a, what is really close ranks? is it worth your pea and security basically depends to 90 percent on the us out to the hotel commentary stance. april full on d w. the . this is focus on europe. i'm lara. babble a welcome. russian president vladimir putin has been handed a 5th term in election that the u. n. usa were neither free nor fair. despite their efforts to isolate russia, booting is tightening his grip on power with the help of russian oligarchs. they are finding ways to evade the sanctions by purchasing real estate and mega yachts abroad and by funneling cash into overseas investments. the you and other western

nations have announced further punitive measures against russia, including more sanctions. evading embargoes is made easier by places with friendly ties to rush up while you nations, including the republic of cyprus, are sanctioning russia in northern cyprus. those rules don't exist. the coastal town of is kayla has become a haven for russian investment. business is booming for realtor, i met daf, man. russians are buying up properties. they're transforming the town into a holiday destination. but bomb money is flowing. not all residents are profiting from a scale of new found fortune. real estate agent estimate of mine is driving into a beautiful new world, at least for him and his clients. that is, these fancy new apartment blocks are in the cypriot turkish coast. inside town of it's color, the and up month sells them by the dozens,

mostly to foreigners. russians and iranians are among his best clients of mine and his russian colleague, irena cutting that's currently are having the easiest time marketing small furnished apartments, starting at $60000.00 euros each there such a hit that many clients go for combo packages to shop about stuff before construction begins, we sell the apartments at an affordable price. people like to snap up 3, it's a time all of the shows and. and then once they're finished is fine to go to the land title registry, pay their fees and lease, or the re sell the apartment or rent the max of the acute on us. and that's how turkish occupied northern cypress lawyers, people looking to make quick money. many russian clients come from the country of cyprus to we have some memory on south side because it's much cheaper

because of your opponents. they want to so that be safe, i guess. nowadays, yes, they are largely seeking to shield themselves from possible sanctions, due to russia's war of aggression against ukraine. because unlike in the island, south e law isn't enforced here. many say that also attracts buyers, looking to launder money. a russian speaking new arrival and is, carla can confirm that. but she prefers to remain anonymous in social media groups. russians, bella russians, and even ukrainians, discuss the latest real estate deals. a portion of what almost uh many people want to can see on live financial affairs in their room countries to reset unless of course they can use the unofficially recognized positive site. press pull that uh,

this is no good cuz you know is this. yeah, there are lots of casinos, hands on the schedule, and there's what we could call the black market. and the good news is, yeah, i love to go high then, well, see effective date uh, miss task. turkey is the only country in the world to recognize the so called turkish republic of northern cyprus. their resistance has been building to the rise in money laundering such that real estate sales to foreigners were restricted at the beginning of the year. but economist, match con, meet, explains. it's still possible to purchase dozens of properties or buildings through intermediaries and few people benefit from the funds flowing into the country. the main cause i'd say to them the, any less they'd sector. the main knew the construction companies and the associates,

and we have also, you know, means we may say investigates that merging a, such as, you know, keep the exchange markets will be one of them. or, you know, the associate sectors that have this hiding the assets such as significantly increasing the wealth of the love you as an account in the old town center of each color as well. many are not enthused about all the new buildings going up, but prices had been exploding, explains one cafe guest would like to such a mazda the prices for real estate and properties of shawl top 10 fold up to. where's the suppose to end? we little close can't afford allow me enough to put the building projects over there aren't meant for people like us. they don't even ask us if we want to live in one of these developments. some of the payment this. yep. awesome. a tough month. real estate agency would prefer to sell one of the upscale apartments to

a fellow turkish cypriots. but in this business, money talks, wherever it comes from top to bottom, that the all part i, it's the piece through the bank or in cash. no one here is going to ask them for the money comes from the prices and the dentist. for decades, his country has been internationally isolated, not least economically. now, turkish cypriots like off my mind hope to get a cut of the money being earned by wealthy russians shopping for real estate abroad . even if the business may sometimes seem a bit shady. another country that's popular with russians is ga, the former soviet republic shares a border with russia and a fraud. history. young georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the kremlin influence. their miss trust in government is mobilizing them to ensure

