this is d.w. news live from bali the standoff deepens russia says it has to expel twenty three british diplomats this image here who signed the kremlin off the u.k. personally blamed president putin over the poisoning of a former russian double agent and his daughter will the route escalate for. also coming up in the brush it prepares for sunday's presidential elections it might be a done deal with putin but can he get voters to turn out in the numbers he wants.

plus tens of thousands flee the syrian city after three known to turkish forces shell the city observers say the only hospital that was hit by an airstrike. the last. time helena humphrey thanks for joining me well the dispute over the poisoning of an expiry in britain is deepening russia says it would expel twenty three british diplomats in a tit for tat response to measures the u.k. has taken against moscow over the case now the british ambassador to moscow lori bristow was summoned to the russian foreign ministry earlier here's what he said after that meeting. russia today doesn't seem like i was a prime minister but i think i very much was i did i think

i thought i thought it was i get it it's. british ambassador to moscow that well the case so former double agent said case cripple and his daughter attacked with a nerve agent in the first a shitty of souls for last week both are in a critical but stable condition in hospital the kremlin is furious that the british foreign secretary boris johnson directly implicated readymade putin in a case yesterday in london british foreign secretary boris johnson visited a memorial from world war two back then russia was an ally now russia and britain are in a war of words over the poisoning of the former russian spy sergei skip out on british soil all quote off or is it putin credit and with his decision

and we think it will only be like that it was his decision to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the u.k. on strictly for the first time since the second world war that is that is why their daughter with pollution on the campaign trail ahead of elections on sunday russia called johnson's claim shocking and unforgivable britain ordered the expulsion of twenty three russian diplomats over the attack now russia has said it will respond in kind that russia also announced its are an investigation into the attempted murder of script. a russian citizen it's had the country was ready to cooperate with authorities in the u k. in britain police say a round one hundred thirty people may have come into contact with the military grade nerve agent used to poison on march the fourth the former spy and his daughter a still in critical condition. well there's now less than

a day to go until russians vote in presidential elections and although the raul with the u.k. has threatened to overshadow the vote internationally it's unlikely that will have any effect on the outcome president vladimir putin is expected to win another six year term but wiring the kremlin is the possibility of low voter turnout which mars result largely a foregone conclusion many russians don't see the need to cost the ballot. what one could say it's the end of an election campaign that hardly happened no one expects any surprises on sunday when up to one hundred nine million registered voters go to the polls. every one of us cares about the destiny of our russian father line of the pressures that's why i'm asking you to cast your ballot on sunday just. make use of your right to make a choice about the future of our beloved russian president vladimir putin is worried that people choosing to stay away from the polls could weaken the

legitimacy of his presidency the kremlin would like to see a voter turnout of seventy percent with seventy percent of the ballots cast or putting. a lower voter turnout could strengthen the position of kremlin critic alexina vonnie even though he's not allowed to run in this election he could claim a moral victory from a low turnout where people were calling on people not to vote for this procedure is no election it's only a race between putin and the candidates he's personally selected. since a victory for putin is all that a foregone conclusion some russian say they don't see any need to cast their ballots you know i'm not photographs of the decisions already been made obvious not by voting by all means and with pleasure. i don't think it's really necessary devotion. in the end pop music and glitzy ads

may not be enough to persuade everyone to go to the polls. yes. right now some of the other stories making news around the walls the f.b.i.'s former deputy director andrew mckay has been fired just two days before he's expected retirement u.s. attorney general jeff sessions said officials had found mccabe information to the media and misled investigate is about his actions mccabe has denied the claims and said the trumpet administration is waging a war on the f.b.i. things. german chancellor i'm going to know french president's men when i call have agreed to start work on a roadmap for reforming the european union basing in paris they said their proposals would be ready for summit in june michael said focus areas would be the euro zone migration and defense. spears were forced to jump for their lives from an out of control scheme to surmount

a result in georgia malfunction caused the chair lift to run backwards at high speed flinging passengers into the air at least eight people were injured. when one hundred fifty thousand people have fled the city of african in northern syria in just three days to escape a turkish military offensive that's according to the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights turkish troops and syrian opposition fighters launched an operation to seize the kurdish enclave nearly two months ago observers say at least forty civilians were killed there by turkish artillery fire on friday. harrowing exit as thousands fled afrin on friday alone as turkish forces stepped up their violent assault on the kurdish enclave families climbed mt alarm on the outskirts of the city desperate to reach safety as they abandon their homes. all of.

