the, the, this is the w news live from the land, the well, the plains, let them in person. so they report the death of the russian opposition. leda alexei nev only supports his stage vigils and moscow, and all the cities worldwide. rational authorities say no. melanie died at the remote penal colony where he was subbing a 19 year plus germany and ukraine. fine, a long term security agreement, and there is more help for keeps fights against the russian invasion the i'm on you campus mckinnon. welcome to the program leaders. i'm campaign is around

the world blaming the report, the death of rushes most prominent opposition figure on president vladimir fuson authorities say alexei new val need died off the collapsing of the remote penal calling the way he was subbing a 19 year sentence support. as of staged vigils and many cities as the states including us president joe biden has condemned the kremlin and praise the felonies coverage and resilience. just one day before his death was reported, a next sign of only a p cheerful as he gave testimony via video or link from prison. or even any of seeing the next day russian stay tv. read out the official announcements from the federal penitentiary service. come on the books, if i moved in by just a nevaeh, tony had fallen ill after going for a walk and lost consciousness. an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him,

but they couldn't save him. the volley was transferred to a prison colony above the arctic circle. in december, it's conceded one of russia's toughest prisons, and his regularly being held in solitary confinement. nevada and these teams said his lawyer will visit the prison on saturday to confirm his death. novalis wife eulley was attending the munich security conference when the news reached to you at the problem. if this is true, i want food and, and all of his entourage food, you know, we just keep going to friends and his government to know that they will be held accountable. is that those on you for what they have done to our country? somebody to my family and to my husband not to be as to me

in cities across russia and around the world. mona is paying tribute to the kremlin is most very cool critic. in moscow, people lay flowers at the will of sorrow, a memorial to victims of political repression, changes i don't know, so it's kind of a shock right now. it's even hard for me to speak now. as we loved him, we were gonna be increasing the of the cost involved needs of september. first of all, and a symbol of position, a symbol of hope for a brighter future for the show. and there's a feeling back with his death this hope dies. if it had still been any hope left, it is even less now than it was before. the 1st one you died. did you begin to have a desire to leave russia or to mention that because you stop believing in positive change just as she did it to me?

yeah, that's dwindling. hope on charlotte as a protest i is detained, seconds of to holding up a sign at a memorial. but nevada needs suppose is a split between sorry for the loss of the greatest hope and resolve the news of his death will only in bold in opposition to the russian regime. he w 0, russia, so heads up, bureau and regal out via and i asked him whether there's any confirmation of an invalid these death beyond the russian prison service. no, we only have official statements from the russian prison service entrance. i'm with media both programs and state media and independent media. however, not all his team hasn't confirmed his dad, so we have tried to contact to the director of youth foundation. unfortunately without success. the only thing i've always press secretary has sat is a bit. he's a lawyer, he's on his way to prison, is that awesome, knows now what the less, this is all it is huge and use is russia. some russians are already in bringing

flowers to the monuments of political, to prosecute the people in different cities. people have also taken through the streets abroad to come in the rates and the valley of worldwide and barely in the front of the last name, bus and, and london a t and read a lot because it was also spontaneous. montana is raleigh in front of that austin embassy and the valley was moved to a present colony in the off sick in december. can you tell us about the conditions that he was subject to to the well, we know little about the present conditions. exactly, in, in prison comp, number 3 in the amount of minutes into their options optic, when a volume was held. but you do know that the vase president particularly is considered to be particularly harsh of on that it's set to be cancelled, particularly back to me. and also that is difficult to reach from the outside world . as the air temperature, there is extremely cold, when the volleyball strengths fell out to the few months ago from another present in central russia at huge job to get to the air was

a very frosty bucket clean. what do we do know is that the extent of all it has been punished extra. how to sleep $27.00 times during cheese imprisonment since 2021, when she was transferred to us so that the resell the so called punishment. isolate though for several days, a cautious criticism, therefore came from the adoption of human rights counsel. today, one member advance to suspect the depth of all is the tension conditions of ultimately destroying his health. that was dw is erie, russia so and we can speak now to catherine nelson. she is a writer and journalist who specializes in russian politics and her reports for the washington post. catherine, thanks so much for your time. what do you may cause the circumstances of alexi and of all these death in prison? it's a terrible tragedy. really, it was needless, if he did die at the hands of the russian authorities, then this was a needless dest. uh, he was packed away to this far away prison. as you said in december,

