And why do a majority in the east say democracy is not working . And franco boys, hes declared war on fed beds, taking on the blood. Second, parasites and the run up to next is paris indent plates. The head of, im christine window. Welcome to the program. For the 1st time in history, european union, Foreign Ministers have met in ukraine. It is partisan efforts to show the blocks ongoing support for kids as it presses the head with its counter offensive. And it comes as consents growth of a will fatigue a month, some of ukraines allies, ukraines Foreign Ministers, said russia was counting on this and that the you should post not pay a long post. Course the assignment least i told you, slanting and aspiring men the the unprecedented visits of the use, Foreign Ministers, and it stopped it for them not to keep, was a strong signal on wavering suppose the crane. But even your presence, you know, for no demands the lensky renewed his appeals. Hes getting on defense and the sanctions against russia. Okay. Yeah, keep up with them. With sidneys Foreign Policy chief use that burrell says that he was prepared to spend big to boost to cranes, minute treat capabilities. She watches great. I propose a new by lot to move general and build up already to be in the facility up to find video for the next year year, which is what we call we continue training. Okay. And so the target today is to bring 40000. 00 in the coming months. And these include a specialized training training for flight. The judge, ukraines foreign minister to meet true, clara says that support is crucial. He may be shows letting me pollutants, greatest expectation is precisely that the waste and the world will tire of standing on this side. If you crank this war roster is directing, huge results is towards this. And that way we should not play along with them a lot of money, but when you figure why, thank it. Does ukraine for pads for now . The winter on the battlefield. You sold a darcy is on slugging terrorism. The message is the ukraine speech. You know, its within the block so a show of solidarity from e. You administered in ukraine, but beyond the symbolism, what did cheese actually gets out of it . I put that question to the w correspondence. Terry schultz and brussels and mid connolly and keith where you have the grill, the announcing 5000000 years worth of military age for next year. That in itself is just an indication of quite how far the book has come previously will that minute changes coming from individual Member States. Now, having already announced a 1000000000 billions of years worth of agents, especially those of munitions, a 1000000 munitions in rounds for ukraines or to the reading the next year. Theyre not going further than that. We dont know quite when this is actually going to arrive on the front lines when you can use those will have access to these weapons. And i think more importantly why this was that it was a less structured event than normal. That was less protocol. It was about brainstorming, so i think it was probably a basic domain indications we have of the record, lots of things being spoken about out loud. Lots of kind of open ended questions in a chance to really kind of exchange that less structured way. Maybe not will this coming out, and its kind of ready to announce yet. But it also took off more at defense ukraine as the winter approaches back to supplies, to help protect ukraines Critical Energy infrastructure from those russian attacks to the expect once again this year. And just the logistical feats of getting all those ministers by train to key of at the same time, i think that shouldnt be underestimated. This is something that hasnt happened before. And yet for the fact that we are a year and a half, if this will, people are still willing to invest this amount of trans diplomatic capital and time coming here to make this kind of demonstration of solidarity. And i think it was broadly real said this is about when and how ukraine gets close to book rather than it. Terry, this mazing came just a day off to the you as Congress Passed a budget that did not include new funding for ukraine. Of course, raising questions about the buy and Administration Dependency to continue to difficulties. Is this a sign that the you might possibly be ready to fill that gap . Everyone has known that support for ukraine is already flagging in some countries and you would would continue to do so. I think the announcement in the us came as a shock. We saw the reaction of ukrainians to this news, even as President Biden promised that he would continue supporting ukraine. I think this is a reality in a lot of countries. Perhaps not that they were there would be such a dramatic cut off in funds. As we heard the, the us and now its just a couple of days ago. But this is something that Joseph Perone is very conscientious of. And when he talks of this new 5000000000. 00 euro per year fund, he knows that he needs to get Member States to approve that, as well as one thing to announce that its another to get them to put money in their budgets and to approve this overall e, you framework and budget that would allow that. So this is assign also for joseph burrell. This was an opportunity for joseph to bring the ministers there to drum up their support meeting president zalinski in a room as we all know, changes the way leaders think about the conflict in ukraine and well this trip was planned long before the us announcement. It surely is going to help drum up support in, in you governments and it just picking up on what syria is saying here. How. How worried is kids that support from its allies is eroding. Hey, when you talk to people here in key of some of them will even tell you that they were expecting this to happen earlier. They were kind of surprised quite how ukraine has dominated the headlines thats with other crises, detention moves on false step, but sure. Sure. This is a threat given how dependent ukraines government is just to pay it. State, state pensions and weights, let alone to fight the war on western funding. Theres also a bit of kind of discussion is about the fact the polish apartments. It didnt turn up. He just sent his deputy because of the tensions between key if and also in recent times that havent stopped opponent, for instance, sending tanks to ukraine. A german bill