the, the, this is dw news live from berlin, who kills my husband, alexi, and of all these widow calls of the russian president in an emotional video. usually a novel, naya vows to carry on the kremlin, critics fight and says russian authorities are hiding his body to cover up his murder in prison. israel gives him off the deadline for its planned ground defensive on rough up. if by a rama done hostages, a know told the findings, we continue, that is just 3 weeks away. more than a 1000000 palestinian civilians are sheltering in the south causes and city

the sarah kelly. welcome to the program julian novel, naya the widow of russian opposition leader alexis, of all the has accused vladimir putin of killing her husband and vowed to continue his work in the video posted on social media platform x, she calls on supporters to resist bruton and fight for a free russia, it has been 3 days since russian authorities announced another on these death. so far they are preventing his family and allies from seeing his bodies. it is, it gets a video julian of all night, said she didn't want to make calling out the russian president vladimir putin for murdering her husband. why does that in the days since alexis, of all these death, if his wife has made it clear, she won't be intimidated into silence. he'll find me all kinds of meat 3 young as

that's like the mid 3 days ago flooding there. poor tim killed my husband, i'll exceed the volume with him, killed the father of my children's votes and took away the dearest fina had the closest and most beloved. this russian authorities have so far refused to hand over and of all these body to his family. his mother went to the investigative office near the prison where her son died to get his body and left empty handed, a kremlin spokesperson condemned and of all my statements. instead, the death was being investigated according to law, and of all naya calls it a cover up for a 2nd poisoning of her husband. after an attempt to kill him with the nerve agent, no big chuck failed in 2020. 1 little thing in the mean uncovered, refreshing then, now hiding his body not showing it to his mother, giving it to her and pathetically line and waiting for the traces of most which is now be choked to disappear, which call me at moscow as well of grief. mourners have left bouquets and messages

for lexi nevada, in the, in the snow. the sight commemorates victims of soviet repression in an environment where it's dangerous to show public grief earned of all the. it's the closest thing to an official memorial for the opposition leader. and equally a novel naya has just finished a meeting with a new policy chief and foreign ministers in brussels. the talks columbus you considers what further sanctions it can take against russia. in the wake of her husband staff, the use foreign policy chief, joseph morales, said that it was vital that whatever action is taken, both honors and divani and continues as work. we have to send a message for the russian or physician and to pay our number from the valley. need. know that the honda is memory, it will propose ministers to rename our human direct sanctions regime with his

name and call it not on the human rights sanctions regime in order for his name to be forever written on the work of the union in defending human rights and dw correspondent christine one y, as in brussel, she told us about the calls for further sanctions on russia over and of all the stuff is currently discussing associates a package of sanctions against russia for the invasion of ukraine and coming into today's, missing a number of member states are in support of imposing sanctions. those of the day is off and makes a, the fall knee. we know for instance, we usually just listening to the use chief diplomat over this on foreign policy. joseph for all he says that puts it, but letting me a pollution and the regime should be held accountable for the death of 5. also it looks 8 and the phone in the cost of the european union has targeted individuals of the he's a risk in 2021 for example. and it is likely that they will target institutions

like the present system. we've got to handle that and individuals operating in that system. they will be targeted with travel bags and as it freezes and the volumes, widow eulley and a volley of what, what can you tell us about her meetings today with e foreign ministers sarah, she's had a number of meetings here. she began with of course the foreign affairs council that is all the $27.00 foreign ministers where she spent about 20 minutes with them . she then went onto meet the e use council presidential and michelle of that meeting last is about 10 minutes. and then she's had a number of bilaterals lined up. i know she's mixed with the belgian fragments to for example, this is a woman taking the message to, to leaders and officials here that she wants to continue her husband's work. she's here to deliver a message about how the opposition civil society in russia can be supposed to. it's off to meeting with the the foreign ministers bureau said in a, in a, in

a post on x as that the, you would continue to support civil society as well as media independent media and russia. he w correspond to christine, when do i thank you. of the, the european commission president ursula found a line has announced that she will run for a 2nd term since taking over and 2019 she has led the block through brags that the cobit 19 pandemic and rushes invasion of ukraine. the german conservative is widely expected to win the backing of most e u countries. she launched her bed a short while ago in berlin. stomachs too far and what for an option, it was back then as to whether i could imagine becoming president of the europe and commission. i immediately said, yes. intuitively. i said today, 5 of later i'm making a very conscious and consider a decision. but i would like to it on for the 2nd next to me. so i'm to try to, i'm sites about here are some other stories making headlines. the ones top court