this was shortly after his opposition group took place billboards in moscow, offering protests to the presidential elections. the billboards with that under cover as a happy new year signs cross moscow. but if you clicked on the q r code on these billboards, you'd get to a website cooling on you to vote against approved. and it was a website called russia without pretend. and shortly after those billboards. okay. no bony was whisked away to this far off prison. so above the arctic circle. and really, uh, you know, unfortunately since he's been in jail since 2021 and been out to the media space, he really actually been eliminated quite tragically, already a friend, the political fields. there was no need to do anything with them. indeed, i've been speaking to or position figures they say, look,

we don't know what happened to him. we don't know whether he was poisoned again very slowly. we know he was poisoned already in 2020. and whether this was another attempt, we don't know, or whether indeed it was the prison conditions. they did kill him. we know that he spent almost a year of his entire 3 years in prison. and one of these terrible installation. so one of positions like, uh, uh, who i spoke to, uh, a russian he said he spent 13 minutes and one of those i solution. so he said the condition is a terrible, but it's basically like being tortured. and he said, oh no problem is organism may well cause no held up. katherine, can i ask you, do you think this will now strength and cushions grip on power at home to unfortunately yes, that sounds a very to me signal to everyone, cause this is the 1st senior 0 position bigger,

but it's died in jail. everyone knew there was a risk, but for this to actually happen, it's still a shock. and this turns a signal to the rushing of position think it's already in jail or ja, she and i do. my kind of more is that, that they've got to shut out all day with me. the same page. um, yeah, it's a very frightening signal. indeed. let's talk about the timing of nevada and these dest, just a month before national elections. coincidence, it certainly doesn't look like it. i mean, just like it doesn't look like it was a coincidence that he was moved removed uh to the sono. just after the billboards in must go ahead and which they were trying to get russians to vote against. pretend certain the other brushing those warranties are a very sensitive right now. even though preaching has the election pretty much stitched up the balmy head, cold for voters to protest against to, to, by having

a silent a standing protest equals the people together a 12 noon in protest of preaching at o pulling stations across russia. and it may be that they just have not sweet we, we just don't know, but to con, get rid of this so that somehow this is connected. me. if alexa involved me is dead, do you think his influence will continue? i mean, what is, what are the prospects for any domestic opposition to president person? it's really a tragic moment because obviously nobody himself, or before he returned to russia before he was arrested and sent to joe, he had told his supporters that should he be killed. this is assigned the strong you should not give up. but we can see in moscow at the moment, there are people coming out on the streets trying to make flowers. but you can see

just know how heavy the police presence is. there's really outnumbering anyone who wants to protest the most sclerosis use the warranties are already warned. anyone, again, it's trying to demonstrate saying that this would be a violation of the war. and really, unfortunately, christian has so monopolized into this in space is very difficult. was there any opposition to john les katherine belts, and thank you so much for your insights and your time today. thank you for having me. the us president joe biden says elect sandeval. ne bravely stood up to corruption and violence bite and added that he was outraged, but not surprised by the reports of nevada and these, the reports of his desk. it's a true one. i have no reason to believe it or not. brushing authorities are going to tell their own story, make no mistake, make no mistake. putting his responsible front of all and his desk, putting is responsible. what has happened involving is yet more proof approves

patella's. no one should be full, not in russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world. the other world leaders also express the sorrow and dismay at reports as an invalid his death. he did nothing wrong. he was in prison for a fake unsafe charges. and if nobody told the guy, we know that it was the conditions that were created and those conditions where was the responsibility to present its uh, the whole see a real face sofa rush of the heads of what positions uh no wiley bodies himself and a lot of many, many, many russians who knows what russians was against was this resume, already died to east of new york to ukraine and throughout

the day nobody died. i remember that's enough. the last government told me the company, and before he was going back to my scholar, she was a 10 minutes to don't do it. the cost your life and he did it into a business or drugs from you how to find the right. well it's, it's, it's a tragedy, but definitely you certainly have just a straw. so i'm going to continue in 5, supporting the crime and test professional document this term. heard the news. this is actually quite tragic. and it shows the extent to which the russian leadership is willing to go to try to silence the voice of the people. and it just shows us what kind of uh, what kind of country we are dealing with. and it's a, it's, it's a tragedy indeed. a valid the support and it's a holding vigils and cities around the world. all correspondent hands brunt spoke to me earlier from the russian embassy here in belen, a lot of people,

