How serious is Putin's threat of nuclear war? | DW News Full Broadcast Feb 29
Summary
TLDRThe script covers escalating violence between Israel and Palestinians, including a deadly incident in Gaza where over 100 people were killed as Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd waiting for aid. It also discusses Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if they send troops to Ukraine, as well as tensions around Russia's relationship with Moldova and its breakaway Transnistria region. Additionally, it examines growing protests by Polish farmers over EU regulations and agricultural imports from Ukraine, which are further straining Poland's relations with Ukraine.
Takeaways
- 😢 Over 100 people killed in Gaza after Israeli troops opened fire on crowd waiting for aid
- 😠 Israel claims most died in crush for aid, but admits troops fired at crowd believing they posed threat
- 😨 Putin warns NATO countries risk nuclear war if they send troops to Ukraine
- 😡 Putin says Russia to station more troops in west in response to NATO expansion
- 👮♂️ Editor of independent Russian newspaper detained and fined in Moscow
- 😵 Opposition politician killed in assault on party HQ in Chad amid election unrest
- 😒 Allies of Navalny blocked from burying him by Russian authorities
- 🌾 Polish PM won't rule out closing border to agricultural imports from Ukraine
- 😕 Authorities accuse Russia of infiltrating Polish farmers' protests
- 🦊 Scientists boost numbers of rare Arctic fox in Norway from 40 to over 500
Q & A
What conflicting reports are there about the incident in Gaza where Israeli troops opened fire?
-The Gaza Health Ministry says over 100 people were killed when Israeli soldiers opened fire near a crowd waiting for aid. Israel says most died in a crush to get aid, but acknowledges troops fired at people's legs believing the crowd posed a threat.
What warnings did Putin give about Ukraine in his annual address?
-Putin warned NATO countries that they risk nuclear war if they send troops to Ukraine. He said Russia has weapons that can hit targets in NATO countries.
What is happening with pro-Russian separatists in the Transnistria region of Moldova?
-Pro-Russia separatists in Transnistria asked Moscow for protection, claiming discrimination by Moldova's government. This raised tensions between Moldova and Russia.
What are Polish farmers protesting?
-Polish farmers have been protesting EU climate change policies and cheaper agricultural imports from Ukraine. The imports are straining relations between Poland and Ukraine.
What did Vladimir Putin announce in his annual address?
-Despite facing no opposition, Putin announced social reforms and a 10 billion euro overhaul of Russia's healthcare system. But he focused mainly on threats over the war in Ukraine.
How has Russia responded to speculation it plans to annex Transnistria?
-Russia's foreign ministry said NATO is trying to turn Transnistria into "a second Ukraine" against the will of most people there.
How many people were injured in the Gaza incident?
-The Gaza Health Ministry said over 700 people were injured when Israeli troops opened fire near the aid convoy.
What is the situation like currently in Gaza?
-The situation is described as catastrophic, with reports of infants dying of malnutrition and diarrhea. Many cannot afford basic food due to shortages.
What warning did the German Chancellor give about the war in Ukraine?
-Chancellor Scholz rejected any direct NATO military involvement in Ukraine, saying it should not become a war between Russia and NATO.
Why might Putin's nuclear threats not raise the stakes much for the West?
-Putin has made similar threats before without following through. Currently no NATO countries are proposing sending troops to Ukraine soon.
Outlines
😢 Over 100 killed as Israeli troops open fire on aid crowd in Gaza
Health officials in Gaza say over 100 Palestinians were killed and over 700 injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on an unarmed crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City. Israel claims most died in a crush to get aid but admits troops fired at people's legs believing the crowd posed a threat. There are conflicting accounts of what happened.
🌧 Dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza
The situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with reports of infants dying from malnutrition and diarrhea. People are living on animal feed as food prices are too high due to shortages. The recent incident in Gaza City will further complicate ceasefire efforts according to the US President Joe Biden.
😨 Putin warns NATO on nuclear weapons if troops sent to Ukraine
In his annual state of the nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO countries that sending troops to Ukraine could result in nuclear conflict and destruction of civilization. He said Russia would station more troops in the west near new NATO members Finland and Sweden.
