i'm with the w said russia affairs. i am mister constantine agates. he joins us from the lithuanian capital of vilios. welcome constantine. even by mister prudence, often surprising standards last night. 65 minutes. a speech was quite a thing. yes it was. i mean, nothing like that. in my 30 years of jones, the when nearly 60 years are like, it is incredible that are some of this nature are an hour explaining the whole history of the soviet union style thing are many, all to deny legitimacy to ukrainian say to them, to the ukraine and people and the staples is recognized by russia in 1997 by so called by show they got all the big treaty, they call it in russia, which also talked about the border recognition. and it was all the turn in and that's one part 2nd, because i think is really, really very serious about the grant. i would venture to say it is the number one priority life and the nick, commonly earliest that in his court, he started legacy for russia, and that means that he will not leave the crime low low. maybe he will read a little bit in the

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w. mister secretary general in the, in the next statement, and you say that we're deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the alliance additional maritime assets and increased the readiness of, of forces. is this now to day more forces being sent as a result of the fact that the invasion has now happened? or are you there referring to what has already been done as, as reinforcements? i understand sec, we're will now have the ability to assemble the v g v j t f without coming back to the knack for approval. and finally, are you still willing to sit down with president putin or other representatives of the russian government after this? or are you suspending your offer to hold talks on other issues and the nato russia .

w. mister secretary general in the, in the next statement, and you say that we're deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the alliance, additional maritime assets and increase the readiness of, of forces. is this now to day more forces being sent as a result of the fact that the invasion has now happened? or are you there referring to what has already been done as, as reinforcements? i understand sec, we're will now have the ability to assemble the v g v j t f without coming back to the knack for approval. and finally, are you still willing to sit down with president putin or other representatives of the russian government after this? or are you suspending your offer to hold talks on other issues and the nato russia council? thank you. this invasion doesn't come as a surprise. we are warned against it for months.

w. mister secretary general in the, in the next statement, when you say that we're deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the alliance, additional maritime assets and increased the readiness of, of forces. is this now today more forces being sent as a result of the fact that the invasion has now happened? or are you there referring to what has already been done as, as reinforcements? i understand say core will now have the ability to assemble the b, g, b, j t f without coming back to the knack for approval. and finally, are you still willing to sit down with president putin or other representatives of the russian government after this? or are you suspending your offer to hold talks on other issues and the nato russia council? thank you. this invasion dawson coma surprise. we are warned against it for months on the sand. leah, while happened this morning during the night, will something like the allah, the security and intelligence services have predicted for long panel. we have tried to prevent it by calling rochelle to.

w. mister secretary general in the, in the next statement. and you say that we're deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the alliance additional maritime assets and increased the readiness of, of forces. is this now to day more forces being sent as a result of the fact that the invasion has now happened? or are you there referring to what has already been done as, as reinforcements? i understand sec, we're will now have the ability to assemble the v g v j t f without coming back to the knack for approval. and finally, are you still willing to sit down with president putin or other representatives of the russian government after this? or are you suspending your offer to hold talks on other issues and the nato russia council? thank you. this innovation doesn't coma surprise. we are warned against this for months on the sadly, or what happened or this morning during the night will something that the allah, the security and intelligence services have predicted for a long time. we have tried to prevent it by call

w. mister dross man. now senior members of the german government, the chancellor, the foreign minister have met with the main players in this dispute. they've repeated calls for the escalation. what else does germany have to offer? well, the, what we good morning from my side, i think what we have to offer is like the strong willed for peace and the strong will for negotiations and are taking russian concern seriously. but take the contents of our allies and partners and nature, seriously as well. when germany takes russia's concerns seriously, is that with a view to conceding some ground or just looking at it, say, that's very interesting. let's keep moving. i know, i mean, i mean me personally, i met like about a 100 russian mayers in the last 2 years and we're in such strong talks with russia and that is taking russian seriously. i'm not talking about this game that's going on there and it's a horrible game. i don't understand. you say it's a horrible game, but it's a game on which lives code well depe

w. africa. mister per year, i want to begin by asking you, what is your reading about the attempted coup that we saw in any purcell this week? thank you for having me. let me say that for you guys giving you a number of data. and we, we, we, we got some patterns that look to see this kind of situation and the family in my view, talking about 2 dozen people, if, even if they're going to try to make and you have to acknowledge that the government class where everything is 300 meters distance from the main bar and they seem local. we are. in fact, none of the doctors have taken part on this. so these are very strange one and everybody is making it interesting that you refer to the fact that who is an attempted crews are commonplace in guinea besides why is there so much political instability in your country? well, i believe some of the factors are common to last african countries, the rules of the state. every week we fell in in class for them in the colonial state international. why or why am i talking t