much of a discussion here is going on in the russian, much of a demonstration as being a address, the and russian, you know, as many of the young people from russia who lived here in berlin. oh, elsewhere in germany, i talked earlier, for instance, to a young woman who had just gone to the russian embassy to renew her passport. when she heard about the terrace of divani, she was almost in tears. there were enough number of people here who have put on the smallest lit candles. uh, it is the mode as a solemn, at times the people are in shock. but they're also saying that in some way that work has to continue. i spoke to one of the organizers office of this protest, the youth gave me another. another one gave me and he is from the free nevada and the movement here in germany. let's hear what he has to say. we're here to

express all or not disappointment, but our commitment to what we are doing for their own. that's very important because booting strip of guns and crumbling especially before the elections in march are trying to do more lies us. and to stop our end to prep again to projects that we're doing and russia from you from, from europe, from the us. so, and that's why i'm more motivated to speak out. and of course, not only stand with the, but with the bonus, but act out with russian people against voting against the war. so you've got anything that, that he's more motivated to speak out. so all people saying, you know, what are they saying about how novelle needs death will impact the pro democracy movement in russia? all they feeling most evasive?

yes, indeed, i think your time, so a, that's a pop from the solemn, most of the occasion. there is also a feeling of defiance and over and got here. and many of the speakers have been saying that nobody's work has to continue with if nobody's work will continue lobbying, the protein needs to be confronted with the responsibility for their souls. nobody including, you know, obviously the as it can. yeah. as hundreds of times and the 19 to continue with resistance. tons, friends in front of the russian embassy, and by the end, thanks so much sense news of election invalid these death the most as germany and ukraine signed a long time security packs here in bel in the german government has also promised small cash and military equipment to help keep the site, the russian invasion. botkin ballad followed me. it's the legs can all off show. it's kept the small talk brief. i'm ed tight security,

ukrainian president in time to so you know, historic security agreement. and the leading gemini support for the key of the does the media we to, to hear from the main news broke of kremlin critic election of island these days? this is i thought so save that work and does that very depressing? coughing, i met in a valley here in bell and when he was trying to recover from the poisoning attack in germany. and i also talked to him about the great courage of take to go back to the country because he didn't go, he's probably not paid for that coverage with his life. the funds have to do some more gifts besides. so i'm leaving is returning to the pre planned shed. you schultz said it was a show of solidarity, a bunch of them clean. so i, you all have enough beginning these assume years after the start of this horrible war, we are sending a crystal clear message to the russian presidents of some cause we will not waver in our support for ukraine loans onto the we continue, you know,

this is done with the ukrainian people 15 fight the fest and as i to still quite, you know, on the cutting president. so lensky welcomed the agreement and insisted it was about more than the fates of ukraine. when i d, 's. now this is a very important document. it's not just about some new direction in our cooperation. it's about, do you have any one thing to protect normality in europe and the world? because war must never become part of everyday life for any people in the world. and i see you will get the speech and the 10 year long guarantee isn't tended to deepen military and economic support. but despite the warm smiles, it crucially does not include a nice or style plate to come to ukraine's defense or ukraine's leader actually spent the day in 2 key europe in capitals from violin. zalinski travels on to power to sign a similar security package for the french president and menu and maximum. the french government says the deal includes long term commitments and strengthens ties

between the 2 nations. let's go straight to a correspondent lisa lewis. is that the lease a palace in paris lease has lensky left spelling earlier with the security agreement on an extra one point. 1000000000 euro package as military a. tell us what he goes on. his visit to paris a while there is a very similar agreement that was signed here tonight between mr. mccall and mrs. valencia here in front front. so now it's $3000000000.00 euros of additional money for this year. this is almost as much as over the past 2 years. so a significant ramp up by phones that's saying face they will send more besides small ground to emphasize more times more um, i'm in the coast and also provide training and a technology trends for a transfer to help you crying in its war against the russian invader. okay,

now germany has spent a lot on age to ukraine fronts, not as much. how would you describe the french ukrainian relationship as well as you're right, even though france has ramped up it's age tonight, is actually still a lot less than what jeremy has been providing has pledged in the future to give to you, trying to help the ukrainian people now, the french, a government b l is a in advance of this meeting has told reporters that they had a very special relationship with ukraine, that they were supporting as lensky and his government. but the ukrainian secret service had told french press before hand that to france could do more to help the country. now tonight, zalinski has said this is significant. this is a dignified response by fonts to what we need at the front, where we are struggling right now. but both suite is also underlined,

