olaf scholz is looking to build on that. he and president erdogan have already talked to vladimir putin several times since the war began. erdogan is seen as someone who understands the kremlin. whether it will help means to be seen, but the german and turkish leaders agree they want a cease-fire as soon as possible. >> each day with each bomb, russia is distancing itself more and more from the global community we formed together. therefore, our joint appeal to the russian president, pause to reflect. there can only be a diplomatic solution to this conflict. reporter: an appeal that seems unlikely to impress the russian leader. there will probably be many more meetings like this before there is an end to the violence in ukraine. brent: our correspondent was at that press conference in the turkish capital today, good evening to you. what stood out to you in what these two leaders had to say? we have the leader of germany and leader of turkey, both nato members -- are they on the same page? reporter: whastood out me were the w

olaf scholz's government wanted to start changing germany. instead, it has been changed by events. >> my hope is that his lesson learned now is to more actively engage in security policy to change the culture from a paradigm changed by trade to a paradigm of heart and smart power diplomacy. reporter: under pacifist greens and budget conscious democrats, germany could become one of the world's highest spending countries on defense, and the soft-spoken chancellor finds himself at the center of a major international crisis. 100 days into his term, the coalition is changing things, but not as it expected. brent: let's go to our political correspondent simon young, who has been following the first 100 days. good evening. as the government of olaf scholz delivered? simon: brent, it has been difficult. the covid crisis has been there from day one. and last year, even though nobody was imminently expecting a war in ukraine, the buildup of russian forces of the border there was already a concern from day one. so, if you go back to the election campaig

we had the readout from scholz's office. macron and scholz insisted in a negotiation has to come through ukraine, and they decided to stay close over the next few days. it fell on deaf ears. tom: aggie cantrell -- aggi cantrill leading our discussion of this over the past few days. jonathan: i think you can get an idea from those pictures as to what he said. tom: futures stable now. the vix backup from the big day we had yesterday. we are covering this with our team in europe, on the polish border as well, but there are other issues going on, eluding the ecb and an important u.s. inflation report. i love in your note, you go to the heart of the matter. it could be now, it could be a late 30's in europe. how do you diversify amid war? lori: i think it is really challenging. i would just say this war is exacerbating trends we were already seeing. there were already concerns about growth. certainly omicron towards the beginning of this year put a bit of a damper on that. we were already seeing high inflation prints. those trend

the last time vladimir putin and emmauel macron and olaf scholz had spoken it was on thursday. that determination to carry on and get his objectives in ukraine seemed, said the source, undimmed. so on that front, not much hope and yet the source was keen to point out that if president macron continues to have these regular phone calls with putin and since vladimir putin continues to engage, the reading of that from the french presidency is that the russian president must believe that a diplomatic solution may at some point be possible. vladimir putin seems determined, but the french continue to believe that there's still point in talking. because for the time being there's been no agreement on that cease-fire and what the french say is they pressed him on the question of the cease-fire, they also pressed him on the siege of mariupol. they said they were going to press ahead with those further sanctions that the european union is looking at. leaders of the european union, representatives, will be meeting in brussels next week to look at what those sanctions might be. and a sourc

french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz talked with president putin for over an hour. a french official said the call was very frank and very difficult and that putin gave no sign that he would stop the war. right now, ukrainian officials are reporting that seven people, that includes a child, were killed after russian forces fired on an evacuation convoy while trying to flee a city in eastern ukraine. that report follows news that russia and ukraine had agreed to open up 14 safe corridors for evacuees trying to leave cities under russian attack or russian control, and as russian forces close in on kyiv, u.s. embassy there is urging american citizens to get out of the country using ground transportation but only if it's safe. let's get right to nbc's ali on the ground in lviv. we know lviv sits near the polish border and it has not been touched by russian bombs yet. there are fears that could change quickly. how is that city preparing? >> reporter: that's right, joe. this is a city on the edge. it may be a safe place, but as the russian bombardment moves furth

and germany's chancellor olaf scholz has| chancellor olaf scholz has pointed this out, that they cannot quickly move away from their reliance on russian energy, despite all the conversations going on between president biden and various other western leaders about the story. what you think of the deputy prime minister alexander novak�*s sort of prediction that we could see oil at $300 a barrel, if russian oil is rejected on global markets? i mean, look, the number is a bit of an exaggeration but i have been calling for prices well above 150, i have said it will go above $170 if not higher, because yes, he is exactly right about the reasoning, that we just don't have enough spare capacity to offset russian production losses, should all of russian production be lost. but the one thing i will say is that even if europe were to not take russian oil, china well, china already is, and they will only ramp up from here. india is also pretty open to taking russian oil, so total russian production will not be shattered. yes, there is a proportion that is at risk, but we still think asia will ste