after tax its opponent has ro done up, has repaired. So i think there was a difference being sometimes the kind of diplomatic noise and the tensions that and the willingness and the kind of recognition that ukraine success is crucial to you. We had just browse, saying that this russian invasion of ukraine has an existential threat to you. This is not just about ukraine, but about your and protecting your because of holes. I think there are kind of Different Levels here between the kind of different match it can be kind of politically political attentions and kind of a recognition of longer. Why the interest that but this certainly is a real effort here to try to reconnect with the countries maybe who previously hadnt been so close, hadnt been so invested in helping ukraine, especially jimmy, that the intentions, that early part of the war and our real sense that those relationship and put in all back to own use that to jim you sent over 3000000000 years worth of buttons to your credit of the last year at terry. So buck is just elected a pro rusher candidate in, in, in its in a recent election. We know that henrys still very much christie linked to moscow bc. And some of the, the ranging between e you need is at that point is ukraines e. U membership. Still guaranteed as a membership is never guaranteed. And that certainly hasnt been promised to ukraine in practical terms, even as everyone all the way up to or is a live underlying European Commission president saying that ukraines future is in the you. But going to next point, while there is sometimes a disconnect between these things, public statements and what 8 is actually delivered. There are also countries where there is not a disconnect and thats as worrying. Hungary for example, continues to veto you aid to ukraine and hunger hungry didnt offend this foreign minister either. And this is a real concern. Now in slovakia, as you mentioned with an openly and ukraine leader now being elected. So its never guaranteed, just ask albania, North Macedonia waving in the wings, despite being, you know, given the green light of multiple times. So i think you cream is right to be worried about this. The mutual club, i mentioned that very specifically, that ukraines expectations are very high for getting in very quickly. All right, that stairs, hilton, brussels, and economy and t. Thank you. But and heres a round up of some of the stories making headlines. The United NationsChildrens Fund unit says, says 813000 children are among the 100000 people displays from nicole know kind of box into media units. It says many have been separated from their families and it is working to re unite them as quickly as possible. Media says the last best load of ethnic meaning and refugees has lift. Now going to kind of most radiance have started focusing on a referendum to recognize Indigenous People in the constitution for the 1st time. The proposal would also give 1st nations groups the right to be consulted on policies affecting them in a policy and discrimination against Indigenous People. Dates back to australia as colonial era, and thousands of watson mullins have dropped t highways in protest against alleged attempts to stop president elect fernando. At his bottle. Taking office, the blockades came into reaction to prosecute says seizing 1st and quick quotes from the election, which so anti proff campaign avalos. When a surprise victory in august, the us has joined other american states and expressing concerns over the attempts to prevent at event of taking office. Germany is sort of bracing reunification day. It marks the day in 1919 less than one year off to the burden wall came down when the communist east became paws of west germany and ceased to exist as a nation. So more than 30 years on how unified is the country, our forces have been finding out a lien on the 3rd of october 1990. The day went to jem and use the communist east and the capital is west, became one again the 33 years later. And it took until this july for east and west state pensions to a chief parity people in the east still less than the west. And count of pods and there are for a few east germans in positions of power nationwide. The and that is all about german unity is completed is not perfect in the minds and hearts of many east and west germany appear to be drifting a pod once again. You know, there are many of the east germans, especially in smaller towns like the one where i live, know i really feel for gotten they feel invisible and that their problems are not addressed enough to be made under gotten the race. And so they found that less than 40 percent of germans nationwide, few of the country is more united than divided striking the perception of unity is notably weak kind. East germany with 75 percent feeling that division prevails. In 2019 demons had a much more optimistic out look back then 51 percent nationwide set the country was more united depend demik, the consequences of russias invasion of ukraine. Rising energy costs in place and the country has had to battle with multiple crises. A majority of eastern german say theyre not very are not at all satisfied with the way democracy in so many words. Theres a sentiment that is being capitalized on by the populace fluoride alternative foot to many party. It has been gone. Reading substantial support in germanys Eastern States ahead of 3 important Regional Elections in 2024, 4 costs and schneider political measures alone will not solve the disparities. And also because it has to come from society itself, both the interest in it as well as dealing with each other. And i think that many eastern germans often feel a bit snuffed and that they being treated with condescension. And there is no reason for that. While the physical process of to him and his unification has long been completed, it seems the mental, the void between east and west is still proving to be a potent barrier. Also give us more insight on this. Weve invited historian and during this katya who with say the program, shes a visiting research fellow, attends College London and has offered a best selling book about east germany. Its good to have you on the program, catch a welcome. As weve just seen in our reports, not everybody in germany feels that the country is really unified as, as adults 33 years of reunification. Im interested