😥 Transnistria separatists appeal to Russia for 'protection' from Moldova discrimination claims
Pro-Russia separatists in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region have asked Moscow for protection, claiming discrimination from Moldova's government. Moldova warned against destructive interference in Transnistria. Tensions are rising amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
😰 Nervousness in Moldova over Transnistria's appeal to Russia
People in Moldova's capital Chisinau expressed fear that war could spread to their country after Transnistria's appeal to Russia. As a weak nation militarily, Moldova worries it cannot defend itself without help from other countries.
😡 Massive Polish farmer protests disrupt traffic, strain Ukraine relations
Polish farmers have been staging huge protests over EU climate regulations and cheaper Ukraine imports, seen as unfair competition. The protests have blocked Ukraine border traffic. Tensions are rising between Poland and Ukraine, normally close partners since Russia's invasion.
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Keywords
💡Gaza
💡Israel
💡conflict
💡aid
💡Russia
💡Ukraine
💡NATO
💡Moldova
💡Poland
💡protests
Highlights
Dozens are dead in Gaza City after Israeli troops opened fire near a crowd waiting for food
Putin warns NATO over Ukraine in his annual address, hints nuclear weapons could be used if NATO countries send troops to Ukraine
Warnings of Russian interference in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria
Fears of Russian meddling in Poland as authorities accuse Moscow of infiltrating massive farmers protests
Israel's army denies responsibility, says no strike conducted towards aid convoy
Situation in Gaza is catastrophic - people living on animal feed, infants dying from malnutrition
Latest Gaza incident seen complicating ceasefire efforts, anger in Arab world over 'Israeli massacre'
Putin threatens West over sending troops to Ukraine: 'Could result in nuclear conflict, destruction of civilization'
German Chancellor Scholz rejects any NATO direct involvement in Ukraine war
Putin's nuclear threats not new, but important signaling to intimidate West over helping Ukraine
Pro-Russia separatists in Transnistria appeal to Moscow for 'protection', claim discrimination by Moldova government
Moldovan president tries to reassure citizens, says Ukraine needs support to keep Moldova peaceful
People in Transnistria feel 'harassed and oppressed' by Moldova, hope Russia will protect their identity
Moldovans worried about Transnistria's moves, remember bloody 1990s conflict over breakaway region
Poland investigating possible Russian infiltration of farmers protests through social media
Transcripts
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you're watching DW news coming to you
live from Berlin dozens are dead in Gaza
City after Israeli troops opened fire
near a crowd waiting for food the Gaza
Health Ministry says some 700 other
people were injured in the incident but
there are conflicting reports of what
happened and how people died also coming
up on our show today Vladimir Putin
warns NATO over Ukraine in his annual
address the Russian president hint
nuclear weapons could be used if NATO
countries send troops to
Ukraine warnings of Russian interference
in moldova's Breakaway region of
transnistria pro-russia separat IST
there ask Moscow for help claiming
discrimination by moldova's pro-western
government and fears of Russian meddling
in Poland as well authorities accuse
Moscow of infiltrating the massive
Farmers protests that are disrupting
Poland and straining ties with
neighboring
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Ukraine
I'm CLA Richardson welcome Health
officials in Gaza say more than 100
people have been killed after Israeli
soldiers opened fire near a crowd
waiting for a humanitarian Aid delivery
in Gaza City Hamas widely designated as
a terrorist group runs the Gaza Health
Ministry officials there say more than
700 others were injured in the incident
Israeli officials say most of those
killed died in a crush to get aid but
they have also acknowledged that as the
aid Convoy moved further north troops
fired warning shots and fired at
people's legs believing that the crowd
gathered around the Convoy posed a
threat Israel's Army denies
responsibility in the deadly Gaza eight
incident no IDF strike was conducted
towards the aid Convoy I want to repeat
that no IDF strike was conducted towards
the a the aid Convoy on the contrary
the IDF was there conducting a
humanitarian operation to secure the
humanitarian Corridor and allow the aid
Convoy to reach its designated
distribution point so that the
humanitarian Aid could reach gzen
civilians in the north that are in
need let's speak to journalist Samy SLE
joining us from Jerusalem Sammy we have
conflicting versions of events here what
can you tell us about what has happened
yeah well I think maybe the important
part is actually the fact that the
Israel Defense Forces they admitted