georgia doesn't stray from its path towards you membership that she and my dad say wants to write a new chapter and forge closer ties with the west. georgia was granted you candidate status in 2023. this change is being put to the test. i know a lot of people, my friends, my colleagues, people of my age who do everything in their power to help georgia on its way towards broken integration. a young generation of georgians struggling for the future. rebelling against the pro russian government, and the many russians settling in the country, we've had about 1000000 restaurants visiting about 100000 russians. just saying kind of thing in georgia is effective massively. they protested against russian cruise tourism and ex went flying when the family of russian foreign minister never

else came to visit hundreds of thousands of russians now live in the country. and many georgians stands at this could provide food and with the pretext for an invasion. folding and kremlin always use this is fake fake reason of protecting the russian citizens from some some areas. that's why i think that so many russians being in georgia state of georgia, living in georgia, is a friend to the national security of the country. that's good reason to be worried in 2008, georgia was attacked by russian troops. so between the mountains, you can see the way it's already assisted, no territory. and so we can of this year. and dr. august 23rd. the border between us. so we can get dinner and my mother's home and also is there,

so we can get in my mother's house. russia has occupied parts of georgia for 16 years. as the northern region of south asencion declared itself, independent young georgians have long left the board to region for the capital to please say no tv isn't one of them. she and her family all the courses trying to newer them back. today they are making ketchup worry. a georgian branch filled with cheese using local ingredients. minos mother teaches traditional bread making to please e march 2023. a controversial newell, similar to one past in russia, would designate many and g o's, foreign agents, and move hotly contested of the the bill was withdrawn, a victory to those fighting russian influence. and the 1st step towards the u.

georgia became an e u membership candidates. but the skepticism and distrust of the government run deep. we're not going to let this people have this country and like get it backwards and like, you know, like killer, you're up in the future. and i think this kind of, this stuff is really gave us the fees as we've talked to, to talk about like a say, oh no, we're more faithful to, you know, like engage and like what if, let's search for another product as soon as like someone youngster, who is going to run for it, georgina elections on to you to take place this year? young people sense and opportunity. and the same goes for occupied south a sec in a new government to continue negotiations need no hopes which rushes minute re presence in the break away. republic is ubiquitous instance on tongue common,

but nino believes e u membership could resolve the conflicts if it comes to my toes so that our government a know people for instance, this is the one step by step to make sure the, our training the and it's been said life is all about peaks and valleys and in the south of scotland, a team of volunteers is breathing new life into low lands. several 100 years ago, the ground was blanketed by a variety of trees species. now deforestation has all but stripped it there. but a group of green thumbs are on a mission to restore the woodlands. aiden hedley knows which sits to so and which ones to root out. more than 700000 trees have been planted. and the barren

landscape is being transformed into fertile ground. boston, byron. scotland, southern uplands are a striking sight indeed. the landscape is pretty void of vegetation for now. this group of volunteers wants to change that. so you all need to grab a bunch of things to bear arms with chunky boots and planting spears 25 volunteers from the border as far as the trust are here to regenerate woodland near the english border. so once you found way you want to plan to trade, check about, you know, right on top of a boat, that's a stick experience and that's fine. yeah. so that's the soft ground. and denise not to give you a whole the right size for the tree. push it into the whole our vision is to make this into night to put in a natural woodland and that would have been here in the past. and so

the chaise around holly latrice pieces you'd expect and the ground is good ground and the trees will do well. you the volunteers want to help restore the forest. the once grew here. so is it is a few years ago, millennial failing for firewood and clearing, pastures changed the landscape completely to the they want to regenerate, habitats, and diversified. the scenery. when i've taught it, i feel like i get the feeling of the a mother. i need to get arrived twice while i had and then wish it could grow out very strongly and have a heavy lies. so what about climate really? it's just this punting traces the i think is the best thing. ordinary people can do . it's so easy to do is just isn't investments in the future. really thousands