maria: completely, and of course, a lot of this has to do with olaf scholz. they have changed the game, and the germans sound very different. i would point to christian lightner, who said security is money well spent. we have to wait until the april election when manual macron -- when emmanuel macron is likely going to be reelected for a second term. this could be monumental if you have berlin and paris, who suddenly say we need to spend more. nothing gets done here if the french and the germans do not agree with it behind the scenes. if you get to presidents who say they are in for more spending, pro-european union, you could argue for brussels, it is going to be much easier to pay out in much bigger ways. jonathan: and big things often happen when there is a crisis. thank you, as always. that poll we mentioned in the last hour, let's do it again from quibi act. americans say -- -- that's do it again from quinnipiac. americans, 71% say they would support a ban on russian oil, even if it means a rise in gas prices. tom: that is a huge outcome. jonathan: they

scholz, and mr. johnson iphone today. we have not heard from putin. jonathan: we have heard from the spokesperson speaking to reuters, and the word the demands. there will be talks, we understand, later this morning between russia and ukraine. russia is demanding that ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrined neutrality, acknowledge crimea as russian territory, and then recognize the separatist republics. what you did not hear was force a change of leadership and remove president zelensky. that was not in the paragraph we heard from the kremlin spokesperson this morning. are those demands, how will they be stomach by ukrainians in those talks? most people suspect not very well. tom: i think the demands where their days and weeks ago, and from what i know, they are not going to be accepted. on the data friend i am just going to go to the initial search this morning, freeport formed -- three poor .50 -- 34.56 on vix. jonathan: inflation comes out thursday morning, expecting it to be close to 8%. tens are at 1.77%. what do you d

scholz today said talks to join the european union as soon as possible. he made the comments after a meeting with students prime minister in berlin. he said that it is important that the e.u. speed up talks with the two balkan nations to prevent them from being pulled into russia's sphere of influence. schultz and anderson also discussed the question of swedish neutrality as the country consider joining nato. she said sweetest membership in the european union means it is no longer a neutral country. here is more of what the german chancellor said today. >> she and i agree that we want to strengthen the e.u. and make it more resilient as well. the turning point in history means we must achieve real progress within the european union. the time has come to have the albanian and macedonian accession talks begin as soon possible, otherwise the balkan states will be vulnerable for russian influence, and we need to strengthen our capacity in a number of different ways. brent: dw news spoke to the swedish prime minister about e.u. accession talks, and here's what

he in france, like olaf scholz in germany, they are imposing sanctions on russia, they are supporting the military in ukraine but they say in case vladimir putin looks for that offer them, if he is ——off ramp ready for a cease—fire, when he is available to talk, negotiate realistically that it is important to keep these lines of communication open and ready. and so emmanuel macron said these calls to the kremlin, they will continue. president zelensky says abouti,300 ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of russia's invasion. he told journalists in kyiv, that far larger numbers of russian soldiers had died — perhaps 10 times as many, but those figures can't be verifed. as russian forces continued to shell kyiv, mr zelensky said, they'd have to destroy the capital and its population to occupy it. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this assessment of russian�*s military strategy. it looks like, and it feels like, the beginning of the endgame — although who knows how long that's going to last? if we look at the map here on day 17, the red areas are whe

so, i mean, he and france, like 0laf scholz in germany, they are imposing sanctions on russia, they are supporting the military in ukraine but, they say, in case vladimir putin looks for that off ramp, if he is ready for a ceasefire, when he is available to talk, negotiate realistically, then it is important to keep these lines of communication open and ready and so, emmanuel macron has said you know, these calls to the kremlin, they will continue. katya adler with the european perspective. 0n the day that putin invaded ukraine, i was going about my in russia, the kremlin continues to try to control its narrative for the russian public about what it calls a �*special military operation'. in the last three weeks, thousands of people have been detained for protesting against the war. but there is strong support among some, for the reassertion of russia's influence in the region. 0ur moscow correspondent, caroline davies, reports. upbeat music scroll through russian—run social media, and these are the sorts of videos you might see. upbeat russian patriotism, as the country becomes more

during an emergency parliamentary session on ukraine last week, germany's chancellor, olaf scholz, announced drastic measures that would have been previously unthinkable — including an additional $113 billion for the german army. it's arguably one of the biggest shifts ever seen in germany's post—war foreign policy. olaf scholz, announced drastic measures that would have been previously unthinkable — including an additional $113 billion for the german army. it's arguably one of the biggest shifts ever seen in germany's post—war foreign policy. but in a recent poll, 78% of germans agree with the transformation in foreign policy. appalled by war this is a nation shaking off its past. a climate activist now sees a new threat to her future. climate activist now sees a new threat to herfuture. as children we were told europe is safe, we have a safe space. we are in peace. — safe, we have a safe space. we are in peace. we _ safe, we have a safe space. - are in peace, we are secure. and this has changed quickly. new german generation politically engaged are war and against the oil and gas