opening fire at the crowd uh they said
that there was a tank and soldiers that
opened fire at the Palestinians they
were unarmed if they would have been
armed we would have heard about it so
we're talking about opening fire of
towards a group of unarmed pal alians
and they say that the distance between
this force and these Palestinians was
tens of meters so they weren't that
close nevertheless the IDF said that
they posed the threat H so these
soldiers we're talking about around 4:00
it was dark it was night conditions they
felt that they were under threat they
opened the fire and they claim that they
only hit 10
but when we go to a shifa hospital we
see that the numbers of course are much
higher so I think if you would want to
investigate you would have to go to
shifa and and and see how many were
wounded from the from that shooting and
we are just looking now at footage
released by the IDF of the events um for
you Sammy how much does this underscore
um what the White House has called the
dire humanitarian needs in Gaza can you
tell us what the situation is like there
currently well the situation is uh not
less than a catastrophe uh we have heard
the account of a six infants that di
from
malnutrition and the diarrhea uh we know
that people have been living from animal
feed
in some places there is food but the
prices are so high uh because of the
shortage so people cannot afford buying
the basic food and no doubt that food
has to reach the Gaza Strip and not only
from the south like these trucks but
also from the north and since Israel is
now occupying the northern part of the
Gaza Strip for a few months it should be
taking responsibility for the well-being
of this population and it definitely has
the possibility to let in food to these
areas and this latest incident in Gaza
City um Joe Biden the US president has
said that this will further complicate
efforts to reach a ceasefire in your
view have the prospects of a deal
deteriorated here once
again yes for sure because throughout
the Middle East the images that come
from shifa hospital uh from the bodies
that were carried away from the scene on
Donkey carts are
circulating on all the media all the
television stations there's a lot of
anger in the Arab world we've heard very
strong language from Jordan and
Egypt saying that they the Israeli
Massacre also Saudi Arabia has used very
strong language and in these
circumstances there is a lot of anger
towards Israel and this will definitely
make these talks in in Doha and Qatar
more difficult the atmosphere has become
polluted by this incident well thank you
so much for providing us with that
context that is semle joining us from
Jerusalem now two Israelis have been
killed in a shooting near a settlement
in the occupied West Bank Israel's
military said the alleged gunman was
killed by Security Forces after opening
fire at a gas station violence between
Palestinian settlers and the Israeli
Army has spiked in the West Bank since
the start of the war in
Gaza we do want to bring you up to speed
now with some other world news
headlines the editor-in chief of the
independent Russian newspaper Nova
gazetta has been detained and fined in
Moscow the paper said Sergey sov has
been accused of discrediting Russia's
military sakov took charge of the paper
in September 2023 when his predecessor
was named a foreign agent by the Russian
authorities a prominent opposition
politician has been killed in the
Central African nation of Chad the
country's State prosecutor says yayad
Dillo died on Wednesday during an army
assault on his party's headquarters
there has been unrest in chat ahead of a
presidential election set for May and
June and allies of alexe navali say
Russian authorities are blocking their
efforts to bury him the opposition
leader died in prison on February 16th
and his funeral is set for Friday naali
supporters say Funeral Directors have
received threats and that they cannot
hire a hearse to transport his
body Russian President Vladimir Putin
has warned NATO countries that they risk
nuclear war if they send troops to
Ukraine he made the threat as he
delivered his annual state of the nation
address ahead of an election in which he
is the only serious candidate now Putin
went on to say that he would be
stationing more soldiers in Russia's
West close to New NATO members Finland
and
Sweden Vladimir Putin has given his
annual State of the Union Address just
two weeks before the presidential
election despite facing no meaningful
opposition he announced social reforms
and a 10 billion Euro overhaul of
Russia's healthc care
system but the war in Ukraine still
dominates earlier this week the French
President Emanuel macron refused to rule
out the West sending troops to Ukraine
prompting a stark warning from
Putin they should eventually understand
that we also have weapons and they know
it I just said it now myself weapons
that can hit Targets on their
territory everything that the West is
coming up with now what they threaten
the world with it can result in a