of saplings leave the foundation for the new forest. it's hard work the for so long. we've taken things out of the land, out of the hills, and we need to put stuff back and improve the prove the quality of the environment . that's why not every tree is welcome here, eatery and happily who is up here almost every week. introduces us to an uninvited guest spruce. we don't want these here because they basically decided to just landed in and grow. so these, these in the night too. um they grow really, really quickly, which is why they use for the, for the commercial forestry. retired engineer had lease a new purpose in shaping scotlands future. we generation through forestry is make sense of purpose here, so this land won't be sold to the highest bidder in 20 years time. it will stay as

it is just a quick detour to the neighboring valley and it's plain to see this work pays off. the far as trust has planted a staggering 750000 trees here since the 19 ninety's. a dream hardly was part of the effort and watched the valley transform. 20 bird species of settled here as of many wild plants and herbs. and much to the benefit of the p d soil to which binds carbon dioxide, helping protect the environment. the sage and the soil in the to, to the natural process of regeneration, to take place where all of the people having to actually physically pump these trees. true, garden of eden and discuss actual lumens and a model for the surrounding countryside. soon enough, scotland could be back to its ancient splinter.

the rise of right wing extremism here in germany is setting off alarm bells. the interior ministry has named it the gracious threat to democratic order in the country. well, more and more politicians are being targeted. one was even killed. miguel mueller is living in fear. his house was set on fire and he believes this because of his political views. attacks like these are on the rise, and some politicians are asking if their political engagement is worth the risk. arsonist targeted his house 1st is car, then his front door. since then everything has changed from a shy and made up a local, social, democratic politician. suddenly every noise, every movement could indicate a threat. miller was not at home on the day of the attack, but a visiting family was then bon good off the yacht. an investigator came and sold

the entrance at united as well as a car under the fuel tank and lived in town. see, and this lights were on in the house, and there were obviously people in sight fall in this house. so the assumption was that someone was supposed to die. so the case was raised to attempt to murder fun partners, joshua whole school to offer for so want me to admit that i had previously organized a demonstration against right wing extremism in his hometown. the attack shortly afterwards could have been related to his engagement. yeah, my boss is the 1st of all, it was very suspicious for a very strange coincidence. know that the office windows of 3 s p, the politicians here and syringe, here it was, were smashed, and the same united was all in one night what quite a wins that are not the mark till 5 time. most of them is mission. me that doesn't want to be afraid, but it's difficult. local politicians like him are known in the community. many involves his house and know where he lives. the question quickly arises,

as public service worth, the fear is that the magnified type, is it worth giving up my free time for a community which then it tends to me for my trouble court? no. that couldn't be, and fewer and fewer people will volunteer their time and effort, you know, for municipal and community cancel. so you think of my far as local american, i'm think you broke on my of the the so what's my extreme violence against public officials in germany is becoming more and more frequent. henrietta fake the mayor of cologne narrowly escaped death in 2015, one day before the election. a right wing extremist stabbed her in the neck. and in 2017 hunter as hostile mayor of the town of volcano was also stabbed in the neck. and 2020 shots were fired at the constituency office of going just talk member. com . but the abi and in 2019 castle district president voucher luke was

murdered by a right wing extremist. according to a survey, more than half of all matters in germany had been insulted, threatened or physically attacked. vive cuz saw him shot spell is the mayor of the east german town sauce. and she felt the hate while campaigning. it's one of our comp time during my election campaign, the atmosphere. and so some was really extreme. for instance, that was the question is the new met is lemme sizing the town itself. and because my husband is of turkish to send a gun, but what's really difficult is that it's increasing more and more. and i noticed it in the political atmosphere too. it's long the weather threats, insults, or violence attacks, nearly $12000.00 mayors throughout germany, usually experience residents, frustration at government policy 1st hand when the, when you get to the point where you cancel events 5 will basically feel dispute by