meanwhile, the french president emmanuel macron and germany's olaf scholz have held talks with president putin. ourfirst report tonight is from jeremy bowen, on the outskirts of kyiv. pictures of russian forces, time and place indeterminate, emerge from their side. among their potential targets here in kyiv, no—one knows their precise orders, but they're assuming an attack is coming. on the ukrainian side, they're trying to make checkpoints into real obstacles. the professionals are a few miles closer to the russians. the soldiers here are all volunteers. they are still expected to fight, even with only a few days training. just over a week ago i met two university friends, maksym, aged 19, and demytro, 18, as they signed up in kyiv. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i am studying biology. most of the recruits that day were about the same age, making jokes to hide their nerves. when they lined up outside, they looked as if they were off to a festival — except for the guns. now, demytro and maksym have been given uniforms, three days training and they are facing the ru

for example, special praise to the courageous decision by chancellor scholz this weekend to seek an emergency appropriation of 100 billion euro for the german military. this effectively doubles germany's military budget this year. doubles germany's military budget this year. he wants germany to fulfill its pledge to spend 2% of g.d.p. on defense. he wants to build liquid nitrogas terminals and make other energy investments to finally dial down germany's dependence on russia. if our wary european friends are finally shaking off their slumber and getting serious, then certainly the united states of america can do the same. president biden must lead the charge and lead it now. now, on an entirely different matter, with a cascade of major crises testing our country, senate democrats are protesting a show vote on mandating nine months of abortion uneager demand across america. senate democrats want to go on record supporting the radical and massively unpopular proposition that we should have if you pleasally unknow restrictions on -- functionally no restrictions on abortion whatsoever. democrats a

olaf scholz was part of it, mario draghi was part of it about paying for energy in rubles. what do you make of that conversation? how far away are we from cutting off russian energy completely? melinda: i am not a sanctions expert. i had an elaborate discussion with experts yesterday and they said it was unlikely but that would be the way to get moscow's attention. it does not look likely. kailey: melinda haring, atlantic council eurasia center deputy director. i cannot say i leave this conversation optimistic but more informed. thank you for your time. this is bloomberg. ♪ kailey: u.s. stocks are dropping as were concerns return. abigail doolittle is tracking the moves. what are you seeing? abigail:: the s&p 500 down 6/10 of 1%. and we have been in the strong risk on period and it is interesting to note you have bonds rally. there was a lot of talk last week about money coming out of bonds into stocks. you could have money coming out of stocks into haven bonds. you certainly have the dollar down which is an interesting not confirming the risk on feel. usually the dollar

the leaders of france, olaf scholz and boris johnson will house. the leaders of france, olaf scholz and borisjohnson will be holding a telephone call with presidentjoe biden at some point later on monday and of course we also expect a press conference later, including the canadian pm and also the leader of the netherlands and borisjohnson at some point later in the afternoon, so again, diplomacy continuing between world leaders as the ukrainian war with russia continues and it has been several hours, it has to be says, for the latest ceasefire due to come into force in parts of ukraine to allow civilians to leave areas which are perceived by russian military forces. yet it seems the two sides cannot even agree on where the safe routes should go. the ukrainian president has said corridors heading towards russia and belarus are completely immoral, and speaking in moscow, a russian general said there would be a general opportunity for civilians to leave.— civilians to leave. today, the 7th of march. _ civilians to leave. today, the 7th of march, sta

for example, courageous decision by chancellor scholz, this weekend, she can emergency billion euro to the german military. which effectively doubles germany's military budget this year, doubles germany military budget this year. west germany to fulfill its pledge to spend 2 percent of gdp on defense a month ago like what if natural gas terminals make other energy investments dolled on germany's - on russia. european friends finally shaking office number getting serious and certainly the united states of america can do the same. president biden must lead the charge and lead it now. on an entirely different matter with a cascade of crises, democrats are prioritizing showboating mandating my months of abortion on demand across america center mets won the go on record to support the radical massively unpopular proposition which are functionally no restrictions on abortion whatsoever. there you have the united states just one of seven nations the entire world that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks. this radical french policy places us in company like china and north korea. nelson dem

in a statement today, german chancellor olaf scholz threw cold water on the idea of banning the sale of russian oil saying europe has deliberately exempted energy supplies from russia for sanctions at the moment. the heat generation, power, supply, industry, cannot be secured in any other way. so the idea of putting a stop to the sale of russian oil is off the table, at least for the moment. plenty of other things on the table. retired general, former nato allied commander and chair of the middle east institute. i have on the touch screen advance of russian forces. an extra bit in here, too, from the northeastern part of ukraine down toward kyiv that russia claims to occupy, though there are -- there's some information that maybe they don't hold it. looks like the push is coming from the northeast of ukraine, west of kharkiv down here, because, towards kyiv, because all of these forces to the northwest of kyiv have really been kind of held up and increasingly russians are now targeting civilians as part of this bizarre plan to try to inflict as much punishment as possible on ukraine.

