Skip to main content

tv   DW News  Deutsche Welle  February 18, 2024 2:00am-2:16am CET

2:00 am
the, the, this is the, to the news life from breland anger morning and confusion over the death of alexi, nevada. as police arrest dozens of sup support or is that memorials across russia? the volume is allies say they are not being sold higher. the opposition leader died, his team planes vladimir pigeon, personally, and ukraine, and focus as world leaders, whole security talks and community keeps forces retreat from the time they defended for years from russian. the seizures, ukraine's president towards weakening western support is costing lives on the box. the
2:01 am
i've heard of him o, welcome to the program. russian police have detain thousands of supporters of the off position leader alexi divani who died suddenly in a remote, pino count nevada. these close allies have confirmed his death, but say the authorities are refusing to release his body with many questions, still not result. many world leaders, campaigners on the ballad. these finally are all pointing the finger rushes president vladimir putin in the arctic darkness. like say, nevada lee's mother, ludmilla, is trying to find her son's body. she came to the remote prison where he died only to be told his body had already been sent to the regional capital novel and his mother says the last time she saw him was in the prison. on monday he was cheerful and full of energy. and despite all the hardship didn't look like someone who was
2:02 am
about to die with the lack of transparency around what caused nevada and the saw the death. his allies want the authorities to release his body immediately. and they have another message to the label 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 want to see. it's a message resonating with thousands of all new supporters holding vigils across the country. despite arrests and intimidation by security forces. this is very sad for us all. but alexi said not to give up, we weren't give up that we won't let them think that they have one. that's not true. history 1st in goodness arono side. we will
2:03 am
definitely, we feel very sorry for him and for our country, the country is perishing with this cupid war. why is it needed? who needs it? the killing their own people? foreign is children stealing? i'm good. i no longer believe in the future of russia. some of the 1st to make safe memorials were removed. but other as have now reappeared, defined russians are calling for answers over the death of alex in the valley. but in the face of accusations, in worldwide condemnation, the kremlin remained silent. or devonie is the latest and a series of high political, high profile, sorry, political dissidents, business, ty, coons and military commanders,
2:04 am
allegedly threatened poisoned and assassinated by the kremlin. in february 2015 outspoken puts him critic, voice and himself were shot from behind and killed on a bridge near the kremlin, the former vice premier of russia was in moscow helping to organize a rally against the government. 5, chechnya bull and most recently charged over his murder. so the identity of the person who hired them is still unknown. in march 2018 russian double agents, guy, st. paul and his daughter julia were poisoned. an english town of souls bri u. k. investigation blamed russia for the attack. moscow denied involvement. discreet pals were lucky to survive. the same could not be said of another defect poisoned in the u. k. and remember to relate the echoes of the death of alexander in yankee in 2006. the form of russian agent, alexander, let the income of fled to london in 2000. i became ill and died in 2006 of the
2:05 am
drinking tea lights. with radioactive polonium $210.00, a british inquiry found his killing had been ordered at the highest level. also killed in 2006 was on a public coach guy, a. a journalist whose reporting during the 2nd detection will also have threatened and poisoned prior to execution any elevator of her apartment block another to have survived. village poisonings is flooded me a kind of moats. a form, a protege of boris and himself, and public critic of putin. he's been imprisoned in russia since april 2022 for speaking out against the war and ukraine from prison. cut them up. so remains vice chairman of the human rights group both in russia, founded by mikhail quoted, called ski, a former political prisoner, currently exiled cooling for civil reform and russia. russia's invasion of ukraine led to one of the most high profile suspected assassinations. yet, with pushing confidence turned critic, you gave me pedagogy and killed in a plane crash. last august, the leader of the most, and revolved in the group,
2:06 am
had launched a short lived rebellion against the russian military leaders. 2 months earlier, i, alexia valley is the latest figured to be killed off to speaking out against pollutants, governments, and arguably the most prominent vixen yet cure giles is a russia analyst at charleston house and international affairs think tank in the u . k. we, austin was such a high profile death could inspire more widespread opposition potentially. but of course we have to remember that russia has been preparing for this moment for some time. they've been putting themselves in a position where they don't have to be concerned about public expressions. of discontent and weighing up the balance of removing the phone. you as an irritant, who actually gathers quite a lot of foreign policy and criticism of russia against what it will take to, to repress those expressions of concern and expressions of morning within russia. you can see why this is a good bet for the rest of the state because they have long ago behind any pretence of being
2:07 am
a responsible country. the place by any form of recognizing. ready and instead, they are back to behaving as a rogue states that commits motor without a qualm. now, world leaders gathered in munich are focusing on global security, the wars and gaza and ukraine towards the agenda. the head of nato says the russian invasion has exposed gaps and the alliances resilience with the death of alexi, novelle, and they still resonating and the security of the free world. at the center of the munich talks, america's top diplomat stress the importance of taking part. if you're not at the table in the international system, you're going to be on the menu to visible from there, there was an optimism about the war and gods in dire moments. we have, i think there's an extraordinary opportunity for israel in the months ahead to actually once and for all and that cycle. and it's because there's some new facts that didn't exist before when our efforts to make peace between israelis and
2:08 am