w. africa. mister per year, i want to begin by asking you, what is your reading about the attempted coup that we saw in guinea purcell this week? thank you for having me. let me say that for you guys. give me a number. and we, we got some buttons that, you know, to see this kind of situation. i don't imagine talking about 2 dozen people if, even if they're going to try to bigger. so these are very strange one and everybody is making it interesting that you refer to the fact that who is an attempted clues are commonplace in guinea besides why is there so much political instability in your country? well, i believe that some of the factors are common to last african countries, the roots of the state. every week we fell in in class for them in the colonial stage into the national why or why not got in the western way of life? and i would say western modern of stuff to stay with strongly connected and attach it to the government. and so we need their 1st choice to be made here. either we have this model and

mister belt. welcome to the w. i want to start with a rushes military drills. russia says these drills are for its own security. ukraine says, this is psychological pressure. do you think that these drills are further escalation of the situation? they are clearly one part of the vein. major military build up that we've seen full garage inside during the last 2 months sentence the lawn going upon for these maneuvers in better us. we have a significant concentration of russian forces. ready along the borders of ukraine and he's a law just saw to be enough omitted ever was is that we've seen in the, in europe for. ready decades, we have to go way back into the war to say the like. i want to ask you now about nato is response to all of this that we saw, the secretary generally and st oldenburg speaking at a news conference a short while ago. let so play, 1st of all what he said, men talk about it, let's listen him. this is a dangerous moment for european security. the number of russian forces is going up. the warning t

former assistant secretary for political military affairs under president george w bush joyce via skype from washington dc. mister can always nice to have you on the program. so sending several 1000 more us troops to nato countries bordering ukraine. it doesn't really look like deescalate the situation, but exacerbating it no, i don't think that's correct. the fact remains is we are sending those troops into poland. ready during the romania, fundamentally to show our willingness to support our nato allies, the president has already said that we're not going to be putting troops indeed crane. but at the same time, those who border ukraine have reason to be worried. and this is simply a statement to glamour that if he wants to go. ready into romania wants to go into poland. he's going to be doing that over the bodies of american soldiers. we know that there are war games going on, but in russia and gallery sunset on the border. but the sabre rattling seems to be coming from the west rather than from russia about there is an imminent imminent attack. there is an imminent invasion. we're not hearing that those sorts

w bush. he is now with the council on foreign relations mister graham. it's good to have you on the program. you write that a moratorium on nato's eastward expansion for 20 to 25 years. could be the answer to ending the impasse that we are in right now. why is it that idea gaining any traction? i think it has become a part of the public debate. certainly in your life to some extent in the united states and even in russia. i know that the german reporter asked questions that be a press conference between the chancellor and president opened it as to whether a moratorium was a possibility. none either, man, answer the question, i think that's evidence, that is part of the public debate. today the german chancellor said that ukraine's membership in nato is not on the agenda. and he said it will not be on the agenda. while he and vladimir putin are in office, now, schultz is speaking to what many diplomats say that former soviet republics, including ukraine, are still years away from being re ready for native membership. am i reading that? right? absolutely.

i agree by mister simone, a minute, president of the american chamber of commerce in germany and d. w as richard walker. thanks to you both and now to some of the other global business stories making headlines around the world. the german chamber of commerce h k is warning of an exit is a foreign companies doing business in russia that over moscow's recent mandate to extend medical tests for foreign workers, they include h, i v covered and regular blood tests and even x rays and psychological evaluations indonesia economy returned to growth last year, expanding by 3.7 percent after a corona virus trigger recession in 2020. the combat was based on robust exports as prices rose for paul, coal, and nickel. for this year, the central bank expects further growth of up to 5 and a half percent in the central bank has rescheduled monetary policy meeting after the death of baldwood legend lotta mangas car. a national holiday has been declared and memory of the late singer. a decision on monetary policy is not expected on thursday. and you and report says north korea's miss our program is being

buildings and to sing the national anthem w as officials had previously warned that today might see the start of a russian invasion or to boost morale. mister zalinski had this message for ukrainians. hello, we are all united by our wish to live, to live in peace, to live a happy life with our families, parents and kids. we have the full right to all of this, because we at home here in ukraine. nobody will love our home as much as we do, and nobody can defend our home as we can. i wish you a happy unity day, my blue yellow ones, a happy day of unity of ukraine in the east and west in the south and north. it works only together, and when it works, we are strong. ours, which re good seen as bring you up to speed with the other stories in the headlines this our, the european union's highest court has ruled that brussels can cut funds for member states that disregard democratic standards. the case has major implications for poland and hungary. both countries are accused of undermining. the rule of lion could now lose billions of euros in you. recovery finds that in your humble i'm a senior national says to grind fighters deliberately kill civil