nato leaders with president biden and olof scholz and are boris johnson just wrapping up their "family" photo as they go in to talk about putin and the war in ukraine and possible solutions. talk about the macro impact. i know you are a global macro investor you traveled to london you have a world view which is this war ends or comes to a halt tomorrow or soon is that an automatic bid for stocks and conversely, if this slogs on for months, it escalates and putin gets more desperate, does that hurt the stock market or is this kind of, sadly, it's own event which will not mean a lot outside of energy prices to the u.s. equity markets? >> strangely, brian, we looked at the last 20 wars since 1948 that had any global significance except for one war, the yom kippur war of 1973 which was a specific set of circumstances. most wars, the price impact, does not last longer than six months that's regardless of how long the under lying war occurs one problem is the market will move past this news and it can become its own event without having price or market impact. however, oil prices and interes

the french president, emmanuel macron, and the german chancellor olaf scholz appealed to vladimir putin. the source added mr. putin still seemed determined to achieve his objectives in ukraine, but the fact he's still talking means a diplomatic solution is not out of the question. i guess that's the best we can hope for now. melissa bell joins us live now from paris with the details. so obviously disappointing outcome, a disappointing assessment of the call. >> we know what the source was willing to say. so as you mentioned the idea that in the end he seemed determined, it had been just a couple of days since olaf scholz and emmanuel macron spoke to president putin. the idea is that some dialogue is better than none, so there was little tangible progress, but the did some sense of his state of mind. determined was how it was described, one adjective used but also the source said this time the rhetoric had changed a little bit. there was no talk of denazification which had been such a theme of vladimir putin's when he spoke of ukraine. and the source suggested there seemed to be some pro

then he took off to berlin, met with german chancellor olaf scholz. in terms of what was said, no immediate information on any outcome from this meeting. all israeli officials said, of course the situation in ukraine was discussed and naftali bennett specifically brought up the plight of israelis and jews in ukraine affected by this conflict because there is a large jewish population there. israel has been trying to play the mediator for some time, saying it's trying to take advantage of its unique position in the situation. it has a good relationship with both ukraine and russia. of course, it's a u.s. ally. it also has close cultural ties with ukraine. ukraine has a jewish president, a large ju i believe population. it has security coordination with russia in syria on israel's northern border. israel wants to do this so it can strike targets in ukraine. although israel has come under pressure to come out more forcefully against russia, naftali bennett has not been mentioning russia or putin by name. they're hoping to use their position to mediate, t

but in a phone call wednesday, germany says chancellor olaf scholz was told by the russian president that the ruble demand doesn't apply to european partners, meaning euros would still be accepted, but they'd have to go through a russian bank that's not under sanctions, then converted into rubles. germany says chancellor scholz hasn't agreed to that but is seeking more clarity on the plan. >>> soaring covid numbers prompt officials to effectively lock down shanghai. it's the latest effort to contain a dangerous outbreak sweeping through china. we're live in beijing with the latest. stay with us. it's more like...a feeling. turning that feeling into a roadmap.....for free? that's t the planning effect from fidelity. >>> shanghai is directing all of its residents to stay home, effectively putting the city of 25 million people under lockdown. this comes as the city tries to contain the worst covid-19 outbreak china has seen in two years. shanghai has reported more than 30,000 new infections since the start of march, more than 5000 cases on wednesday alone. cnn stephen, joins me with mor

i want to tell you now, chancellor scholz, tear down this wall. give germany the leadership that you deserve and which will make future generations proud. help the peace. help each ukrainian, stop the war, help us to stop it. >> neil: he doesn't need to go talk to a stadium to rally support. just a zoo camera will do. talking to the powers that be in the united states, in canada, in germany. next weekend, japan, the european union and on and on. packed audiences that are watching him and following with standing ovations for a message from a ukrainian leader that is as simple as this. freedom is at stake. not just in my country, but down the road. if you don't do something about it, maybe yours. the read from the senior director at the atlantic council of the urasia center. the difference between his approach and the reaction to what he's saying and vladimir putin trying to fill a stadium in moscow to assure local support for what he's doing couldn't be more dramatic. what do you think? >> yes. the difference between an adoring crowd and a clock. p

you heard those comments from olaf scholz they're going to end their reliance on russia as soon as possible. that's a long time line. we don't know when or if that's possible, do we? we could be talking years from now. >> absolutely, brian and it's a conversation we're having day after day here, how realistic is it for them to end their dependence on russian oil, russian energy more broadly in a timely fashion the reality is europe is incredibly dependent on russian energy and for the most part so far, energy has been left out. so clearly it is a controversial point and it remain as big open question >> and what a turn because for decades germany continued to get closer to russia, but nord stream 2 is finished it's not just open and now this incredible reversal, decades of policy they're trying to change in a year or two, truly incredible times. julianna tatelbaum, thank you very much. >>> let's get a connect on some of this morning's other key business headlines here including a big trade deal between two very old trading parties. seema mody is with us here good morning, seema. >> good mor

