the, the state of the news line from the georgia department, president tates our task depaula much improves a controversial bill and spot the weeks of protest. this is a progress report. and we oh, here we've done dealing with that and we will not accept that a little more comp billed a month, but i should be in the joins thousands of demonstrators, games, propose restrictions on media and other groups that receive significant funding funding. western countries repeat warnings that the proposed law could jeopardize relations. also on the program. dr. tags pushed things right into 7, gosh,

and reaching residential address of the safety of rafa. as financing in the know intensive thoughts, your secretary state and to me blinking tells you crane bold ministry. 8 is on the way. i didn't say that russia i must pay for the destruction caused by its advice. and the style of france rolls out the red carpet for the 77th ton film festival. among the contends as for the top of the prize, the radians are come a homage. russell has been sentenced to a few years in prison. after being found guilty of a secure c offense, the, i feel good and welcome to the program opposition leaders in western countries of the 9 to so called foreign agents bill passed by joe and just national parliament. the legislations, prompting winks of mass street protests. and this latest column entry vote fronted

thousands more to locate a major traffic junction in the capital tbilisi critic sphere they propose low will be used to stop defense and dent george's hopes of joining the european union. the legislation requires media and other groups who receive more than 20 percent of the funding from abroad to register as pursuing the interest of a foreign power. european union on the us of criticize the bill saying it could jeopardize relations if it comes into a fact. hi testers, class with riot police outside the parliament into please see thousands of people took to the streets to denounce the latest development and to come to the new, the thing say, pushes georgia of course to membership into this fear of the kremlin influence. i don't know why still seen all those lots in the funded the government officials sitting in the parliament think that

they are going to be the ones to take out freedom away from us because we georgia, we are, will see you and it will always buy for freedom, the if the for an agent, no pulses, any media comes to and you know, that gets 20 percent more of its funding from abroad. will be obliged to register assuming the interest of a foreign power. opponents cooler to search harry and that george's prime minister at rock creek about he'd say, defended the bill, put forward by his georgian dream party. going to this today is the most important

day in terms of strengthening the independence and sovereignty of our country. the adoption of the law on transparency of foreign influence, great, strong guarantees of long term peace and tranquility in georgia and to overcome so called polarization. it is a necessary condition for georgia integration into the european union. at these to see it has exactly the opposite. large demonstration slipping, taking place 2 weeks on the streets of the blue sea and purchase to say they went stilton to below. it says a ton georgias for my president to getting mock village revealed. he is a former ally of the ruling george and drain poverty, but he's not joining the protest. a correspondent, very, a kind of mad sound caught up with him during history processed into police. so yesterday, to ask him about the policies building at baccha and he's links to the criminal. i

don't know where he is least and what is his message, but i have been his friend and he is l. i. when we will fight to good as the previous government, but now he has definitely it. i don't know the reasons actually why he changed. they said i don't, i don't care about the reasons. but the change that he started developing to my country, that's it. blank. i don't care about anymore. i mean, she has changed. we are and what we, what we are, you see a process politician in georgia. he has done abroad, definitely the pro russian move. this is a progressive move. so yeah, he has, he has committed himself to soviet guys in georgia to most of the case in georgia. so yeah, that's, that's why he is unfortunately, on the account of mazda who you so that joins us now from to place a, along with a correspondent rosie, but john, in brussels. welcome both. let's start with you, maria. those protests not been going on for weeks. all they liked it to stop now, parliament has finally passed this bill. while the process mode handicap

associated abilities is still runs high, the protesters are telling me that they're going to take to the streets again. and again, they say that they are fight, as the court is not over. now solve the protesters in the private conversations. they were telling me that they're receiving some of them, even death threats over the phone, some on know numbers are calling them and their family. now numbers their protest this uh uh they, they, they say they claim a police that this is the orchestrated by the government. we don't have any proof of this moment who can be behind this, you know, intimidation of tax on the pro, test as active as in john, that is some of the houses of the journalist. they were vandalized their flyers all over the city with the activists and opposes of this bill, which reads you are traitors of the country on the basis offices onto the

intimidation that we are witnessing now. but the default has to say that despite that, they will continue to fight for the european future because they say so he's tories moments for the country. and they can not allow the government, which they see as increasingly anti watson. see when this bottle against them, rosy bird shot the brussels, the parliament of assault britain, nation tells foreign funded n g o is and media organizations to declare themselves as such. why is this the in use business and what do they propose to do about it? a lisa statement, it took them a while to get there, but we do not have something written on the record from the european commission. the blocks executives which they criticize this little, they say the content and the spirit of the little goes against core. you values and will under looks like it will undermine civil society, independent media. we've actually ers, the george and government to withdraw it. know, this might seem like

