the slide at home. this summer i had hoped to find a way to prepare, not just for another year, but another tune because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and sorry to tell you, i am not seeing that i will not be seeking religion. and then my tim as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. why and hey has more now from oakland. the announcement from justin to roger that she would be resigning, came as a complete surprise to every one in new zealand. it wasn't that long ago after all that. she said she would definitely be seeking a 3rd term in

air based in germany, where the u. s. is long with 50. other countries have been meeting to coordinate military support for keys. let's bring in stuff. awesome. she's joining us from the ramstein air base in germany. so step what stood out for you from this press conference. well, it seemed that the secretary austin was really trying to hide his disappointment, but there must have been some feelings of disappointment, not only at his side, but also at utter nato partners about the fact that germany has the late this decision. secretary also actually specifically flew to berlin, alas, yesterday to speak with the new a defense minister of germany. and he was definitely hoping, hoping of some more progress today. but as the german minister announced earlier today, there will not be a decision today at maybe he said it could be tomorrow, it could be in a week or 2 weeks, but it's such a delicate matter with so many pros and cons. he said that this needs to be carefully wait, and it's not clear where the decision is now hanging on. but it was also said earlier this week that in a conversation on the phone between chancellor olive shoals and joe biden, there was some mention about a

u. s. defense secretary was in germany at the ramstein air base on friday, but even after the meeting, berlins still will not commit to sending it to leopard to main battle conked to ukraine. or the swallow french politician is wanting of the dangers of sending such heavy weapons. under pressure from american hawks, e. u. countries are going into total delirium over the delivery of increasingly heavy weapons. tis a lensky macro, mave, and donate la clerk tanks. american hawks won a world war in europe. of course, not a political analyst, nicola markovich, always great to see you welcome to the program. so at this point, 3 countries are essentially dangling tanks, just out of reach, refused to supply a heavy weapons until the others do. so do you think nicola has the western narrative that they're ready to support ukraine to all the way to the end with whatever it takes? i mean, all the cracks appearing do thing. yeah, it's a bit are definitely cracked with it. just be seen different european countries, hungary, croatia close to them serve. yeah, they're all saying what was going on and why are

ramstein airbus u. s. defense equity lloyd austin, was hoping to deliver platter news to his ukrainian counterpart at the ramstein air base. but it was to be no commitment from germany that it would send its lap tanks to ukraine. we don't feel anything we are just do a responsibility, boot for our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance all the pros and cons of the 40 res erie decide. things like that. just like there is nothing else. and i'm very sure that there will be a decision in a short term, but i don't know why, and i don't know. wow, how the decision will look. this lack of a concrete timeline is despite germany's nato allies ukraine, itself, pressuring hartford a thanks to be sent. i encourage you to make such decisions that can deprive russian evil of any power. you can start this policy to day. it is in your power to mega ramstein of tags not to bargain about different numbers of tasks that to open at principal supply that will stop ration evil. some fear attending napa tank could mean an escalation of the war, rac nato, into a direct confrontation with russia. the tanks have been sold to d

a meeting of western military leaders at the ramstein u. s. air base in germany has concluded with the agreement to provide more military support to ukraine. but the question of whether germany's leopard 2 tanks will make their way to the battlefield remains on answered on friday. the u. s. and i'm still in jail for the $2500000000.00 into keeps war efforts including armored vehicles and air defenses. ukrainian troops are currently bogged down in a grinding battle with russia around the eastern city of buck mood. while all of this is berlin denies that it's blocking the delivery of left for 2 tanks from european countries. the new defense minister boris mysterious, says a decision would require consensus from all allies. will the kremlin says the west is diluted, if it thinks the tanks will make any difference on the battlefield. on friday, russia claimed that its forces had taken control of cush give come a settlement just south of buck. mood in eastern ukraine's done that screeching steadfast reports now from rom shine air base. in germany, us defens

ramstein air based us in southern germany. we heard from the us defense secretary lloyd austin as well as the u. s. joint chiefs of staff mark, milly, where they said that there is been no deal so far, at least on the leper to tanks for ukraine from germany. but the u. s. is still committed to leading the coordinated efforts to defend ukraine, militarily the u. s. also announcing that it's sending 2 and a half $1000000000.00 worth of armored vehicles on air defense to the country. we will take a break on the right here and i'll just 0 and up next, it'll be africa direct. but at the top of the hour, in less than 30 minutes time, we'll have more news for you and all the latest headlines. thanks for watching and bye for now. mm. ah. ah ah ah the ah ah. i do. wow courtney all enamel you know when you man and you got it in union yeah. a little more thing. how you good news which you know well academy. yeah, no, then i never told me did yeah, yeah, yeah. or lack of bob you. okay. and then the ladies who cabinet at the middle of my local cut was because they don't know what that what they get nominated,

