[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from the anger and morning, and now confusion over the death of alexi know, validate as important stage vigils in moscow, land other cities and develop these allies, say they cannot access his body. and the not being told how he does, you guys the president takes the stage of the media security conference for him is the landscape says his country's forces a habit on the battlefield. as weston support themselves as, as

a leading us little make it play just more right. but us patients 1st you credit forces for treat from the towns they had defended to use from russian aggression. how costly was the loss of, of the . and then because all the welcome questions of multiplying over the circumstances of the death of russian no position veto. lexi no vomit. a spokesperson for him has confirmed he died just but says his body is not in the prison mold. where they were told it was around his death was 1st announced by a russian prison will forward. he is on friday. after this, in russia say police if detained, more than 100 people nationwide for joining protest in the valleys, memory. the mourners gather on

a snowy st. petersburg night to pay their respects. photo reads alexi, nev only killed by a fascist rushing through tears. a supporter quotes the fall into center allowed us to line. you know, so it's a very simple message in case i'm killed, which don't give up alexi, nev only politician and leader of the russian opposition. and they killed him. he won't be too much elsewhere, attempts to memorialize the fall, and they were stamped out of the news in moscow. a memorial only last of a few hours before min and black clouds poured out of unmarked vehicles and tore it down over the local media. said the police stood by and watched, and with the to the end of all of these death isn't just a massive blow to rushes opposition. movement to many see it as a signal that his arch nemesis, russian president vladimir putin, will stop at nothing to keep tightening his grip on power reports of his desk. it's a true one. i have no reason to believe it or not. oppression authorities are going

to tell their own story, make no mistake. make no mistake. putting his responsible front of on his desk, putting is responsible. what has happened involving is yet more proof approves protell really? no one should be full, not in russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world. just one day before his death was reported, the election of only appeared cheerful as he gave testimony via video link from prison. ringback the next day, russian state tv and write out the official announcement from the federal penitentiary service of on make exception of opinion a little bit boy. yeah, molly noon is coming over. we'll book it. but i will do a bunch of that, and i've only had fallen ill after going for a walk and lost consciousness. an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him, but failed. smith only was transferred to a prison colony above the arctic circle in december. it's considered one the

precious toughest prisons, and he was regularly held in solitary confinement. the opposition leaders team confirmed his death and demanded his body be given to his family. you'll be received. so chief of dw is read a bureau, toby, what else we know about what caused invalid these days? while there's still no clarity as to what exactly, and i've only died of band and above all, under what circumstances. the only thing we have is still official report from prison. number 3 is that option optical way he was. there's also confirmation from the valise, press secretary, but the she also refers to the official report from the prison. in any case, she claims that the volley of was killed. as for the official line, as it is supposed to be on forensic investigation into the found his desk, we have to wait for the results of his lawyer and his mazda have arrived at the penal colony colony to date earlier. in the meantime, independence russian media have published some reports from fellow prisoners in

penal comp. number 3. if these reports ought to be believed, can the volley may have died early of an official. the report that, of course, is there is also to be collision as to if she died of natural causes. his family claims that she was in good health and development also took part in a court session. a few days ago we saw adjusting the report online. of course you could see a 2 full jolting optimistic mens there. hm. and what about the the timing then is so, i mean, it's just a month before national elections in russia. this absolutely is the time. if his dad is indeed a special one man, and each of the sites tries to give it a different interpretation on it's a political scientist to loyal to the grandma and follows the official version according to beach is the death of the criminal critic was an accident they saved with putting doesn't need another and month before the election at some even

suggest a west and trays. i wouldn't be surprised, the russian television will be spread in conspiracy theories. individual best and secret services would be allegedly involved. the question is, of course, what will happen in the coming days and weeks? we still arrests earlier in the report. these scenes are very similar to the protest of the volume we organized in russia and recently is given these 10 situation. i believe that the last thing put in needs now is protest, which is why the national authorities are likely to be focusing on the climate of fee and intimidation that had over the presidential elections. i'll extend of all is death is likely to intimidate to those who still they have to stand up against the kremlin because of a no, that's not volley is not the 1st person to pay a high price and options for his tense. we give you a few resettle, it's the 2 of the v like security conference, and today's focus is on the was in ukraine in the middle east,

usa for fee of state and to the blink and german foreign minister. finally, in the bandbox, we have phones that commitment to be as well security and that a terror attack like one on october 7th. we never happen again. it also cooling for the protection of civilians in gaza. them the ukraine towards the agenda, ukrainian president, florida miscellaneous cubic dumpling, his coals for support against russian aggression and nationally secular for general . again, still the same, the boring ukraine as exposed gaps in the alliances prepared this such vacancy w as chief international editor richard forecast is estimating security conference . richard, what are your main take away from the conference so far? yeah, well i think then it's hard to avoid the biggest impression of this conference. so actually being the simple fact of that and use of the like 2nd of all of these death, which when it arrived just as you know, the holes who were beginning to fill out with people. and it really that used to