a little diplomatic detail, but bear with me because it's important not statement is from the repeat commission . the centralized executive in brussels is not from the 27 e u. member states. and my understanding is because there's been disagreement among those member states on exactly how to proceed and reports and lead time to disagree with specifically from hunger. and of course, it's not the 1st time we've seen budapest at olds with brussels on all sorts of different topics. so we have had some e ford ministers from the baltic countries, for example, heading into to police it to say they are expressing their support to george and meet with the president for example. but it looks like some disagreement may move forward and listen. why is it any of the use business? well, because georgia has its site set and the table, so uh, site site setting to see the table rather, you were in brussels. it wants to be a candidate. it wants to be a member of this, your opinion. and just just take us to the heart of the, the, the commissions argument. how does being registered as having received mold and 20 percent of your income from abroad. how does that slaton democracy?

well, the european union sees this as, i think, a law that seems to align with the kind of more russian style laws in the past. so demanding that the, the n g o's that parts of civil society was that you would see some really core pet, its parts of democracy and are, are subject to more stringent laws. and so, you know, kind of identified as far as no part of georgia democracy, it should say, georgia as a candidate for you membership submitted his page back in 2022 was granted the candidate spaces in 2023, but it was not without strings attached to you has specifically said that if georgia should advanced on this path, it must continue with reforms. for example, curbside corruption measures to try and double data on democratic institutions and brussels have been quite clear in this boy that says that this law is a negatively impacts progress on that past we're joining to you. it's not a quick one in general that may take years or decades, but they seems to be a deviation still further from the past where it costs and that's uh and that's

a place that the bill now goes to present that. so me, so as a sort of disability for final approval, she said she'll be target. so what would happen that us yes, indeed. as the provost and presence of the she, she would retail, they've failed because she says that in an unacceptable legislation for 4 georgians who aspired to be part of the she is seeing a someone who's actually uh, siding with a pro task that she's been very harshly criticizing the current government now georgia is a problem and to the public. so it has, it's time minister and the government who's making the the, the main decisions of this country. but the president, she has a symbolic role in it, unceremoniously role, the cheerful sales in georgia. so she can veto yes, but it's a formal it's, it's a formal uh thing that she, she can not override these. um, sorry,

the parliament actually can override her veto. but she says that she's going to use her voice the support of. 3 protests is for democracy movements here, a support from the west sun. georgia is less than allies to form a unity among the opposition. now position is very fragmented and very divided here in georgia. but it also shows you the importance of this bill and how damaging it could be for the georgia that's b o position that is actually very divided that ready to you not to set aside the differences. they're ready to unite the pro us and present so long as the rubbish really on the with this unity to the looks all will actions, dw, corresponds me to kind of mad for into play. see, to rosie bird shot in brussels. thank you. but we'll take a look at some old stories making headlines around the world. press q as in indonesia,

searching for thousands of people missing after flash flooding in the west. some montrose that'd be floods triggered the flooding, which swept volcanic debris, known as cold lava, through residential areas. 67 people have been confirmed dad and dozens of houses destroyed. it's. amanda sons is underway. northern front soft. the gunman ambushed the prisoners on the for your high profile inmate to present guys were killed and 3 wounded when they were attacked. as they passed with told booth hans of stage to protest outside to present the import. though the magic urgent improvements to staff safety in the ministry says it has killed the senior, has block amanda in a strike in southern lebanon. the iran back militant group is confirmed. the death of one of his fights is without specifying that roll israel and has blah have exchanged almost daily fire since the outbreak of the war in gaza. caesar whole continues with some of the fastest fights and months in northern gauze