olaf scholz in that conference would not even say the name of it and is it a sign of things to come? the u.s. feels at this moment that united front has been actually a strong moment. >> leading a lot of the rallying of europe is actually the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, who has been giving these speeches in country after country after country, tailoring it to each audience and saying to the world, this is your moment to stand up. >> he's been doing the work for some of these politicians in european countries, right? he has shown the people of europe, the people of the united states, what a cause this is. how dedicated his people are to this. and his is a cause worth fighting for because they're not going to let us down, quite frankly, in the fight for democracy. and there was a turning point when he addressed the european council and there were people in tears at the very beginning of this invasion. i don't think you can underestimate his continued strength. don't forget he resisted calls from many a nation to leave ukraine, right. >> his own safety and that of his fami

german chancellor olaf scholz saying nato will not risk by intervening with military force. adam kinzinger told my colleague jim sciutto there needs to be a red line laid down here so it's clear if russia crosses that line, what the response will be. do you agree, would a very clear red line laid out by either the u.s. or allies make a difference? >> i think that putin has crossed all the red lines possible. we have our 100 children dead already and thousands of civilians killed indiscriminate and sometimes precision fire on civilians. i think this is the 1938 or 1939 moment when hitler invaded czechoslovakia or poland. basically now we need to draw the price for putin as an example for other totalitarian leaders, what would be the price for invading other countries, civilians taking a territory, taking that? because this, we are potentially standing not at the time when conflicts around the world end, so what will germany do, the united states do in case they want to do something like that? i think nobody should spare any effort towards putin for doing this disastrous thing

keeps saying to president macron, who i think the latest person who spoke to by phone was counselor scholz, that we are going to get our demands either if the ukrainian government agrees to them or on the battlefield. so what right now bennett or anybody might be able to say to change that dynamic is unclear. i'll tell you that failed cease-fire down mariupol is very indicative of this. it's clearly not organized. it didn't happen. and by the way, the russians will want to expel the word i'm using but will want people to flee because they want to capture that town because it fills up their land bridge from eastern ukraine to crimea. >> it is part of the russian plan to terrorize the cities. right? this is not accidental. you've seen and covered this in the past if we look at syria recently or going back to chechnya. what does ha mean for the people of ukraine? there's no escape from the country. >> i live and covereded sarajevo for the best part of three years. it was the longest siege in modern history, and a lot is very similar. when they say they're going after military targets, there's

i asked a source what state of mind president macron and chancellor scholz had found vladimir putin in this afternoon when they spoke to him. the answer came, determined. determined, they said, to carry out hobjectives in ukraine. it does not bode well and led the french source to say what the europeans will do next week is push ahead if a fresh round of sanctions. they'll look at punishing the russian economy further to bring an end to the bombings, bring an end to that advance we're seeing, apparently relentless advance towards kyiv with everything it would mean. macron said yesterday speaking at the summit of the 27 european leaders, that should kyiv come under attack, there would be some very harsh sanctions specifically because of that. essentially what the sanctions are doing, seeking to punish vladimir putin every step of the way. >> u.s. officials have expressed little optimism that diplomatic channels can end this bloodshed. jeremy herb is in new york. what options are there at this point to ending the war? >> reporter: i think that's the problem, anderson. both u.s. and europ

. >> on thursday french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz had a three-way conference with putin to call for an immediate cease-fire, but putin remains firm on his stance. >> the conditions put on the table are not acceptable by anybody to be honest. >> macron said he does not think a solution can be expected in a few hours or even in a few days. >>> the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says as of wednesday more than 2.3 million people had fled ukraine. about 60% of them or about 1.4 million people have gone to poland and over 210,000 to hungary. about 90,000 people have escaped to russia. russia's energy minister says belarus has restored electricity to the chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern ukraine. the facility has been under russian control since late last month. can ukraian foreign minister tweeted on wednesday the plant lost power after the grid used to transmit electricity to the site was damaged. belarus president alexander lukashenko said he took steps to restore the electricity in response to a request from russia. the director-general of the intern

that olaf scholz, do we know what has come out of that meeting? that is ritht, come out of that meeting? that is right. they — come out of that meeting? that is right. they have — come out of that meeting? that is right, they have been _ come out of that meeting? that is right, they have been talking i come out of that meeting? that is| right, they have been talking about more german supplies, military supplies, for ukraine. this again is a tough topic really in germany, because traditionally germany tries to rely on dialogue and cooperation with russia rather than military spending, but they have had to change tack here and i think now what we are seeing from resident 0laf scholz is a full on support for ukraine and increasingly that means a military. he spoke to journalists just after the meeting with nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. translation: we have to do whatever we can in order to silence _ the weapons and we continue to stand at the side of these brave and courageous people in ukraine who try to stand up to russia's aggression