through this conference location and left everybody of course, no surprise, but it still shows so that is done by, by this sort of dreadful news of that reality. and it was interesting to hear people's theories about, you know, what it happened, why it happened, why did happen? now? people were speculating about whether this was some sort of message to the international community, obviously, particularly to the west it. so the time that the security agreements have been agreed between european countries ends and russia. one chinese delegate even speculated to me that maybe this was rooted in feeling that he had been to sort of friendly towards the united states and his talk of calls and interview last week. and that felt that he had to so hard line again, just like he, as his people, presumably blue, pre ghost and as of the last year. so these are the conversations that have been going on in the, the holes around me over the last 2436 hours now,

as everybody absorbs these news about in the fall and the, and, and what it tells and once again about the nature of the routine regime is its dealing with in that, you know, of course, the ukraine's a fighting for their existence. and it goes to credit and presidents, automated savanski is that the war now going on for almost 2 years at this point in the conflict? what is the cooling for? yeah, i mean it's so interesting to compatibility is elaine keyes, speech visited to his message last year and even his message and the year before that. i mean, if you very much, we're coming up to the secondary of the 3 of the beginning of the ukraine war in just a few days. so the meaning security conference pretty much marks that kind of a 3 tier i lost. yeah. zalinski is message was a little about speed he was saying to west and support is you need to get us

a weapons positive. but discussion was about tang. so discussing was about a fight to judge and it said that the military support from the west was coming to slowly for the ukrainians to achieve that goals. and i think the ukrainians would say that parts of the reason that that counter offensive last year didn't go as well as hope was that they simply got weapons from the west to slowly to build up the forces appropriately to a to see that counselor find seems through can't control center this year. his message is really more one of the stamina and continued relief. of course, you know, it's a lot of tools that the worries have settled into a kind of a stalemate situation. and there's a lot of pessimism about the outlook and plug them is. the lensky was trying to say, you know, don't fold for the mason. russia cannot lose this war that ukraine still can't move, but that happening depends on, on the stamina of will and the stamina of providing you plan with it. with,

by the way i produced that it needs, of course of this spotlight is very much on the united states that where congress is failing to pro, bring through a major package of, of military support for ukraine. i was speaking to one analyst just earlier today who said that, you know, if that american support does not get through to ukraine, that the russians would potentially have a chance to sweep through the country even potentially be able to take care of again. but it'd be able to take care of their initial go 2 years ago, manage that by the end of this year. that's how much hangs on this. so that was really the message. so it was a lensky kind of keep up the belief, doubtful, but so for the sense of defeatism. and then the most concrete request that he had waste for a longer range weapons. and part of that is looking at gemini, which has yet to decide on whether to bribe provides ukraine or whether it's longer

range of cruise missiles go. taurus we also heard from china is one that is the one . he said china was a responsible, major country. that will be a force for stability. what do you make of that statement? yeah, well, i mean, i think it's debbie sent you some rolling in the room when he said that and of course, to western countries. they see china as the main support for russia and both economically on low level military levels and also diplomatically in it's a war against ukraine. of course, when he's stressed to the chinese position that they believe the territorial integrity of allstate has to be respected. but also that i'm hearing that we have to contact students. so i'm just gonna cut off that. but today was pretty much the sort of standard talking point some from windy. but there's one thing that i would

highlight, the chinese economy is under major pressure. and he dedicated quite a bit of his speech to trying to brush that aside, claiming that chinese economy is a strong and is vibrant, susanna, i'm the day to tell a different story, but it was interesting to see him saying that if we take that from alex week international editor, which a book at the minute security conference pages of support in europe come just as you kind of, you know, forces announce a sit back there withdrawal from the santana of div come of the months of heavy findings. see you crazy rami head arctic sound the serious gates the troops were being pulled out in order to avoid being unsettled by some forces have been attempting to capture the ruined town since october, reportedly with heavy casualties. its bunches biggest success on the battlefield since it took the city about what last may following. and now the fee is baffled. earlier i talked to maureen of the wrong of things, colleagues, london,

i asked her if the withdrawal of you planning in troops could cause a snowball effect paving the way for russia's advance. i think it's a huge boost for the russians, both in terms of gaining military strategic ground in a fever and also for them are all of the troops, especially considering that this is happening pre election in russia. and this is also happening as president kalonski has changed the commander of the forces. so i think that the russians are sensing here is that there was a reservations within the government and the military um ukrainian troops are exhausted. and then we're all is not as high as it was at the very beginning of the war. and they also lack artillery shells, meaning that they will try to push in or to, to break. and according to what the russians were saying,

the capability of the ukrainian armed forces to offer any resistance. so we might not see very fast advances. it might be slow, however, the idea is to grind the ukrainian military. so it's already in there on this i made visible and thanks for joining us here on the dw use. i'll have more advice for you next down, the pricing strategies for thought. see what the,

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