. that is right. the tags have reached the residential address of rafa in the south . hundreds of thousands of civilians are flat to safety ahead of us threatened ground in offensive. i'm driving military forces with increasing activity, despite repeated warnings from allies against a major assault on rafa. is ready, defense forces says it is targeting how mass battalions hold up in the southern gauze. and safety is really apache helicopters on route to gaza. smoke rises overhead as some of the most intense fighting in weeks rages between have us militants. and these really defense forces the idea of says it currently has 3 divisions deployed across the gaza strip in the, in the south guys or for this one. the 100 and 62nd division continue operations against henry target all and i myself spots and the rest of the area. since the beginning of the operation,

no forces have eliminated about $100.00 terrorist. now i'm incomplete. as the intensity of fighting increases, the death toll has skyrocketed as well, according to how much lead health officials and gaza tuesday was one of the deadliest days and weeks. they say more than 35000 colors to indians have been killed since the beginning of the war. israel defensive in and around rough uh, has forced hundreds of thousands of palestinians to flee, and continues to draw start criticism from the international community. the secretary general is appalled by the escalation military activity in and around rough uh by this really defense forces. of these developments are further impeding humanitarian access and worsening and already dire situation. at the same time, how must militants continue to fire rockets into israel? the group which has been declared to a terrorist organization by the us, and you has published propaganda, videos of insurgents attacking israel. the forces from hitting positions as

a totals as the funding continues, the key border crossing and rough uh remains shut, preventing vital a deliveries entering gaza as it relates to aid that has been following this week. we've seen 50 trucks entre uh, gaza on may 12th. this is not nearly enough more needs to be done, and it's another example of why the rough a border crossing needs to be open. so we can see further sustained, documented hearing aids flow into gaza. according to the united nations over 1000000 palestinians face catastrophic levels. of hunger and on the brink of starvation, i've thought of it as it ends. k has canceled all of his trips abroad because of russia's advances and ukraine's cockpit region. announcement comes on the 2nd day of us secretary of state anthony blink tends to visit today's country. is the bank

and it has reaffirmed washington's commitment to ukraine as russia pushes forward along the 1000 kilometer front line. and he had noticed that the ladies in passing administered a package through the us congress left ukraine bowl vulnerable to russian attacks. and ukraine says it has been forced to withdrawal from parts of eastern hockey region as it lacks the necessary truth numbers to hold back. russia's offensive, as well as any banking is to say, is in ukraine at the moments and he's currently holding a press conference with the countries that foreign minister dimitry collab collaborating together in the 1st of its kind of defense enterprise fund. and it has 3 components . one is to provide weapons today. so this will assist you frame in acquiring those

weapons to is to focus as well on something that's mutual. just talked about investing in new kinds defense, industrial dates are investing in new kinds defense, industrial base, helping to strengthen even more its capacity to produce what it needs for itself, but also to produce for others. and finally, using this fund to help you create purchase military equipment from other countries, it's not just the united states. a few friends use all of this. and particularly as we're thinking about the defense, industrial base builds on an incredible spirit of innovation, of ingenuity, of entrepreneurship. that we here see, we see here in ukraine and that i again had a chance to, to witness for myself. i saw that the result facility, which is doing extraordinary work, innovative work with entrepreneurial vision. i saw in the extraordinary work as well as a company producing the world's leading sex. and we saw it in the way that you

print is adapted to deal with the russian onslaught against its agricultural enterprise. but the work that it's done to find ways around that and to continue to be leading export or food and the bread basket for the world. so of course, everyone's eyes are focused on the situation in eastern ne, our keys in particular. and so the newest support that i just announced, but particularly the $60000000000.00 supplemental we know is coming at a critical time because that's the secretary of state to alongside the ukraine in def, uh, foreign minister, dimitri convey. but let's get to work on that from the front sides, which is a full, but you came military intelligence officer. now that just a military strategy posts with university in the u. k. welcome back, friends, frank. let's to start with your thoughts on back to accept from the us x ray of states, this speech, what jumped out is not you or 2 things. first of all,

the was or didn't see, i didn't see any specificity on numbers in, in terms of this uh, enterprise funds that was announced have been several such initiatives of course over the years nor any indication of how long this would last. and the 2nd thing was, i think this was positive, highlighting the end of a tree capabilities. that's one organizational brave one that was highlighted on ukraine is relying very great deal. not to some extent. that's understandable. well, it wasn't mentioned doesn't quite understandably, as a really serious and eminent issues of mountain power munition and particularly onto across the equipment. but those may have brought the cupboard in another positive press conference, but they all sit down and do a ring on flight for an immediate needs. okay, stay with us, frank, we're going to pick up on one of those points about manpower. and then we'll come back to because the ukraine urgently needs new soldiers and there's increasing