but this is one of several agreements as you know, you know, there was disagreements signed earlier today in gym and even also another agreement with the u. k. i, the bilateral agreements are to follow and believe is here. has said that they hope that the us would also follow suit and send more support and military support of money to your crime because you claim, as mr. valencia on the line tonight. you try and need an order of old off to, for support from the e you, but also support from the us government to fight against the russian invasion in the russian invader. and as my comments to my call and the president of france on the line today, a russia seems to be getting more aggressive in it's aggression in ukraine, but also when it comes to cyber war that it's currently raging here in europe. so the pledge here tonight is to stand together and to fight back and, and will paris now follow through on everything it has promised ukraine as,

as quickly as you create needs it, as well as the big question, you know, obviously they have plants to send in more my size and a more empty mission also, but immunization is actually very crucial point. it takes a lot of time to actually produce a lot of munition. the question is, does your have at the production capacity and many, many to your experts have been doubting that. so it might be that gerald has to turn to other countries, for example, to the us and ask, you know, weapons provide to say if they could buy weapons on behalf of ukraine, send them over to ukraine because currently is europe doesn't seem to have the capacity to produce as much annual nursing as ukraine needs on the front end quickly. lisa louis reporting from paris. thanks so much lisa. i will though that still no independent combination of novelle and these death. many world leaders already pointing the finger of let them it fuson. russia was not

invited to attend this. he is munich, security conference, where the was and you training goals are on top of the agenda. pensions over taiwan and donald trump's possible return to the white house, all so only does mines that steadily as international edits of ritual. okay, is that let me nick security conference and i asked him whether there's been any progress in discussing solutions to the conflicts in the middle east and ukraine. well, i think what you see in violin and paris today is germany and fonts would say progress in terms of european countries. so they're basing up their support for ukraine in the long run with the security agreements that they've assigned with the other minister lensky. it just today and following on from the u. k, which side of similar document was with him just a few weeks ago. so i think every scene has some progress that already here in your but i think the united states is the big wild called that. of course people anxious

to be in your training and the rest of your watching. what is going on in the, in the us congress, as opposed to ukraine, has gone through the senate, but still has to get through the house of representatives. and they're pretty big questions over whether that would happen. so i think this is going to be a big discussion among american and european delegates talking to each other here. and the thing is, is that the meaning security conference does not necessarily attract the sort of members of the house of representatives who might be inclined to try to prevent that support for ukraine going through. so whether this is necessarily the place where a solution will be found and that is definitely quite uncertain. as for the israel, how much more was suddenly there a lot of delegates from the middle east here. and one thing about the music purity conference is it really does provide this kind of, you know, people talk about this of colorado is a power and kind of backroom diplomacy. this is really a place where you really do have that. you have like a little lounge here just next to where we're standing here,

where people just informally sit down next to each other. and you see, i just saw a full my, the secretary general of nato talking to the president of european country just says on the side for that. all of these kind of little chit chat is going on a crowd around. i'm you to is the hotel here and you want to, you know, that, that does provide huge number of opportunities for quite informal back channel. kind of talking going on among older fidel occasions here. so i think that may be some hope that that, that could perhaps help in the, in the delicate diplomacy this needed in the weeks ahead to try to find some way ahead in the middle of the w as richard will cover. forcing that, now we're going to end the show by giving alexei novelle need the last word. here's an exit from an old school winning documentary about in the valley. it followed the politician as he recovers here in germany also being poisoned. the filmmaker asks what the valid these message to support us would be if he were killed. his is on

for a. my message, for the uh, station of a named kilt is very simple, loved you up. do me a favor? answer this one in russia. um it was just a minute for us to attribute maybe should lose the weights mean other than just that. what so usually at the place us look at those my change the weight. yeah. but cannot be unless you leave with my me. i'm going to send you the freedom and it will be there, mostly sports, which if a single, you know, that's a permanent tungsten wait, a girl may use your daughter. yeah. not what it's about getting your don't what they took, what she walk if, why she's at least with almost when you moved or massage might. and this, what could you let me see me. your story means that there was a lot at the door, but by some of these,

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