to get your take on that to yeah, i think as your report. Okay. The show it is up many people to dont feel representative. They dont feel like they gotta say. Busy in whats going on this, this phrase that people use, you know, its always up there doing own thing any way. You know, regardless of what people does, the small amount of this movement on the street basically says, and i think that feeling is more widespread in east germany than it was before my east basically than it than it is in the west. The discrepancy in earnings katcha is still one of the major areas of in a policy. How is that manifesting in differences in life in east and west germany . Well, things are also a bit cheaper in terms of rent and things. But the discrepancy between wages are still great, so, so therefore basically the money that you feel in your pocket spend in east germany is lower than in the west boss that you see. The bigger problem is that there is a feeling that the discrepancy shouldnt exist anymore. So why should you get paid less for doing the same job and a nice job, but even you to in the, for my west and i think the psychological social sort of discrepancy that comes from not just more important actually than the monetary one. The people feel that theyre being left behind, that this was kind of almost like a deliberate thing, even though you know, these are kind of thinking then on making so far, the structures behind of what people feel about this done. You know to them and theres nothing that they can do to remedy the situation. We can see in recent Election Results catch of that far right idea only g is being embraced at, in the east people in the east feel that democracy just isnt delivery. Is this just down to the prevailing in a policy or is they more to that story as well . I would push back on the phone. The pretty much a fun question. The, i mean yes, the ac is the Largest Political Party at the moment in the polls in the east, but it isnt. So majority policies. So thats the majority of each germans and the starting point for the safety of the moment, and also is on the rise and lots of western states a to so they all think of questions behind why thats happening. I think. But youre right, there is an east german dimension to the fault is far more popular in the east. And i think a lot of that is due to the, to the fact that people feel dissatisfied with the state of democracy. Thats not to say that they dont understand how democracy works. I mean, you can see that in the 1st election, 1991, the vast majority of former east germans avoided full force of mainstream, middle to avoid policies. And hoping that unification would come about quickly meant that it would be a success. And also it and survey is about the satisfaction with democracy if you find why, if it goes in the 1997 is the case now. So something is going wrong. Basically over the last 33. Busy as opposed to, you know, people just not understanding what democracy is because i grew up in the dictate ship. Because i want to point out, so i view is that you present a pod cost. I called the new gemini, and im interested to know from you how you would describe the new germany and perhaps maybe how does it then compare it to, to the old germany as well. I think the is a chance at this point and then id say this in the book on the plug costs. Actually that is now a new generation of people who have been really growing up with the, with the cold war devices pulse part of this. So not bringing up bringing their own social socialization. So maybe that is a chance. Now, you know, for a bit more and perceive both ways and for trying to break down some of these 3rd types of people has in the mind some of these kinds of ideas of, of the other if you will, of the bessie. And hopefully youll see a simply because people, you know, now grow up with the, with the unified germany is as a normal state basically for the, for the country to be. And so perhaps, you know, there is not a chance to move forward and build some sort of new gemini out as a teacher. I mean, is that there was loss of them just assuming that the east has to adapt to everything. You know, the, the, the west it is not thought was the norm and the east kind of differs from that side. Perhaps theres a chance to move Forward Together as opposed to a set set thing west germany. A space is quite on the states that up to me and the catch, and maybe i should want you to expand further on that idea. I found it interesting that be one per 2nd to send the report say that german unity is complete, but its not. Its not perfect way. Would you say germany is getting it wrong in that regard . A lot of the dialogue is still very one dimensional. I mean, you also mentioned in the report how few east germans are in, you know, the meat politics, a position to power basically, and position. So for of public dialogue. And i think thats part of the 12. The issue is about suspects if its just lacking and when its germans and to come out and say something, right . Something quite often that is meant with a low facility and criticism. I mean there was this. So the term of the, of the, of my, of the, of the whining all see around for a long time, which may have disappeared from public collins, but its certainly still there and peoples minds. Um, so it needs to have been voice. And some of these things, i think what would help and you know, going forward. All right, that is the historian and journalist. Cut you away as always caught you. Good to be talking to. Thank you. Thank you. Now the Un Security Council has voted to send a multinational armed force to hazy, to restore order. The nation has been overrun by Gang Violence since the assassination of the president in 2021. Eightys Prime Minister appealed for help a year ago in order to be able to hold elections. How easy is the country in crisis . Natural disasters, disease and dropping violence have swept the item state in recent years. Half of the armed gangs from the street of the capital porto paused to dots with police and attacks on civilians are come and place. The government has been unable to impose rule of law will provide basic services with the Un Security Council, the approval heidis code for help of finally being onset, you know, love a half of the government and the people of hate email to you. I would like