conflict with the use of nuclear
weapons and therefore the destruction of
civilization some other NATO countries
including Lithuania have backed the
French position but the German
Chancellor or Olaf Schulz has rejected
any idea of direct NATO involvement in
the war in
Ukraine the NATO is NATO is not and will
not be party to the war that remains the
case we do not want Russia's war against
Ukraine to become a war between Russia
and NATO we agree on this with all our
allies this also means no German
participation in the war and with no
sign of any letup in the war and Putin
heading for a quarter of a century in
power relations between Russia and the
West are likely to remain tense for the
foreseeable
future how seriously should we take
Putin's threats of nuclear war I asked
DW's Eastern Europe editor Roman
goncharenko well I think we should take
um everything that comes from Vladimir
Putin seriously especially when it comes
to threats like uh today um on the other
hand there is no immediate Med threat of
a nuclear conflict between Russia and
NATO um so what he was saying is just be
careful what you do but he's been saying
this before um other Russian politicians
like the former president mvv has been
threatening that um nearly just every
couple of weeks um why it's important
it's it's important because uh this
signal came from macron this suggestion
this is something new Russia probably
didn't expect it but I think most
important is um signaling or threatening
uh the West with a nuclear war the
Russian president Russian authorities
are trying to stop the west from helping
Ukraine uh and this this intimidation it
works to a certain extent because there
are certain of certain types of weapons
like long range missiles that the West
is not ready to deliver so it sounds
like you think this does indeed raise
the stakes for the West as it considers
how much support to continue providing
Ukraine well it's really hard to tell if
it if it really ra raises the stakes I'm
I'm skeptical about it because it's not
really new what he has been saying um
what is new is the suggestion of macron
but this is president macron but this is
a theoretical question at the moment
nobody is talking about sending troops
to Ukraine in the near future so uh when
the conditions remain as they are um in
this war um there will be probably no
need for the Western countries to do
that but they might change if Ukraine
starts losing um anyway the stakes are
relatively high as well um at this
moment anyway because Russia is waging a
conventional war with an open end and is
not going to stop and this was the
signal by President Putin so if no one
is talking about about this seriously at
this point why did we then hear German
Chancellor Olaf Schultz there go out of
his way to make it very clear that no
German troops would participate in
fighting in
Ukraine well um the obvious reason is
because president macron brought it up
uh so Schultz had to respond there is a
unofficial rivalry between Germany and
France in Europe as two major economic
and Military Powers um so Schulz had to
respond but he's not the only one uh
just remember President Biden of the
United States also has ruled out several
times sending troops to Ukraine so why
Schultz and Biden do this and other
European politicians as well uh because
um this is dangerous and um Chancellor
Schultz said it um as well many times so
nobody want wants a direct confrontation
between Russia and NATO so everybody is
very very careful that's why and um some
experts also believe that Schultz
remarks might have something to do with
the coming elections in Germany and in
Europe to the European Parliament and
some rigant elections in Germany and um
this this idea of Schultz no troops this
of course resonates with parts of German
public not only in Germany but in other
parts of of Europe and the world so
nobody wants this War to escalate and um
some experts believe that this could be
an attempt by Schultz also to maybe use
it in the future um elections in
election campaign because his party is
not doing well in the polls well thank
you so much for for providing that
context for us that is our Eastern
Europe editor Roman
karenko and Ukraine is warning against
quote destructive external interference
in moldova's Breakaway region of
transnistria that is after pro-russia
separatist there ask Moscow for
so-called protection the self-proclaimed
Republic is a tiny sliver of land
located between Ukraine and Moldova it
broke away from malova during the
collapse of the Soviet Union in the
early
1990s most of the territory is Russians
speaking and many hold Russian
citizenship tensions between mova and
Russia have been rising ever since
Moscow launched its full-scale invasion
of
Ukraine tias pole the capital of
transnistria on the surface all appears
cam this despite appeals from officials
here for protection from
Russia meanwhile in the maldovan capital
there's
nervousness I'm afraid that the war will
start here
too mova is a weak country from the
point of view of the military we have no