been suffering from mortars for a week people died what can we do we fled we left everything and fled with nothing but our clothes we have nothing and. these refugees escaped a looming siege of the city heavy shelling and severe water shortages but other civilians may be trapped. the u.n. said it was concerned that kurdish fighters were preventing people from leaving we have received reports that only those civilians who have contacts within the kurdish authority or the kurdish armed forces have been able to leave. but even they have to make a treacherous path through risking shelling and explosive hazards only to reach checkpoints manned by government backed armed groups. turkey's campaign to purge afrin of kurdish militia has left the city in ash and rebel president everyone says

his troops won't leave until africa is captured. and usual commensurately has from here this week in belgium to train one family's journey into that traumatic past ninety one year old guy is a holocaust survivor his son is a renowned cartoonist who's depicted his father's life in a graphic novel the double you met on the head of the premier than you phil. i'm one of the last holocaust survivors in belgium. and there's only three or four of us left the fia. and everyone else was burnt. to death. only i was fourteen when he was taken by the gestapo he survived more than three years imprisoned in eleven different concentration camps. and accounts if i mean he's still my whole family died by to my mother my father

and for both of my sisters they're all gassed and burned i think my study one family members who were in concentration camps i'm the only one who survived and returned to belgium. nineteen kiszko was liberated having no family left he started a new life in brussels and married he and his wife had four children but they never spoke a word of the holocaust. their son michaud says the children never dad now he's a well known cartoonist and their relationship with his father is the main theme of his graphic novel second generation published in two thousand and twelve the aim of the what is that the nazi atrocities a never forgotten. on a ten year p. . and i guess the idea the issue should be if you should be. an

m.p. . if you're. in the field. be disciplined. and if. you don't do. you work you believe and i'm lucky not just to have. survived but i've built up a big big family with many children and grandchildren around fifty all together. in. the fish tank and that's farming my nose at hitler. life is a cartoon as the title of the documentary about kishka and his family optimism and humor is what kept the now ninety one year old alive she's the horrors of the

holocaust. but is league of football now the relegation battle hots up this weekend fiber when looking for a win in friday's game to all but secure their safety but now used to it would be a tough proposition the visitors haven't lost a game since the new coach typhoon call cut caveman and going for an unlikely european spot on the hugo mess bush two got in front of the just full minutes fibered hit back off the half time through and news he just won the strike but gomes well he was on hand again to clinch the points fifteen minutes from the end stuttgart are now unbeaten in nine under cool cut and firmly in the europa league running. well hamburg faces a crucial game in their battle to beat relegation later against had a valid seven points adrift in the relegation zone with time running out now with a new coach at the helm the club has to rouse itself from the doldrums or ensure

its first of what does league or relegation. that was a warm welcome for hamburg's new coach kristie entities is concentrating on the positives despite the club's relegation plight. and we're not interested in what's happened this week is a new start and that's what we're focusing on. this is a relative unknown he's never played or coached at the top level in germany until now but the hamburg bosses hope his qualities will shine through. he started in a diligent and meticulous way. getting stuck into the details of various things and he's a very ambitious person. ambition alone will not be enough for hamburg value the team needs to start scoring goals so far they found the net just eighteen times in twenty six games so what's the grand plan to make hamburg more prolific.

if we want to have more possession. so that we have more control of games. and through that we want to create more chances to go into. hamburg's last win was in in fact six three no victory over half a high and the problem that was way back in november faily it's a bit have to berlin will extend their winless streak to fourteen games. we want to put a team out there who can win us this game. there's still time for hamburg to save themselves just about but a win this weekend is essential if the folks park stadium is to host top flight football again next season. and just reminded of the top story we're following for you russia says it will expelled twenty three diplomats in the disappearance of the poisoning of an ex fine britain deepens the kremlin is furious off of british foreign secretary boris johnson directly implicated let him it could take in the

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