germany's transfer all of schultz and the russian president vladimir fulton have spoken for the 1st time. in nearly 2 years. this picture of the call was posted to the trunk, little social media account and x. the german government saves schultz told fulton to end the war and ukraine and control russian troops. he also urged rochelle to negotiate what it's called a, just and lasting peace. the government underlined germany support for kids shows also spoke to the ukrainian president below them is the landscape before his call to to join from washington. now, by just being betsy now managing director of the german marshall fund north. welcome to the w, christine, why it is show speaking to put a noun or the end of this year. and really the last few weeks had changed the political realities, both in germany and in the united states. and there is a process of coming to ahead of the question of what happens next. and ukraine president trump, now re elected in the united states has promised to bring a swift end of the war. and this will of course, lead a greater burden eventually for europe b

presidency quickly ending, working by them, do to make ukraine more resilient against both belt vladimir fulton and donald trump. we're gonna talk about that my 1st guess tonight is david shirley pack. he's a senior re defense researcher at rand. that's a us policy. think tank. he joins me to not from arlington, virginia day, but it's good to have you on the program. these land minds, let me ask you about these 1st they are, what is the term? no, i'm persistent landlines. what does that mean? well, i'm like the land minds that we're used to thinking about that you put in the ground and they stay there forever until someone sufficiently skilled can remove them and take them away. non persist in mines are designed to either designate themselves after a period of time or 2 of itself, diffused adults after some period of time. so that they, they are much safer in the long run. as secretary austin said, the decision by the us to provide these minds to ukraine. is that a sign that the battlefield situation for ukraine is becoming increasingly desperate? but i think that it's clear that ukraine has be

the strikes came just hours before rushes. president vladimir fulton know what the requirements for using nuclear weapons. the russian foreign minister said a lot for all of denounces, tried calling it an escalation. presence. lensky wouldn't directly confirmed what kind of weapons were used, but said all options were on the table. so at the cms, the fact that they've used attack comes to hit the band screening last night with multiple strikes is assigned, but they wanted escalation, and they cannot do this. they can't use these high tech weapons without the americans. as president putin has said many times before, you go okay. yeah. could be more for ukraine has long range capabilities. ukraine has produced its own long range drones. and now we have a tech in us, and we will use all of them. address areas outside bank has more on the ukrainian, the strikes from keith. the ukranian authorities said that they had targeted the city of kent, a jeep in debris on regent. now they said that they talked to the $1.00 oh $46.00, the district center. they said it was a place that was held on muniti

weapons on russian territory, the striking debris on sc region came just hours before president vladimir fulton announced a shift in russia's nuclear doctrine. lowering the threshold for a nucleus strike, usually a shovel of our reports to moscow. us the striking insight into nationally recognize the russian territory with american made me south ukraine use long. the range of time comes missiles alone choose stay. the target a military facility in debris ask region. russia said the move was a major escalation. now, the country has updated its nuclear weapons doctrine. the use of nuclear weapons is now possible that there was a critical threat to the sovereignty or territorial integrity of russia or allies. and also if aggression against russia, by no nuclear country is supported by nuclear country. but while the world looks on rushes, trying to convince it's a peace make up. we strongly in favor of doing every seeing, not too low nuclear was to accept. and it was us who, 1st, during the soviet union times suggested to the united states and the president gorbachev and president craig and made us

trained on 1st day it talk to the need for city in the central east region of ukraine. president vladimir fulton said the hypersonic or i think miss hall will continue to be tested above the school. but if you are useful, i will add there are no means of counteracting such a miss out. any means of intercepting it in the world today. they don't exist and i'll emphasize once again, we will continue testing later system. it is necessary to establish the serial production for you of the crate in president of the law. they mean is that n c k is called the world latest to stop russia from escalating the will go towards pushing. i have a good historically when someone starts using other countries, not just for tara, but also to test their new missiles through turbo. this is undoubtedly, and international crimes and coming from russia, this is a mockery of the position of the state like china, the states of the global south. some leaders have consistently called for restraint, but in response invariably gets some new escalation from us go stream and that is why the wells missed on serious in response to

threatened to strike what he called decision making centers in key with his new hypotonic besides vladimir fulton's comments came hours after multiple count it out. a major attack on ukraine's energy grid damage in power stations and leaving a 1000000 people without electricity, ukrainian government. as always, you saw lice to resist what it calls blackmail by russia and the bodies of 18 people have been recovered at the sight of a 9 slide in eastern uganda. at least 100 people are still missing. please say several villages indeed, while i'm bullied districts have been completely buried after days of heavy rain caused the ground to give way. so far rescue efforts have been coordinated by locals. emergency and rescue services are striving to reach the side with the roads in the area blocked by debris. the latest mine is 3 mush from any legal mine. in south africa, i have described the hiring experiences underground. all 3 our teenagers and for nationals. hiring latasha before some so content another group of mine is come out of an advantage out in south africa, the team, they just say they would not

intense relationship with trump, who has made no secret of his admiration for russian president vladimir fulton. usually a shop of oliver has more from moscow. the most popular opinion with he in russia is that relations between moscow and washington will remain tense. but still less could believe that under the new president, the united states can help and the russia, ukraine conflict. trump once promised to ended within 24 hours, but many in key of fear that he will order to reduce us weapons supply, su, crane of his way to, to make territorial concessions or freeze the conflicts. and these are unacceptable conditions for ukraine, but hope for negotiations between the 2, worrying sides on the trump presidency remains. so no illusions though he about donald trump being nice to russia just recently, he revealed his involvement in the shutdown of the russian notes stream to gas pipeline during trumps previous presidential tents. despite his seemingly nice relations with presents regiment, patient washington continued to impose on to russian sanctions and expelled, dipping lots. washington also w