has begun a week of hearings on the legal consequences of israel's occupation of palestinian territories. more than 50 countries are expected to give evidence. these hearings are separate from the case brought by south africa, alleging that israel is committing genocide all acts during the current gaza offensive. the european union has approved a naval mission in the red sea to protect commercial ships from attacks by governments routine militants. the attacks have forced some major shipping companies to avoid the area in favor of longer and costlier routes. 5 e u member states have confirmed they will take part in the mission of israel says that brazil's president luis, ignacio knew that the silva is no longer welcome in the country unless he retracts his comments likening the war against mos militants and gaza to the nazi genocide

during world war to move a made the remark at an african union summit in ethiopia on sunday. or israel has set a deadline for its long plan defensive against the city of rafa in southern gaza. retired army general benny guns, a member of the countries war cabinet says that is rarely troops will launch their assaults next month if come awesome. does it free the remaining hostages by ramadan . air strikes the cross gauze as israel pursues what is prime minister is called total victory homes, schools and hospitals destroyed. as the death toll keeps climbing money, they are all civilians. there are no minute treat personnel or anything. we send a message to the world, the message to the israeli government and have mass government in gaza is please stop the war. enough war victory on how to israel's ground defensive has

extended to reeds on multiple hospitals, aggravating. you already dire humanitarians situation. dr. at and officer hospital in the city of con, eunice described the moment he realized in his really army read was happening was like, can use it about the other day. and uh, so i realize that it is it vision of i d f. as i started getting some adults, i don't see that the are actually yet the disorder, the best bet, 4 of those to be good. and the use of it adults, israel claims it's targeting of hospitals is legitimate because how most allegedly operates within um its military release. this video set to show weapons found inside cars close to the an officer hospital. soon the ground siege could be extending all the way to rafa. the spite international concern over israel's plant

and be the last city in gaza. that hasn't seen major ground fighting. a penny, guns and members netanyahu's, 3 member were cabinet set as really troops, but launched or sold next month. if by rama done hostages multiple the fighting, we'd continue to include rough area. the muslim holy month is expected to begin around the 10th of march, while guns does not have the final word on what lies ahead. he represents and influential is really voice. define calls, including from is real strong as back or the us to spare the city where more than a 1000000 palestinians, or sheltering and have nowhere else to go. russia says that it has taken full control of the eastern ukrainian town of, of def,

after ukraine, pulled its troops out on saturday footage from russian se media shows russian soldiers occupying the now ruined former industrial hub in the dawn boss region. moscow has claimed states and cranes retreat was so rushed and poorly planned that some ukrainian forces were left behind. ukraine's military has acknowledged casualties during the withdrawal, but says the situation is stable. taking up the if the is must goes biggest when on the battlefield, since the capture of the city of buck moved last may military analyst frank language said that a perception that russia is on its way to winning the war and that ukraine is on the brink of collapse is overblown or the chrysler with nickel ops. this is this, this is the stage one. how in the 2nd 1? 1942 or 2 in the 1st one will be allied side or they'd be both sides in 1916. it's what your credit is. not taking in both literally and metaphorically,

and psychologically, you know, your credit is always speak to talking about collapse what they all talking about. now, officially, under unofficially is what we've got to we've got to take out the psychological, physical resources that are on the defensive. now the issue here is how they're going to handle that defense. at the moment it seems like they're going to rely on much the same tactics as the russians did last year or the operational level of prepared prepared defenses. and i think that's pretty wise at the circumstances now the co op, so we don't need to look at a map to see that. yes, rushing them at rest is making incremental advances. but it's the taking of a relatively small town. after 2 years of us, it counts as a some sort of overwhelming victory. the russians really are in trouble show business news now, and oppenheimer has blown away the competition at the british film awards in london . christopher nolan's 3 hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb picked up honors for best film, best director and best leading actor, making it a hot favorite for next month's oscars. christopher nolan's oppenheimer came in

leading the pack with the team nominations. and once the ceremony started, wins kept on coming, and the best he goes to i can read it off it higher and the best it goes to christopher nolan. and the winner of the that the best actor goes to kelly in the, in own oppenheimer ended up the mike biggest winner taking home 7 awards to be in murphy to play the type of role of the tortured scientist robot oppenheimer, welcome that a film. so different from a typical blog post i had done so well with audiences and with critics to hello, i'm thrill, i think it's a, it's a great reflection on the state of sentiment nowadays. you know that this is

a very complex, very challenging 3 our, our rated movie about a physicist and about, you know, and about a very kind of dark period in our history. but it wasn't just the oppenheim to show, so really it's black comedy pull things also picked up 5. it was including best interest. now the leading lady emma stone does have an emotional tribute to a mother. often a we really want to just paint my mom. did you say the best person i know in full world? she inspires me every single day and she's always made me believe this kind of crazy idea. but i could do something like this. unexpectedly rounding out the night's big winters was holocaust drama. the zone of interest. the film about the nazi concentration come come on to living next to alphabets with his family. ended up with 3 baptists, including an event out standing for just film and best film,

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