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resources
we probably will receive help from other
countries but I don't think it will help
us at all because we're not even in the
European
Union the authorities in transnistria
are practically deciding the fate of
mdova by addressing Putin and the state
Duma with the request to be accepted
into
Russia this in fact is a declaration of
war against the Republic of mdova
the
rep in Russia President Vladimir Putin
made no mention of transnistria in his
annual state of the nation address
however his foreign Ministry
spokesperson did comment on speculation
Russia was planning to Annex the
territory inside mova NATO is stubbornly
trying to turn the Republic into
literally a second Ukraine contrary to
the mood of the majority of the movan
population and in general apparently
without thinking about the consequences
of this for the country and for the
region as a
whole but NATO insists Russia is
meddling Russia is using all the levers
of influence at its disposal to stop the
European path of the Republic of mova it
is
obvious transnistria is a form of
pressure on
Moldova it is a political declaration to
inflame the pre-electoral climate in
mdova
speaking at a summit of leaders from
Southeastern Europe the maldovan
president tried to reassure her fellow
citizens and called for solidarity with
neighboring
Ukraine mova is safe today Ukraine needs
to be supported Ukraine is keeping us
today peaceful and
safe a hopeful Message In A Country
overshadowed by the proximity of its
neighbor Russia
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I spoke earlier to Mera barbu a
freelance journalist in mova who was in
transnistria today he spoke to people
there about these latest
events the uh people in transnistria
expressed their feelings of Hope up
until this morning up until the speech
from Moscow they uh were quite excited
about yesterday's vote and they feel um
as they qu as they say quote um harassed
and oppressed by the regime in kisho and
this is due to the uh economic taxation
reforms imposed by by kisho so basically
every transnistrian business now has to
pay vat to mova a thing they haven't
done for the past three decades so this
is basically the root of this uh problem
if you will also they feel like um they
have been neglected by kisho and the
Russian identity is not protected enough
or not sustained enough mova and are
there concerns from movans about this
appeal from pro-russian separatists to
Moscow of course everyone here in kisho
that I spoke with throughout the day uh
expressed their concern expressed their
worries that that a possible secession
from transnistria a possible Declaration
of Independence or to join Russia or to
ask for protection from Russia as they
voted yesterday could flare up the
tension now you have to remember the
transnistrian and the movans fought in
the early '90s in a very short but uh
intense and emotionally uh deeply
wounded uh conflict here 1991 1992 when
uh both sides fought and that's when
transnistria um appeared as a
self-proclaimed Republic so there's
still a generation who remembers that
and another generation who grew up in
the shadow of that war so obviously
everyone is worried not to mention the
fact that um they see what is happening
in Ukraine in the neighbor
country and they feel that um Russia is
getting closer and closer to K know with
every day with every declaration with
every intent of uh protecting as they
say the Russian identity in mova so in
your view what are the chances of a
larger regional conflict
here well short term I don't think uh
what happened yesterday in Rasel could
uh ignite a war if you ask me um that's
because Logistics is very hard Russia at
the moment cannot send more troops into
mova or into transnistria better said
transnistria has a border with Ukraine
that's been shot since uh month two or
month three of the war and also the only
way to gain access is through the
airport if if they um engage in some
sort of Special Operation but the movans
have already as they claim um unfoiled
couple of coup attempts throughout last
year so at the moment we cannot I I I
cannot see myself of um a possibility of
escalating into a full-fledged War but
at the same time you have to remember
that in transnistria you have almost
2,000 Russian troops uh the so-called
peacekeepers who are there and Moldova
doesn't have a army that's well prepared
well trained um to face even a small
contingent of Russian troops at the
moment and that could always flare up
also we've seen in Ukraine Putin's
preferred preferred method of engaging
in this war in Ukraine is through
missiles and drones and that's always a
danger to mova who has a very little to
no air defense system at the moment m
barbu in mova for us thank you so much
for that
update and we can take a look now at
some other stories making headlines
around the
world the US Supreme Court has agreed to
decide whether Donald Trump is immune
from prosecution it is a victory for him