u. s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark, milly, they were speaking at a meeting of nato and defense leaders at the us air base in ramstein. let's go back to d. w. the chief political correspondent, nina houser, who is an ramstein and has been following the remarks made by the 2 of them. neither the us defense secretary, he began by outlining all the new military aid that's being pledged by ukraine's allies. and again, he stressed that it's not just about ensuring ukraine security, but it's also about the security of europe and even the world about the future of the world. what else stood out for you in the remarks by the defense secretary? what i thought was interesting was how the u. s. defense secretary austin said that today was actually a very clear message that the west is united that are, they are resolved, remain committed to supporting ukraine for as long as it takes. they warned that list war, my dragon, and that day to day was a symbol also of unity or towards russia. and. and they said that essentially a boot and could end the war right now, but he's likely not going to do that. and so this is why that they sa

from more than 50 countries at ramstein air base and germany failed to produce any agreements chance loan of charlotte's was unwilling to send german tanks. unless the u. s. made a similar commitment that diplomatic gamble seemingly paid off the agreement to supply the tangs is a huge political turn around for germany. and it's a major boost for ukraine. western battle tanks like the leopard and the abrams are what ukrainian president followed him here. zalinski has long been pleading for and many say they could be a game changer in the war. i am grateful to all our allies of our willingness to provide us with modern and much needed tanks. always proofs for most important fat for the world to day. for fat, for freedom is only getting stronger and the way we are all working together to strength and freedom to defend ukraine in europe is a historic achievement of a part of the leaders who are working on it right now. that zalinski also stressed that speed as now key. while the 1st leopard tangs could arrive in ukraine in the next 2 to 3 months. the white house has already said that it will likely be many more months before its abrams tanks will arrive at t

a t v screen in the room there in ramstein air base where defense ministers from 50 countries of meeting to discuss more military aid for ukraine. lloyd austin, the u. s. defense secretary said this is a decisive moment for ukraine in a different decade for the world. we will support ukraine for as long as it takes, he said, we'll be back with a new user and a little over 25 minutes with more. every war lisa devastating, in fact, jeremy's foreign earth rise, explore some of the efforts to recover what was lost from the syrian scientist. safeguarding one of our most valuable results is these are important samples. we have to make sure they are surviving to the refugees. striving to co exist with nature. ok, so what's going on there is we have simulating what happens when an elephant thomas life off to conflict on al jazeera with the states banana coming spring after a 2 year hyatt. is there been at least 11 executions? all of them for drug related offences. he was taken away. he was hang that shut that our state decisively and persistently about us people in singapore, a string of executions, ignite's rare protests and spirited debate over the countrie

u. s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark, milly, they were speaking at a meeting of nato and defense leaders at the us air base in ramstein. let's go back to d. w, as the chief political correspondent, nina houser, who is an ramstein and has been following the remarks made by the 2 of them. near the us defense secretary, he began by outlining all the new military aid that's being pledged by ukraine's allies. and again, he stressed that it's not just about insuring ukraine security, but it's also about the security of your.

defense leaders are gathering today at the ramstein air base in germany to continue the discussion about military aid to ukraine time now for 46, the u. se court says it can't figure out who leaked the draft opinion about overturning roe versus wade. that opinion was leaked eight months ago. the leaker is still a mystery. in a new report. the courts martial, said quote. it's not possible to determine the identity of any individual who may have disclosed the document or how the draft opinion ended up with political frustrations are growing over. the failure to identify who did leaker was yes , this is this is not just bad for the reputation of the court. it's dangerous. there's a very simple solution which is to hand it over to the fbi. now investigators have already interviewed 97 people, all of them denied being the source of that league. we do know, along with the nine members of the supreme court, dozens of law clerks and court employees had access to that draft. opinion investigators also say a hack of the supreme court i t s the heaw in the sierra has closed highway 89 leading to emerald bay. it is closed from emerald bay state par

u. s. air base at ramstein in germany to try and find a way forward, but still no sign of those tax. i'm fill gail in berlin and this is the day ah, you see that the rush was building all plan the for new offensive against that ukraine? this is not a moment.