palestinians, starting with the fact that virtually every our country now generally wants to integrate is real into the region to normalize relations if they haven't already done so to provide security assurances and commitments. so that is real, can feel more safe and more secure ukraine more coming up on the 2nd anniversary was also on everyone's mind the year of 2020 for the most 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 miss with leads for us to try to try to cloud reality and reach the world. unfortunately believes they miss the drastic good to
2:09 am
capture and all that concert in a few days or weeks whenever it was, your brain is have been holding for 724 days. nearly a week after donald trump threatening not to protect nato members who failed to meet their 2 percent of gdp contribution. a germany's defense minister was upbeat. i'm proud to say that this year we will spend over 2 percent of our gdp on defense in germany. german chancellor, all off. schultz underlined that commitment. yeah, yes, money that we spend now and in the future for our security copy spent elsewhere. we feel that. but i also say without security and everything else is nothing on the machines. what dw is chief international editor richard walker is covering the conference. i asked him about the main points so far. does it take away that you, you really can't avoid?
2:10 am
it says the impact of the death of alexi, nevada. anyways, just hit us here yesterday as people would be getting together for the security conference. and this is really a conversation that you feel just almost everybody here has had about that about this big kind of confronted with, with the nature of the preaching regime. the reality of that once again, and also to the speculation about the timing of, of that, whether that was a coincidence or whether this was somehow deliberately timed to coincide with this gathering here. um, interesting, the one of the tapes that i got was for from a european leader who i will not name here but, but who said well, if it was deliberate timing, then it was extremely bad timing it backside because all it has done is kind of a strength and the results of, of europe to push back against that to me pretend even more strongly than they have until now. but they were suddenly also different use like an indian delegate who told me that it really doesn't change the fact the india and russia and all friends
2:11 am
have got an end to goodness sticks together. i think that's being the conversation of them is everybody's mean having this weekend, as well as european leaders in munich, st unity on security issues. they have just received a helpful signal from one of their most unpredictable allies in his annual state of the nation address on gary and prime minister victor or bon said parliament is set to rochester by sweden's membership of nato. later this month. hungry has been the last hold that on the long awaited swedish bit of delay or bonds. par 3 blames and what it caused on 500 claims by stockholm. the past is undermining democracy. is, comes as or boniface is a test of his hold on power a scandal over a part and it's already prompted hung gary, as president to reside after years of staking control. vesee hungry is autocratic. prime minister victor old on may be facing his biggest political crisis yet and gary is attending up by the thousands and the streets of budapest,
2:12 am
demanding accountability at home greece annual. stay to the nation address on saturday, all by and pick in a mattress, a special get there below. go vegas them each according minded or model federal adults. it is up to the government to correct what has gone wrong to restore the moral order. and to remedy the situation legally, hey, that, that you'll be like, a child is vulnerable, abusive that entails the most severe punishment. but there is no room for amnesty. felt that these 20 normal therefore, the resignation was right. young and strength and us, but i'm on. that's right. yes. what if my go to, she'd been knew it was old man's hand picks president cathy novak and who resigned the hub. paul and the man who'd been the deputy director of an orphanage he had been sentenced to prison to helping cover up sexual abuse of children and adolescents by his boss on the high ranking officials in the hon. gary and government and church have also step down to
2:13 am
demonstrate to say they didn't believe they'll be real change at the tone. and that's what i'm going to, i don't expect anything from this government. they aren't going to change anything, but they got rid of 2 people, but they will just be to other bodies put in their place either. so the government really won't change its course about the kids that bad. with old on self described pro family regime. now links to a child sexual abuse case, the pressure is on the hon, gary in 5 minutes to like never so full. well, here's a look at some other stories making headlines today. former tie, prime minister attacks and tional watch has been released on parole in bangkok after 6 months in a police hospital tax and was serving time for corruption. after he returned from 15 years and self imposed exile is returned to thailand coincided with his party
2:14 am
forming a government with whom military parties. the size is riley. during the german city of cologne, demanding the release of the head of the card as john workers parssi or p k, k. abdullah o salon was jailed and tacky. 25 years ago. p k. k is seen as a tear organization by turkey. us on the european union, on hundreds of demonstrators have rallied in senegal, demanding elections, a court overturned president marky, solid decision to postpone the votes scheduled for later this month. so as promising to abide by due late and reminder of our top stories, police and russia have made thousands of arrests at memorials for the jail, the position leader alexi, nevada, nate, close allies say they also are cheese have not released nevada these 40 and they're blaming president vladimir putin personally for his dad finds out the munich security conference. he's training president, flooding. there's a love seat has called again for support against the russian of russian and his
2:15 am
country. chief against dalton, berks, and the war has exposed the gaps and the alliance is reading. that's all for now, reports or is up. next, i'm one of her most likes to watch watching. take care the . we've got some hot tips for your package. the zip code is spots affinities. check on some great cultural memorials to boot w travel. we got the comment about why does that mean? because like now i'm leaving the new host to join us for an exciting issue.

21 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on