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Russia’s grinding onslaught in eastern Ukraine is taking a bloody toll, Ukraine’s President says it will go down in history as one of the most brutal Europe has seen. With Russian forces bear down on the key city of Sjewjerodonezk, Kyiv was receiving top EU leaders. And all the while, Turkey’s president seeks to cast himself as mediator…while simultaneously putting pressure on NATO. Today we ask: Turkey’s double-dealing: Is Erdogan trying to blackmail the West? Our guests: Daniel Gerlach (Zenith), Gustav Gressel (military expert), Jessica Berlin (political analyst) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Every day counts at this point of the war 03:21 A negotiated settlement is a western illusion 06:00 If Russia is allowed to win this war, the geopolitical costs will be high 07:50 Zelensky’s appeal to Germany 09:00 Putin is playing the fear card and Scholz has completely fallen for the Russian trap 12:30 Putin is much more experienced in psy-ops than our leaders 15:00 Russia is firing 50.000 rounds of ammunition – per day! 16:15 Are Turkey and President Erdogan potential mediators? 18:00 Erdogan is better able to read Putin 21:30 This war will become a global crisis – that’s why we should hear more voices from the global South 23:40 How far should the West go in making a deal with Erdogan? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #ToThePoint #Turkey #Ukraine