as it delays his trial on charges that
he conspired to overturn the 20 20
election Trump's lawyers argue he
shouldn't be prosecuted for actions
taken while he was
President new lawmakers have been sworn
into Pakistan's Parliament it is the
first time the National Assembly has met
since an election three weeks ago that
was marred by allegations of vote
rigging the new government is facing an
economic crisis and security
concerns and Juventus star Paul Pogba
has been banned from football for four
years the midfielder tested positive for
testosterone after a match last August
30-year-old Pogba says the Italian
anti-doping tribunal's verdict is wrong
and that he plans to appeal he won the
world's cup with France in
2018 Farmers have been protesting for
weeks against EU policies in countries
across Europe some of the biggest
protests have been in Poland where
farmers are also angry over cheaper food
imports from neighboring Ukraine polish
prime minister Donald tusk met with
leaders of farmer groups on Thursday
Tusk told them he would negotiate some
EU regulations on climate change that
the farmers say unfairly impacts them he
also would not rule out closing the
border to imports from
Ukraine now that issue has been
straining relations between Warsaw and
Kev which have been close Partners since
Russia's invasion of Ukraine DW's
Christine Mund now reports from
Poland we're in G YCO vitki 60 km
outside of wasel people from this region
like to think of it as Europe's biggest
Orchard Matos D's family has been
growing apples here for a century Here
We Grow uh different of VAR variety of
apples uh like Gala Golden Delicious or
Champion but business is tough these
days and Matos is unhappy about EU rules
aimed at addressing climate change and
the cheaper agricultural imports from
Ukraine that are coming into the Polish
market as a Polish farmer speaking for
myself when it comes to the green deal
in all its bureaucracy and the actions
of the European officials I'm certainly
concerned and one could even say more
than
concerned anger over these issues has
been growing in Poland it's seen Farmers
block traffic from Ukraine at the
borders and this week they staged this
big demonstration in
wara one of our main points is to try
and stop the import of food products
from Ukraine this is the first and the
most important point unfortunately the
government doesn't want to talk to us
that's why we came to warsa we want to
show the power of the Polish
Farmers the farming Community has been
mobilizing online mat is on Facebook
groups with other farmers in his region
and Beyond but the government says it is
honor alert over possible Russian
infiltration in the process through
social
media I'm sure that Putin and his people
are very active in Europe and they take
advantage of such protests it's enough
to take your phone and start reading
comments on the platform X or
Facebook even on my own phone I see how
many comments are made by the fake
accounts independent observers are also
concerned what Russian propaganda does
in our countries Poland included is they
are infiltrating our narrative our
social media our public discussion and
public debate putting into it radical
statements statements which play with
our emotions authorities are
investigating some anti- Ukraine and
pro-russia slogans that have been
spotted in recent demonstrations mat
says those are not his fellow farmers
certainly no polish farmer who cares as
I
believe will make demands that directly
attack Ukraine and support
Putin putina Poland has been one of
Ukraine's biggest backers in the EU but
the issue with the f is is causing
tensions between keev and
wara and changing gears uh we have a
success story from Snowy Scandinavia
scientists in Norway have boosted the
numbers of rare arctic
foxes climate change had left the
endangered species struggling to find
enough to eat in the wild the population
was down to around just 40 but feeding
stations have lifted the count to more
than
500 without the program animals were
facing extinction but the researchers
warned that it is still too early to say
that the species has been
saved now just before we go let's get a
reminder of our top stories at this
hour the Hamas ran Health Ministry in
Gaza says more than 100 people have been
killed in a crowd waiting for an aid
delivery Israeli officials say most of
those killed died in a crush to get aid
but they have also acknowledged that
troops fired their weapons believing
summon the crowd posed a
threat and Russian President Vladimir
Putin has warned NATO countries they
risk nuclear war if they send troops to
Ukraine in his annual state of the
nation address Putin also said Russia
would station more troops in the West in
response to Nato enlarging to include
Finland and
Sweden and that is your news update at
this hour stay with us though I will be
back in just a few moments to guide you
through the day I'm Claire Richardson
for me and the whole team thank you so
much for watching
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