pressure on men to sign up. the government recently passed a new mobilization, lo uh, from this switch. from this we can means that ukrainian band will have a 2 buttons to register for potential. conscription if i don't sign up, that'll be punished. the w's, catalina, 2 more reports, sign up or face the consequences. the cues at this conscription center are orderly, but the men here say the process itself is not. for some, it's their 2nd or 3rd of 10. they've come prepared for a long wait. might just be i can only if i have to register, i'll do it. and if i get caught up into the army service, i'll go and that's probably so look at the problem that we've been trying to register here. if there is no, all the here will have to program what must it be like in the army? you might put it on the computer to put it under ukraine's new mobility. zation

rules mean that all 18 to 60 year olds mess register carry paper work with them. those who don't will be punished. many here are wary of the new policy, so they want to remain anonymous. extra number, the man who don't register will lose all their life houses and so we won't be able to do anything officially get a job around the house. and is it the man with the right papers will have no rights and ukraine? this is where you claim young man have to register to be on the mobilization list to potentially be called in to war. according to officials of the armed forces, ukraine's military needs at least 500000 more soldiers. the government says this registration drive will help speed up the recruitment process. the new law also lowers the conscription age from 27 to 25. that's incorrect. some young man to volunteer are doing so means they can choose the unit. instead of being assigned one by the state, but from what they want,

it says my main motivation is to help the people who are defending our country to replace the guys who need arrest after more than 2 hard years. let's say i want to destroy the enemy and defend our country with its uh, wishing of water on the surface way clean. but it's not always so simple. this lawyer gets around 30 calls a day from man trying to get a draft deferment, a. what's a z q? these are calls from those who are entitled to a deferment and do not know how to submit the documents correctly. the question is not how to evade military service. listening to questions. so the gaiety of the restrictions on men's rights that the new law imposes on man will fail to register the oshea. sure, they just see the problem. i believe that the right to education cannot be restricted even during war. the new rule states that people could, in some cases be denied medical services. if they don't register at a conscription office, i think that's not right because they, they intend to come to 20 hours agents. and the problem the new law does not

provide 14 organization. families have been hoping for 3 year time limit for those serving at the front. many are fatigue or injured 2 years into war. the assumption that ukraine would win within a couple of months, but that's disappeared on this. me says that to run other exams that are bad turn it off. now others must fight this thing. alicia, but people thought that someone else would fight for them. they thought the army was so powerful that it could deal with everything. they fly and they don't get tired. the country just put the responsibility on the army. now you must do your duty because everyone wants rights, but no one wants responsibilities of the state gives one thing and demands the other one. when the fact even my answer and now the state is demanding more young man, send up for their country. well, ministry analyst, a front leg,

which is still with us. frank, is it realistic for ukraine? i think he can boost its forces by hoffman 1000000000. this way. it's not. it's not, it's not just recruiting the individuals. and it's surprising, by the way that i mean now is a draft registry, apple eligible miles being set up, i suspect cover the building on something already that but of course, those people have to be properly trained. one of the constraints on volunteering now is that people take the view that, that the training is either going to be a violent pull or insufficient. and indeed one unit. so i know of advertises as positive fits your to, that's part of it. so it's offered, if you like, that we offer you 10 weeks training, very few units to sign up. these people need to be trained, formed, and unemployed. and all of that is going to take a long time and a half a 1000000 is simply a, it's simply too many. i think the targets will be fall few with or not. so something attainable not had

a problem with ukranian messaging that they set targets ecology. and the point that you made about training is not being widely discuss that because it's been one of the criticisms that the people have heard about what russia is doing effectively, just throwing a body's at this of fight. and it's from what you've said. it sounds like you crate out of desperation is starting to move along that path. yes, that's right. and indeed on the last week we had an announcement from the kidney justice department. the convicts were going to be conscripted into the army. and that's, of course, is that what the russians did with some great effect, but of course, i would suspect that you probably knew. so i'm going to using the same as the rest of the switch was as common folder. but it does point up the, the situation that the findings are written and it's very dial, but that we all, that's admiring the problem. how do we solve it? and i suspect this is why western powers may have some input here in operating the degree and length of training that they offer right now. it's pretty excited just

to be contact with you. but it's pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things . okay, thanks a lot, frank. i mentioned alice to frank language. thanks very much. i. so let me remind you about top story. uh these are the u. n. a. ne, so you are being commission of old criticized georgia's decision to pass the controversial vail targeting media and other groups. let me say foreign funding critics. a different quote as low will be used to stop the defense and will the dentist george's hopes of joining the u. b, u, the set you up today, so i'll have more world views of the top of the alex. i'm next on dw made in germany, takes a look at the price of artificial intelligence for, of course, available around the clock on the w. don't count on the dw, the,

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