on tuesday, mister schultz will travel to moscow to urge vladimir putin to deescalate the crisis and t w's at nick connelly takes a look at the challenges facing the german chancellor. on today's visit. germany's new chancellor is going to cave at a time of unprecedented tensions not just between ukraine in russia, but also between friends. with cave, accusing berlin of sitting on the fence. ukraine prepared its bomb shelters before an embassies evacuate their staff. berlin's refusal to follow the lead taken by the u. s. in supplying ukraine. defensive weapons is key of number one, complaint where other countries are provided and to tank missiles, ammunition, germany, his offer to sent 5000 helmets and announcement to provoked amusement and anger in equal measure young, but i hope germany never has to go through what we are going through right now, hold of it never has to feel what we are feeling. so mitchell, i am only, but if the situation were reversed, we would help you. yes, i would. there my foot, not underwater. this gas pipeline between russia and germany. nostrand too, is the othe

w correspondent, attorney schultz, who was the at that press conference. so welcome, terry. one of the points that a mister salter burger made in his opening remarks, he's talking about a new normal for european security. what else stood out for you that what we heard from secretary general stilton burke to day is that nato has decided to activate. it's nato response force. this is it's very high readiness. rapid response force for the 1st time for purposes of collective defense, it's been used for a natural disasters and to present to protect public events. but this is the 1st time these forces are going to be used, sent to the eastern flank for deterrence and reassurance purposes. now secretary general suttonberg did not tell us exactly how many troops were going to be used, or exactly where they be going. and from, from which garrison's they'd be coming, but we would expect to see this in, in the next very few days because that's the purpose of the rapid response for. so i think we'll be seeing some movement very soon. and we've heard over reason, days at this, this invasion has, in fact a united nato a

w 's, editor in chief manuel casper class, like i do in the chancellor on our shelves is due to visit ukraine and russia in 10 days where he'll discuss tensions over ukraine. mister schultz is described the build up of russian troops on ukraine's borders. very serious at any invasion would have consequences. next week's visit to a says that to be the 1st face to face a meeting between russian president vladimir putin and chancellor show since he's fitted and going back in december. as cable from d w political correspondent, a simon young welcome, simon. olaf. sholtes has been criticized for government, lack of visible action in support of ukraine. now we have this flurry of international appointments including meeting with president putin in moscow. does this indicate any sort of change of stance in bel will fill. i think the real change is a's one of pace and optics after even the media here of been asking, where is sholtes in recent days in regard to the ukraine crisis. so this visit to washington, which is in fact just the usual 1st visit by german chancellor to see the us president in the white house. i think there he'll, he'll have some work to do to persuad

however, whether mister colton is taking the idea of such talk seriously a busy a day all around the world. let's focusing on what's been happening in some of the european capitals at d. w. so political chief, political correspondent, the crate a. so with us, welcome melinda meetings being held today in brussels, amongst a foreign ministers. let's talk about the sanctions and the, the apparent unity, the refunded. i says, we're all in this together. we've all agreed this big package of sanctions. but the biggest sanction of all has provoked or some disunity from, from germany and from it's lee. so this is, this is the idea of, of russia being cut off from the international, a swift financial transaction systems. and exactly, and in fact, if the navy member, sorry, the e u member countries want to proceed on a unified basis. then they have to make sure that all countries are willing to go along and not only germany, but also italy, cyprus and hungary, apparently blocked resorting to that. that mechanism which in fact is referred to often as the nuclear option amongst economic sanctions. cutting off russia from that swift transfer payment system would essentially mean tha

mister mar would be working if he's allowed to return to his post. the after radicalization risks widening, the divisions between eastern and western germany and stoking polarization in this country. to w chief political correspondent, corresponded rather melinda crane. melinda, thank you so much for laying it all out for us. that was melinda speaking to me earlier. now, even before friday's official opening the beijing winter olympics, are mired in controversy. concerns about human rights abuses and the high number of corona virus cases threatened to overshadow the games. almost $3000.00 athletes will be competing for glory. but is the actual sports at risk of becoming a side show? billions have been invested into making beijing 2022, an extravagant festival of competition. but the build up has been about so much more than sport politics. for instance, some nations including the u. s. and the u. k. you have declared a diplomatic boy called over, schumann writes issues and wilson competitors, but no ministers or officials. meanwhile, organizers have threatened athletes with punishment for any behavior or expression that they deem in breach of chinese law, and will expect the audio see