german chancellor olaf scholz has once again rejected calls to boycott russian oil and gas, saying the cost to germany's economy will be too high. scholz spoke wednesday at the bundestag, the german parliament. >> we will end this as quickly as possible, but that would mean flinging our country and the whole of europe into a recession . hundreds of thousands of jobs would be at risk. amy: germany gets about a third of the oil it consumes from russia and about half of its coal and natural gas. on wednesday, activists with greenpeace painted the slogans "oil fuels war" and "oil is war" on the side of a massive russian tanker in the baltic sea delivering 100,000 tons of crude to a port in rotterdam. >> since the war started, over 230 tankers had left russian oil and oil products, meaning it is almost business as usual and it finances putin's war against ukraine. amy: the u.s. supre court has rejected newtate legislative maps drawn uby wiscoin goveor tony ers and cepted by the wisconsin supreme court which is a major win for republicans. the new map added one black-majority assembly distri

next, let's hear what olaf scholz has been saying about how this could possibly be finished. >> a military solution to this conflict makes no sense. what we need now is d-up a medic solution. that's were trying to do -- but we need now is a diplomatic solution. we hope there will be solutions in the talks between ukraine and russia and we can find a way out of t situation. >> ts time yesterday, there was attention on an announcement that poland has made. now, the americans are rejecting an offer fropoland to send fighter jets to ukraine by way of an american base in germany. these are jets in poland. e polish government said it intended to send them to the base in germany. the u.s. says it was not consulted and the plan would raise serious concerns for nato. >> these 20 or 30 29 jets -- make 29 jets appear to be part of a deal that poland was offering to send to ukraine. no details on how the plans were to get ukraine. the whole deal had the initial banking -- backing united states. antony blinken saying that if they sent the plans, america would backfill with new planes. now they seem to

the french president emmanuel macron and germany's 0laf scholz have held talks this afternoon with president putin. that phone call lasted more than an hour. and president macron and the chancellor called for an immediate ceasefire in the ukraine. the discussions have taken a lease 75 minutes. here's our security correspondent, frank gardner. western supplied anti—tank weapons have slowed the russian advance but they haven't stopped it. now the population is bracing for the worst. translation: it is unsafe to stay at home, the windows are shaking. i will cook pasta at home and go back to the basement for temporary shelter. it is very scary in our temporary shelter. , , . is very scary in our temporary shelter. ,, ., ., . , is very scary in our temporary shelter. ,, ., ., . ., shelter. russian forces are moving to encircle kyiv. _ shelter. russian forces are moving to encircle kyiv. if _ shelter. russian forces are moving to encircle kyiv. if they _ shelter. russian forces are moving to encircle kyiv. if they cannot - to encircle kyiv. if they cannot take the capital, they cannot win this w

german chancellor olaf scholz says he would welcome any help from finland enjoying nato -- joining nato. sing a request to join nato is a possibility. for many ukrainians, fleeing the war, berlin's central train station is the first stop here. thousands are arriving in the german capital every day and officials say they are close to running out of room and accommodations for the refugees. >> a common sight in berlin these days, ukrainian refugee families arriving at the central station. the arrivals pose a serious challenge, a challenge the capital is working on. >> together with local authorities, we are doing everything we can to help the war refugees who come to us quickly and comprehensively. >> around 100 75,000 ukrainian refugees have entered germany, the interior minister says. but the actual number of arrivals could be higher, and is expected to increase. or than 3 million refugees have fled ukraine to neighboring countries, the united nations says. the majority of them going to poland. for almost all of those who continue their travel to germany, this is the first stop in berli

. >> he and his counterpart, german chancellor olaf scholz, were asking specifically for an immediate ceasefire, and according to french officials, the background chatter, if you will, is that president putin showed absolutely no sign that he was in any way focused on ending this conflict. of course, that should be something that everyone takes into account, especially as the u.s. president, joe biden, has said that he's going to pump an extra $200 million to ukraine in terms of financial assistance. >> also new today, ukraine's president zelenskyy floated the idea of meeting face-to-face with putin, potentially in israel >> translator: i'm not even talking about technical meeting but about meeting at the level of heads of state, maybe israel could be such a country, especially jerusalem. that's my opinion. and this is what i told him. as for details, or his talks with the russian president, i cannot talk about that, because he should first of all talk about those details and discuss with his own community. i don't have the right to do that. even though i know some things. this is why

