the, the, this is the, the news live from berlin, anger morning, and confusion over the death of relaxing, evolving as police arrest dozens of supporters memorials across russia and found these allies say they are not being told how we opposition leader died. his team planes vladimir putin personally and you crane and focus as world leaders held security talks and munich caves, forces retreat from a time they defended for years from russian procedures. presidents, the landscape warns weakening western support is costing lives on the battlefields the

unpopular felony as welcome to the program. questions are multiplying over the death of russian opposition leader alexi nev only as supporters world wide voice their anger. russian police have detained dozens of vigils for the late kremlin critic prison officials and 9 snare found the collapsed and died on friday at the remote penal colony where he was serving a 19 year prison sentence. and of all these close allies have confirmed his death. but say the parties are refusing to release his body, his team planes, the russian leader, personally for it and evolved these death. it should only be legal, put in, killed them. the whole world knows that it was the russian president who personally gave this order just as it knows that alexi was never afraid of him, never stayed silent. we must not give up. this is what alexi himself called on us to do is the lowest. i'm going to see our correspondent jury ra shadow says many

questions remain on answered well, tablet even though they to it's completely unclear under what circumstances and i've only died only half is that the report from the present administration is that the only felt feel yesterday during a whole completely different information that came from the investigation company to obviously to or fairly hot of the regional capital in the arctic. when of all of these prison camp is located. the vase to add to that to the close of death, hadn't been clarified at the event that they would have to wait for the results of the forensic examination next week is also completely unclear when the volume is dead. bodies. at 1st, it was sad that the body would it be transferred to moscow. often that's the volley . when the volume is mazda arrived, today in the prison camp, she was told that her sounds body was easy. regional capital, some work fair. however, these information was contract. think that once again we are seeing typical rations,

mystery no matter what the problem is, but it isn't what she died off. there is no transparency of this metal, which in turn could mean is it the also it does have some 6 to heights. here there are lots of questions being raised by the official line. so what are no volume these teams saying about i also have all these themes of meta is clear. pablo, he's press secretary, sat to that, and alex they had been killed with just how did he, however, know concrete evidence was provided at the independent russian media have spoken to the inmates over the prison when i've only withheld and have learned many interesting details of yesterday's events, reading all these reports, one might get the impression that the official version may not be true. presumably the volley died early. i have an official letter, presumably imagined to doctor didn't arise quickly enough and his former doctor has

also sat to visit the she doesn't believe or he didn't believe that. and the only died because of the broken all loose thrown bushes. if this is, what does it actually stayed propaganda tend. larkey suspected that our video is from the cold hearing a few days ago when a volume was joking to pull it up to mystic as always. so lots of questions and no answer so far. tell us about the public reaction in russia to his beth erie, as well as even zillow rushes. most famous opposition to politician had become somewhat quieter in the recent t. s. as in use of nevada and his dad, shocked. of course, people in his home country, hundreds of many thousands of russians brought flowers to the memorials of the victims of political oppression, spontaneously showings, interest on the deputy was the valley. this is not without danger and put in special, but in a volume was something like, probably any number one and hundreds of rest through all the russia show. just how

dangerous it is with the police taking off action against the volume to support this the, this whole situation reminds me of the protest. moss, going to many aga, see this is wisdom teeth, which, what are the nice to find the of only, i have a report that on many of these protests in russia and have seen, thousands of people arrested ironical nodes. but to day on day one, often involved this test processed most famous, that opposition politicians seems to be alive. again. thank theory. the don't usury resettle enrica force. world leaders gathered in munich are focusing on the words in ukraine. i'm the middle east, the us in germany haven't reaffirmed their commitment to israel security. they're also calling for the protection of civilians and gaza, ukraine's president. for a lot of years, the landscape redoubled his calls for support against the russian invasion,

and nato secretary general jens spelt and burg set. the war in ukraine has exposed gaps in the alliances preparedness. you cries president, for the lot of years the landscape delivered a forceful plea for more support. at the talks in munich, of the year of 2024 demands your response from everyone in the world. if we do not at no fortune, we'll manage to make the next year's catastrophic, catastrophic, for all the nations as well. intelligence community are aware of this. ukraine has already seated mis with we try. so try to try the cloud reality and reach the world. unfortunately believes they miss the project good to capture and all that concert in a few days or weeks. whatever it was,

your brain is have been holding for 724 days. well, the swedish defense minister pile young's and told dw, it's essential for europe to keep supporting ukraine against russia. a hotel loudly agree with president the landscape due to the fact that the right now it's ukraine, wish that she's against the russian military expansion. i mean that she was full because we don't support ukraine enough, then the history would be very negative, almost. so supporting ukraine, the support the right thing to do. and the smart thing to do, because it's really an investment into our own security. because russia would win this horrible war. the pressure against our nato allies would increase the pressure against mold the wind, georgia. i would also agree in grades, but i think it seems that you will be in need to do more. do you think that's the whole process is fast enough, renting up weapons production and also spending more on defense or should they,