a month or like to pump freely express your views in public, but then democracy doesn't work anymore. dental democrats and i think we're getting to that point. i don't mind us asking stuff. that's why many local politicians are thinking about stepping back from politics. because a huge fonts, butler has been warning about the consequences for years. this is not listed google's, it's a really big challenge because we realizing that now even with an actions, right wing parties and right when people are taking this thing and from the actual society, as i'm going to call this, how you hardly have anyone will really committing to engage in local politics often when i pretty take so much and if you don't have anyone decent to pick on an election ballot line of you know this, this tomb of o to suppose dimension. and then then, well there's just been another case and the state of the ring. yeah. a politicians home was vandalized after he announced his candidacy for the city council. there are calls for the state to take concrete action. portugal is a big waves,

are the stuff of legends for surfers, it's weird rental and junkies chase the ride of a lifetime. yet just a decade ago this spot was relatively unknown in the surfing community. now the record breaking waves of nasa rate our world famous every year the town is woken up from his winter slumber by a competition that tests the limits of the sports time seems to move a little slower here. late on a winter morning in the streets of nazareth, new tourists just small time, portuguese life, making sure things, police lunatics have no idea how much english it is. think with other things we include when the so called lunatics come, the waves are big and dangerous. the cliff is lined with people and as a re becomes another world. it's scary. we get injured

often here. um that injuries that so yeah. returning from training make fun book this pump. there was a big competition tomorrow and nick wants to explain the podium with his teeth. he one year, 2 years ago. nick 1st student, a surfboard h i l is nothing until much later. does he brave the big waves? hasn't certain loan, the hanger at the harbor is his base for nick and as a rate is a home away from home, finishes his ex class. it's really special for me and i grew up on this coast and there were no big waves of portugal, 10 or 15 years ago, and he and pulled together. it's really incredible and see the whole world coming here to serve the biggest waves in the world. they to south insured on golf balls. some had those with our high tech boards, others return, looked at these catch fishers and surfers shareable with nasa res harbor and a closeness to the beautiful the dangerous waves. antonio money. well,

there's no doubt that the big wave surfers of boosted tourism, which is daily fishing routine, is the same as it has been for decades. no. no, we don't earn any more from the surfers surprising. they bring tourists into the restaurant spots, but they don't affect us. but we think always affect some pre before the competition. oh, we're sick upper body pads for protection. nick is already on his board. he has conquered 27 meter waves before this. these are smaller, but still demanding videography. in 5, i'd say the waves are a good 6 to 10 meters high. they're not the biggest we get here and those are a big, big enough. anything bigger than 3 meters, a big wave was of and can do a lot of damage. you have to respect them each one of the spect respect. especially since a surfer died here just a year ago. the waves of necessary you can reach up to 30 meters high because of

a 5000 meter deep. under some canyon, the surfing world 1st noticed that in 2010. more precisely, americans surfing legend garrett mcnamira photographer emailed him to ask if you wanted to see the wage. the 1st day i woke up walked up. i saw the biggest ways i'd ever seen. it was like the, the holy grail. i re literally felt that i found the holy grail, the grill no attract surfers to risk and onlookers. they flocked to the cliffs and drugs for competitions. the mixture of adrenalin and spectacle has also drawn louisa and her colleagues. they are taking remote working in portugal to new heights for a big wave picnic. and this happens to me. it's a bit like getting by a car crash. part of you doesn't want to know which at the same time another point want to see if everybody's okay. especially when there's

a white pound. that's really in tennis, in tennessee. this is what's our wi fi looks like a we've suites nick office surfboard. he looses both his board and precious time fighting the weights. that's it for his title of the buyer as a piano from brazil, search to the women's podium against only one competitor. so far, big wave subpoena boys club, more than anything we decided later. so, we have. 9 we need sometimes to catch up nick writing the day with friends, despite not coming out on top. okay, how about tomorrow? he'll be back on his board. i think he has made a profession that of surfing and self promotion. content is over, but the show goes on, you know, and on it goes, it's time for the surfers to set out for new shores. and the people of nazare can believe easy after a successful surfing season. now the rate is

a place of many surfers hope to find the ultimate ride. a $100.00 foot waves, that's all from us. this week i focus on europe. thanks for your company. bye. for now, the,

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