intense relationship with trump, who's made no secret of his administration for russian president vladimir fulton. you will be a shop provided by has more than this from moscow. of the most popular opinion with he in russia is that relations between laska and washington will remain tense, but still less could believe that under the new president, the united states can help. and the russia ukraine conflict. swamp once promised to ended within 24 hours. but many in key of fear that he will order to reduce us weapons supplies to ukraine or persuaded to make territorial concessions or freeze the conflicts. and these are unacceptable conditions for ukraine, but hopefully negotiations between the 2 warring sides and the trump presidency remains. so no illusions though he about donald trump being nice to russia just recently, he revealed his involvement in the shutdown of the russian notes stream to gas pipeline during trumps previous presidential tents. despite his seemingly nice relations with presents regiment, patience, washington continued to impose on to russian sanctions and expelled the fema. wa

post is reporting trump has also called the russian president vladimir putin and discussing the war in ukraine. trump unfortunately told fulton that he should resist escalating the conflict. on the campaign trail, trump said that he plans to find a diplomatic solution. ukrainian officials denied any knowledge of the call before it happened. william courtney was a special assistant to president bill clinton on the russian ukrainian and your ration affairs. he thinks that while trump's position on ending the war and ukraine is known, the reality on the front lines is quite different. the person, the electronic has made clear that he wants to solve this more. stop the more stop the killer soon. factors, even savvy wants that done before. he actually becomes president, but this is not gonna be an easy chat task. what the issue is that right now you create doesn't have enough negotiating leverage, given the way the was for, i'm are russians, forces are making slow as the advances. so present shot, a present, let drops, and treaty to fulton not to escalate. it suggests that he's trying to avoid a situation which too much about occu

vladimir putin spoke on the phone today. their 1st direct contact in nearly 2 years. according to the german government, schultz told fulton to in this war and withdrawal russian troops from ukraine in the call, schultz urged russia to be prepared to negotiate with ukraine with the aim of achieving. and i'm quoting here, a just and lasting peace. and reiterated germany support for you. great child spoke with ukrainian president, bottom is zalinski. we understand before is call with vladimir putin, our list. good. our political corresponded funding, young in berlin, simon. an interesting friday phone call to talk about here. what more do we know about the call between children tutor? so yeah, brand, what we've learned from a government source is, is that the chancellor schoultz condemned what's described as ross is more of aggression at in ukraine and to cold on president booting to end the war, pull out russian troops. he pointed out that from jimmy's perspective, russia has not achieved any of its more items. in particular, he focused on the attacks by russia that we've been seeing increasingly in recent months, against t

russian president vladimir putin and of the official ceremony held at the kremlin on t 0 piece going off salt this report from the event. it puts you at the kremlin where president fulton's just match with 24. an ambassador is in a formal ceremony marching, the official start of their work here in russian addressing the diplomats. vladimir put me, use the opportunity to outlined some of the most important aspects of russia's foreign policy. i mean food and also said that russia is open to working with anybody as long as it's based on mutual respect, the quality and know interfusions internal affairs. the president talked to a lot about the recent brooks summit in cuz then praising the growth of the organization and its rising role in the multi point little world. he said that it's successfully managed to integrate for new member states just this year alone. and it's becoming quite an important mechanism in providing uh, well certain technology and other benefits equally throughout the world. there was a large group of western investors present at the ceremony as well, including the ones from italy, the netherlands of denmark, canada, ireland, and more. these are the coun

vladimir putin have spoken for the 1st time in nearly 2 years. this picture of the coal was posted to the trunk, little social media account on x. the german government saved schultz told fulton to end the war and ukraine and the toll russian troops. he also urged russia to negotiate what had called a, just and lasting peace. the government on the line to germany, support for keys shows also spoke to the ukrainian president laudermill zalinski before has called to christine betsy knows managing director of the german marshall funds. nope. we all told y schultz was speaking to put in now to the end of this year. and really the last few weeks have changed of political realities. folks in germany and in the united states. and there is a process of coming to ahead of the question of what happens next. and ukraine president trump, now re elected in the united states has promised to bring a swift end of the war. and this will of course me to greater burden eventually for europe because trump's desire to pay significantly for the crating and security or recreating reconstruction is very limited. but european role must be bigger and social. it's now also spacing very challenging poli

vladimir to didn't have spoken today on the phone. it's the 1st direct contact in nearly 2 years to a set to have discuss the board. you've trained with shultz demanding that fulton with adult russian folks. and that's it from me and the news team for now. my colleagues, brent golf, we'll have a wells who is updated for you at the top of the god offers in berlin from me and the old news team here. thanks for the to the points. strong opinions. clear position. international perspective. germany's government coalition collapsed the day. donald trump was announced winter of the us elections until germans voted in february, europe's heavy way to start composing a further problem for you freight. on to the point we ask a german, he's down. can you government turn things around to the point? the next on d w in countries, they carmela di family gave the world the secrets of shown discovery has helped in the fights against infectious diseases comes to therapy and all the time is really like the nano bodies are the key. i'm story cues by camel, none of the in 45 minutes on d w. the people in trucks inject, when trying to feed the city center more refugees are being turned