well, my guest today is the influential chair of the german parliament s defence committee, marie agnes strack zimmermann. so, is germany ready to leave its pacifism behind and project its military power? marie agnes strack zimmerman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. well, it s a pleasure to be here. let s start with that word that olaf schulz used right after putin s invasion of ukraine, zeitenwende . he promised it would be that word, a turning point for germany and its strategic thinking. more than a year later, do we see real evidence of that turning point, that zeitenwende? yes, yes, definitely we see it. it s a really important word, but it s, of course, not only a word, you need it in your mind. um, first of all, we have now the 100 billion euros for the bundeswehr. this is really important, more money for our army. we are looking for it for years. you said not so long ago that the german army has been bled dry. so now it s the right direct
is the influential chair of the german parliament s defence committee, marie agnes strack zimmermann. so, is germany ready to leave its pacifism behind and project its military power? marie agnes strack zimmerman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. well, it s a pleasure to be here. let s start with that word that olaf schulz used right after putin s invasion of ukraine, zeitenwende . he promised it would be that word, a turning point for germany and its strategic thinking. more than a year later, do we see real evidence of that turning point, that zeitenwende? yes, yes, definitely we see it. it s a really important word, but it s, of course, not only a word, you need it in your mind. um, first of all, we have now the 100 billion euros for the bundeswehr. this is really important, more money for our army. we are looking for it for years. you said not so long ago that the german army has been bled dry. so now it s the right direction. but that s an ex
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cnn newsroom, the message from ukrainian president vlodymyr zelenskyy to western allies gathered in munich, a live report just ahead, the murdaugh murder trial enters a new phase as the prosecution rests its case. and concerns about artificial intelligence after microsoft s chat bot gave users dark unsettling responses, you ll want to see it live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. few hours from now, u.s. vice president kamala harris is expected to deliver a major speak at the munich security conference, the u.s. has been a big supplier of weapons and equipment to ukraine and harris is leading a large american delegation to that conference. friday, she met with french president emmanuel macron who said europe s stability depends on defeating russia in ukraine and worth noting that no russian officials were invited to the conference, cnn nick robertson is covering it for us in munich and joins us with latest. i have to say nick, you re a veteran of t
you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, the u.s. is sending more aid and military hardware to ukraine but one key weapon isn t included. a look at how this could affect the spring offensive. plus surfing during a hail storm in california. some of the extreme weather hitting parts of the west. meanwhile, other places could see as much as eight feet of snow this weekend, and rising prices apparently aren t going anywhere soon. a key indicator, rising in the past month. a look at what that means for consumer. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. as russia s war on ukraine wenters year two, president vladimir putin is now claiming the west is trying to destroy russia and break it up. putin made those remarks in an interview on russian television saying he had proof of those plans. president biden said recently the u.s. isn t plotting to attack russia. all this