you opinions, do more european should differently do more and what the rusher has done. this is f o. this is economy and the defense industry on the board for things and we have to are responding times, so we're able to support the ukrainians better trajectory on the defense investment in europe. now it's going up, it's going to be 19, or actually 20 allies would reach 2 percent odp or higher. so, so lots of progress being done, but more have to be down. also for europe to take a bigger responsibility, airport security, but also being able to support ukraine more to please. all right, for a little bit more analysis. joining me here in the studio is dw security correspondent, thomas spyro thomas. great to see as always. so we just heard there from the ukrainian president of an automated zalinski, the wars going on for almost 2 years. we're entering that 3rd year almost in a matter of days, essentially. at this point in the conflict, what does the quoting for?

essentially more help from allies around the world in particular, from ukrainian allies in europe and also in the united states. because this comes at the time you correctly say when we're entering the 3rd year of the war in ukraine. but all for the time when many around the world are getting at least perceived tired of what is happening in ukraine and where there's also tensions and controversies around the amount of health that ukraine would receive this. i mean, that's particularly evident. now in the united states, so the plea from presidents the landscape was very clear, more help for the country military help in particular, but also not sustained way. so not step by step, but really a long term support. and he did a chief that at least from germany and france before he arrived in munich, it did sign with both german and the french governments. security agreements guaranteeing dr. long term health i. so at least from his perspective,

he already up to move something from his visit in particular to me. all right, let's talk a little bit about germany. so it's expected to step up with this military aids in regards to ukraine, but it is actually ready to do so really well if you ask german officials from the german johnson who was also in munich to a german defense minister, they have clearly indicated time and time again, the german, he's already stepping up its support. in fact, only a few days ago, it was reported to you in germany that germany reached the 2 percent goal, which is a nato target or for defense spending. some of that germany hadn't achieved in many, many years and that had been also in the past a source of controversy. also for example, with the united states. so that is such an or something that german officials have stress on various occasions. and by the way, somebody, they also stress in new, anybody comes at the time when germany's on the one hand facing very economic, very big economic problems. and also at the time when, if you look at several poles in the country, germans are divided on the amount of support that germany should give you credit.

so with those 2 periods that are very important tablets, i would indeed agree to a large extent with what the german officials are saying basically that they have indeed been stepping up. the supports to what degree are tom is? this is park you crying for a moment. what are your main takeaways from the conference so far? it's not only, it's not only been about creating, obviously the war in the middle east has also played a key role in munich. how to find a sustain piece in the region. several high ranking officials from the region are actually attending the conference and unique. so that's one very important topic of discussion. also at this munich security conference, i would highlight another element as well. that is also high priority for those who organizes con, present, that is to have a dialogue between different regions of the world. in other words, to avoid having just a discussion among western lead us and you will have seen throughout the munich security conference in the past, but also in particular based version of the meaning security conference. all sorts

of officials from africa, from asia, also from nation america left america doesn't necessarily pay an important role in the munich security conference. but in this particular case, it has. and i think from the organizers of the munich security conference, i think that dialogue basically means that these challenges that we've been talking about also have an impact beyond the united states and beyond europe. that they also have an impact in african countries and nation also. and that's in america with thomas will be keeping a close sign. i'm sure you will to dw security correspondent thomas spar well, as the landscape warns against waning western support, hugh crane's armed forces have withdrawn from one besieged time after months of heavy fighting, ukraine's new army come under head. alexander save ski says troops are being pulled out of of difficult to avoid being and circled. the retreat is russia's biggest success on the battlefield, since it took the city of bach mood last year. i remember,

ron is waste king's cottage in london. we asked her whether the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from steve could open the way to a wider rushing advance. so i think it's a huge boost for the russians, both in terms of gaining military strategic ground and of steve. 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. the lansky has changed the commander of the forces. so i think that the russians are sensing here is that there are other visions within the government and the military um ukrainian troops are exhausted and them were 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 or random iran from king's college long on there. and finally, archaeologists in brussels have made a rare discovery. the remains of a prehistoric minus. the fragments include 2 fingers and a task. they were found during an archaeological dig, a construction site for a metro station. the bones were up to 9 meters below ground instead of entry layers from the ice age. archaeologists hoped to make more such discoveries during the excavation work. and here's a reminder of our top story. a jason, russia has made dozens of arrests memorials for the jail. the opposition leader alexi. nev only close out. i'd say the tardies have not released from the found these body. and they're blaming president vladimir putin personally for his desk.

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