german chancellor olaf scholz attended the opening. for him, this bodes well for germany is a place for doing business. >> the decision to build a brand-new factory in this country is the right decision and a sign of progress and the industry's future. reporter: the new factory means tesla can save on shipping costs for vehicles and eu import tariffs. the german state of brandenburg that's one of its biggest employers -- 12,000 workers will produce half a million vehicles a year. other companies have come to brendan burke since tesla announced its factory site. rocktech is building europe's largest lithium plant nearby. it is scheduled for completion in two years. chemical giant basf is building a factory for electric cars. now there is talk here of a new high-tech car making hub dubbed auto valley and modeled after california's silicon valley. >> thousands of ukrainians, fleeing the war, arriving in berlin every day. many people of ukrainian descent live and work in the city. our photographer is one of them. she has long documented tr

you had a reaction from olaf scholz, the german chancellor today. you had a recent reelection from the kremlin saying this would be a dangerous move. we are refusing a no flight zone. it is the same sort of risk of escalation. we are walking on a very thin line between helping ukraine and avoiding a direct involvement of conflict. my guess is we see a form of shift in the narrative. what we could do as far as political military help is concerned. we have russian public opinion and the political and all the moves serious society can make to help people. on the military side, we enter a form of a more realistic -- which is linked to unconventional warfare. it is easier to deliver this sort of weapon, night goggles, rifles, mines, etc. if you enter in this seizure war, if you enter in this form of resistance, we will at some point still walk on this thin line. do we add uavs? do we had tactical missile defense? it is not easy. >> thank you for sharing us that analysis. let's continue with analysis of the events in ukraine. russia and ukraine agreeing t

in a suburb of kyiv today, vladimir putin spoke with french president macron and german chancellor scholz, but the call ended with no indication the russian president had any intent of stopping the war. and his soldiers aren't holding their fire 14-year-old caterina was shot in the hand friday trying to escape "we were driving and they just started shooting." that 40-mile-long russian convoy north of kyiv has started to disperse, according to uk defense officials, possibly getting into position to encircle the capital. in the besieged city of mariupol, the foreign ministry says a mosque housing 80 civilians was attacked this morning. yesterday, a residential building today ukrainian president zelenskyy making a plea to russian mothers not to send their sons to war. also today, russia sending a new warning to the u.s russia's deputy foreign minister said the u.s. sending weapons to ukraine turns convoys into legitimate targets the white house announcing saturday the u.s. is sending an additional $200 million in arms and equipment, including missiles for taking out war planes and tanks. >>

there was another woman i discovered called cegri scholz, an american citizen but born of german, norwegian past, she was based in berlin from 1913, as bureau chief of berlin from 1925 and she reported on the whole of the rise of the nazi party and on the first two years of the war from there. so although she didn't actually report on any fighting until 1944, berlin was sort of like her frontline, and she was incredibly brave. there were death threats, there were threats to incriminal nate her as a spy. her phone was tapped. her sources were murdered. and she kept on writing about the nazi party until 1931, which was amazing. but the most extraordinary thing, and this, i only discovered halfway through writing the book, when i met with a group of local historians from a town where cegri retired in america, that all her life, she had kept secret the fact that her mother was jewish and by nazi recognition she was a jew so in the state of berlin, reporting on the harrowing persecution of the jews all the while noting if this fact was discovered about her, i mean it made us believe and i have t

war were again unsuccessful today, after french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz held a more than one hour-long phone call with ssian president vladimir putin. a french official said that there was no willingness on putin's part to end hostilities. about 2.5 million ukrainians have now fled the country, most to neighboring countries, according to the united nations' refugee agency. >> sreenivasan: the western city of lviv, about an hour from the border with poland, has become a makeshift staging area for people both leaving and entering ukraine, and for multiple humanitarian relief efforts. itv news correspondent romilly weeks has this report. >> reporter: in a concert hall in lviv in the west, a vast volunteer effort is underway. 200 people a day signing up here to pack and deliver clothes, medical supplies, and food for those who've fled from, and those heading in to fight. >> we are working with people who came from kyiv, and they came to lviv with nothing, really, and they need clothes, they need od. >> reporter: as the attacks on ukraine become more intense a

we just heard from chancellor scholz. it's just - chancellor scholz. it's just economically not possible to turn off russian oil and gas. the economic consideration is very different to the one in the united states. would that fill some of the void? �* . states. would that fill some of the void? �* , ., , ., states. would that fill some of the void? �*, ., , ., . void? there's no question about it. auain, i void? there's no question about it. again. i am — void? there's no question about it. again, i am definitely _ void? there's no question about it. again, i am definitely for _ void? there's no question about it. again, i am definitely for opening i again, i am definitely for opening america and long distribution agreements with europe. as opposed to other places in the world, but i will say there is political opposition in my own party to re—engage with maduro because they say we turn on our task, that should be enough, but it's pretty clear thatis be enough, but it's pretty clear that is not sufficient enough because we shouldn't just tha