to thank all of those for that voice is the efforts of that support and that contribution of all sorts of who a find the made todays decision possible that this photo is more than just a simple photo. This is in fact an expression of solidarity with a population in distress. On the police can you will try to stabilize the situation. A 1010 soldiers will be sent through the 18th to drive at the gangs and create the conditions for the 1st elections since 2016. Its a mighty challenge and kenya is looking for allies. Weve got other nations from other, well guessing if king is leading it, we think these going to be success. So theyre coming on board. The can you let intervention will be viewed with suspicion by haitians, to you. And thats why the unpopular and how you t after previous stabilize ation mission caused the color outbreak that killed more than 10000 people. The next un mission is unlikely to receive a warm welcome, even by those tired of the chaos. For me, you as President Donald Trump has last styles have prosecutions following the 1st day of a civil fraud case in new york, trump is accusing as well. He is a case rather often placing the value of his assets by billions of dollars. He is the front runner to be the republican candidate in next just general election. And trump has denounced the case as a scab and a political which meant donald trump faces a civil case which could deliver a major blow to his real estate employer. Hes accused of lying about the value of his assets to get peace of bank loans. New yorks attorney general says the former president has committed persistent fraud. My message is simple. No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have. No one is above the law and it is my responsibility and my duty in my job to enforce it, prosecute as a seeking 250000000. 00 in penalties. And the ban on trump and his sons running businesses in new york. The trial. So Video Evidence from trumps former lawyer who recalled and slicing a seats at trumps request. Mr. Trump would call alan and i into the office and lets say it said he was worth 6000000000. 00. Well, he wanted to be higher on the forbes list. And he then said, im actually not worth 6000000000, almost 17 fact. I think its actually now worth 8 with everything thats going on from a team to day one of the hearing, despite not being required to do so, and claims the trial was a political which to derail his president ial bid. Policies does gathered outside the court house and convinced with meaning cooling for trump, to be convicted as well as the civil case. Hes also like facing criminal charges and several other us states. And so his legal was done appears to be damaging his political popularity. Trump is still the front runner to be republican. Nominate in next years election for many there the stuff off night may. As im talking about bed bugs, the blood suck is found on of the world. And International Tourism means they can make their way almost any way. One country kind of ceasing a bed bug outbreak is fonts and with parents and impacts less than one year way was always they have to pay it all on the parasites. It since its the situation bed bugs unlocked or lean beds as the name such as you see there every via the bed is a law in movie theaters, hospitals and trains regardless of my check my seat 1st i tap on it to make sure there isnt that Little Something sticking out to you a bit. I had to take the train this morning and its trust me out because i wondered whether i would find some. So i felt hesitant. I know some also in cinemas everywhere. It always should. I set down like everyone else and rested my head, but then i got worried. Im not traumatized, but i did think about it. So if i dont pick them up so much image, people say what . What potter d. C. Bed bugs emitted one in every 10 french households between 272022. And just months away from the olympics, the race is on to exterminate the blood sucking best. So that isnt what i can was a switch. If im asking power city council to raise awareness, im come bossing bedbugs as we approached the olympic games. How to invent them and how to get rid of them when they show up in the event. So the bossy bed bugs of just a few millimeters long. The insects usually nothin metro says and come out at night to feed on human blood. Thats on the office. See daylight skin leaf lodge precious and cause intense itching saves off and the bed bug products have jumped by a ton as bed. Easy and tried to free the city from these tiny monsters. And finally, a women from chicago has demonstrated that the sky isnt the limits when it comes to old age. 104 year old Dorothy Hoffman jumped out of a plane over the weekend and a bit to become the worlds oldest. If a person to sky dive the centenary lift hoboken behind to plummet. As a full 1000 amazes, down to con is to a power is huge instructor, thank goodness. And its less than the silver head filled. See cuz 1st jump. She started at the 10, the age of 100. 00 and thats in use. Eco africa is up next with a report on how students and so that protests are trained to catch perches spence watching, ill see you next time by the eco africa. They are part of commodities, speech and pens. These are being illegally treated as caps and kidney. And were interested up, our knowledge or National Parks are found out. They want to raise awareness of the issue with a wide range of projects to protect to pansy. The code for the next on d w. Our rivers and ocean are choking on plastic waste. The refuse gets into the water in many ways and causes catastrophic damage. How can we protect these important habits as 3 experiments in europe . Show possible solution. Turning the tide on marine plastic. Non stop. In 45 minutes on d, w. The tricky. This is stevio types still shape the west, the use of africa. How do we change this . Adapt filmmaking needs was comedies, creations. Together they explode the contradictory nature of the narrow centric acid teenage girl. And how these police can be changed. The start filming us. Plea for new perspectives starts october 20th us dw, the, the hello, and welcome to a new edition of eco offer go. Im Chris Airlines joining you from ogen states, nigeria. Today were looking at everything from great god mean ideas to Critical Issues like posted. But 1st, lets see, hello sandra alexander