> san francisco's grace cathedral was packed today for a ceremony to remember the life of charlotte scholz. she served as san francisco's chief of protocol for more than half a century. a star-studded lineup of speakers shared audio messages, something she put san francisco on the map and international stage. virtual speakers included former secretary of state henry kissinger, senator dianne feinstein and former first lady maria shriver. former san francisco mayor willie brown took to the stage saying they had joked about speaking at each other's funerals. >> she asks, before she passed on, as a matter of fact, she said, i am planning your funeral. >> [ laughter ] >> worried me just a little bit , but she followed up and said i don't intend you, make sure you show up on time at mine. >> we dug through our archives to find these videos of schultz at events over the years. schultz died of cancer at age 88 and in december. she was the widow of former secretary of state joe schultz who died in february of 2021. she worked with 10 san francisco mayors and hosted queen elizabeth ii and pope john

the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has called it a turning point, a monumental shift which will have consequences for many nations and how they work together. our special correspondent allan little has been assessing how the war is redrawing the world. the war in ukraine has changed the world. we are in new and more dangerous times. the post—cold war era is over. it has been brewing a long time. it is nearly 20 years since vladimir putin first sent troops to occupy parts of georgia, and eight since he occupied parts of ukraine. he has sent spies into british cities armed with nerve agents to murder exiled russians. but the western democracies did not disengage. europe built up an unhealthy dependence on russian gas. even now, europe buys russia's gas at $1 billion a day. london became a safe place for russia's wealthy elites to park money. they built prestigious property empires. few questions were asked about where the money came from. but putin has misread the world catastrophically. first in his view that ukrainian is a bogus identity. ukrainians have proved it is an identity th

after russia invaded ukraine, germany's chancellor olaf scholz announced a increase in military spending. included a some of hundred billion euros to upgrade military forces in a pledge to spend at least 2% of germany's gdp on defense every year. so what exactly is germany planning to buy with all of this money? here is a clor look. reporter: these u.s. built aircraft are top of the shopping list. the f-35 can carry all types of weapons. its design and coding make it difficult for radar to detect. but germany' current fighter jet fleet aging fast, an upgrade is long overdue. >> the f-35 is the most modern combat aircraft in the world. and many of our partners, especially in europe, i also chosen it. together with our partners in the alliance, we will strengthen our ability to secure it a airspace, credibly deter and also, if need be, defend ourselves. reporter: the deal marks a shift in policy. instead of pursuing its own development projects, they are buying what is on the mart even though crics say it increases germany's dependency on the u.s., the war in ukraine has made military audi

meanwhile, the french president emmanuel macron and germany's olaf scholz have held talks with president putin. we'll have more on that shortly but our first report tonight is from jeremy bowen, on the outskirts of kyiv. pictures of russian forces, time and place indeterminate, emerge from their side. among their potential targets here in kyiv, no—one knows their precise orders, but they're assuming an attack is coming. on the ukrainian side, they're trying to make checkpoints into real obstacles. the professionals are a few miles closer to the russians. the soldiers here are all volunteers. they are still expected to fight, even with only a few days training. just over a week ago i met two university friends, maksym, aged 19, and demytro, 18, as they signed up in kyiv. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i am studying biology. most of the recruits that day were about the same age, making jokes to hide their nerves. when they lined up outside, they looked as if they were off to a festival — except for the guns. now, demytro and maksym have been given uniforms, three day

. >> german chancellor scholz world out germany giving fighter jets, the polish jets are unlikely to arrive. is that a lack of solidarity with ukraine or preventing a world war? >> it is the second. it's important to the germany supports ukraine and we do a lot, a lot of solidarity, whatever citizens do in solidarity is enormous. we provide antitank stinger missiles, to provide fighter planes would create the danger of direct confrontation with russia. this is something the chancellor's right to rule out. >> the ukrainian and russian foreign minister's are talking tomorrow and there is talk that the russian side will not want them to join soon from a row showed no longer cites regime change as a goal. what could be an outcome on thursday? >> it's important that the minister speak. i do not know where they stand on the debate, but what president zelensky has offered something substantial. it would be good if the russians are taking into consideration the miserable military situation they're in, but the russians would take this up and try to get a face-saving way out. >> you have sat a

president macron and chancellor scholz urging an "immediate cease-fire" and a move toward a diplomatic solution, vowing more sanctions. as concern grows putin may resort to chemical weapons if he fails to make significant gains on the ground. ukraine knows the utter devastation the russians are capable of. to the south, new images from the besieged city of mariupol, russian tanks with that "z" marking bombarding residential areas. this apartment building hit, the mayor there calling it "armageddon." in this hospital corridor, unspeakable loss. anastaysia, losing one child, clinging to the one that survived. through her tears she says, "i don't know where to run to. who will bring back our children?" to the north, residents huddled in basements for weeks, sheltering from the heavy fighting. while above ground, their city reduced to ruins. and in mykolaiv, the strategic southern stronghold just east of odesa, more rounds of shelling. video circulating on social media showing several explosions near an apartment complex there today. blasts also striking near a playground as a man ducks fo