democracy of the goal of all sorts july 1st on g.w. . this is the w. news live from berlin a contract killing in the german capital sanctioned by the russian government prosecutors say the kremlin ordered last year's mother of the georgian man and a. moscow threatens to retaliate if germany moves to punish russia for them. plus the coronavirus pandemic cripples kenya's tourism industry forcing people to

find new ways to make ends meet we'll see how the country's massai community is trying to make the best of a bad situation. thanks for joining us german federal prosecutors to follow murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former chechen rebel fighter in berlin last year they say that moscow or that the killing the alleged hit job strained relations between the berlin and moscow last year prompting germany to expel 2 russian diplomats russia some bastard had to germany's says today's murder today's murder charges are groundless and that the kremlin will take action if palin moves to impose sanctions on russia. it's an assassination that has shaken russian german relations to the core last

year and late august the former chechen rebel salim khan congress feeley was gunned down in the heart of berlin shot twice in the head in broad daylight the suspect fled on a bicycle but was caught soon afterwards a russian according to his passport soon after the murder suspicions arose that the russian intelligence services were involved congress feeley had been a commander in the 2nd chechen war against russian troops until 2005 making him one of moscow's most wanted terrorist. groups this man is on our wanted list putin said he's a fighter a cruel and bloodthirsty person and just one of the attacks he killed 98 people. the most the with. moscow has always denied any involvement in the killing what relation does this incident have to the russian authorities these are absolutely

groundless assumptions. at least 2 attempts have been made and congress released life before he moved to germany and 2016 hiding from the russian secret service his family followed believing they were safe here smoke around the bush family were warned something could happen at some point but i never thought such a brutal attack could take place so easily here in germany where the security services the police and the law are among the strongest in the world. is a question we see the contract killer is known as vitamin k. arrived in germany shortly before the attack using a fake identity now germany's federal prosecutor has gathered enough evidence to charge him with murder but the accused man they say was acting under orders from the russian government. of joining us now is public sense book is a member of the german parliament with the government conservatives and more crucially

a member of the intelligence oversight committee mr sensible we're looking rather bright as an act of state sponsored terrorism in the sense of germany's capital how should germany respond. so i think 1st it's a very unique situation of that our federal prosecutor said in his papers in his announcement that it's clear evidence that the orders come from russia that this killing is been ordered by russian authorities so we have a very unique situation here and i think when i look back to the case of script i think there has to be a very clear reaction diplomatic reaction that makes clear that we don't accept such a situation such a killing in germany in the european union and i think also we have to make clear that we look very close very sharp to russian buildings like embassies and other institutions here in europe and we will of those of them with our intelligence when

you say. clear diplomatic message should be send what would that be and is that strong enough i think we have to talk about expelling other members of the russian embassy here in germany and i think we also have to talk with our european friends so after st paul we have also talked and gave european answer and i think in this case also we can just look on the german side i think we also have to talk to our european colleagues european friends and make quite clear that this is inacceptable on european ground what kind of support do you expect not only from germany's european allies but maybe also from the u.s. . 1st of all i think it's a european issue we don't accept the killings all the killings targeting killings here in the european union so i think 1st of all german answer will be given and also we will talk with our european friends about the european answer i think this

is not the 1st place an american issue. russian hackers have attacked the german parliament in the past chancellor merkel has self was the subject of what she called outrages spying do you think russia is that all interested in what the west things and that expelling 2 diplomats will be enough i think it will not be enough and so i think expelling diplomats is one answer to have a closer surveillance of what russia is doing here in germany and europe will be another answer but on the other side we should think about talking also with russia that this situation that this period of relation that we have right now can be ended and become to a corporation again that is of respect from both sides what we saw here now is not a relation in respect on the other side have a targeting killings here in germany is say it again in acceptable this is in

acceptable if for example it cannot be sanctions by the e.u. is that something that you would suggest or is that something that you would expect to happen so of course this is one possibility we have to talk about that but nevertheless i think to dismiss members of the russian embassy is an answer and to look very close was what is russia doing in germany and the european union is also a quiet clear answer and so i think this could be 1st steps the russian ambassador today said that russia will respond to any kind of action that germany will take what kind of response from russia do you expect. i think helpful would have been different response number i mean cooperation in making quite clear what happened last year. in autumn about russia didn't help with finding out who's behind this killing what about the density of the suspects so this would be

a real reject reaction i expected so i think we are now the ones who are reacting on this targeting killing. member of the german parliament with conservative party thank you very much for this. time for a look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour german chancellor angela merkel has outlined her goals for germany's stint as european council president merkel says the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the e.u.'s fragility and that a stimulus package is a top priority to ensure the block's future security. interest and daiichi near has been inaugurated as burundi's new president is taking office 2 months earlier than planned after the sudden death of former president xi. constitutional court announced last friday that the new president would take charge immediately.

united nations says that refugee numbers hit a record high last year with nearly $80000000.00 people displaced worldwide 70 percent of those forced to flee their homes come from only 5 countries we are going to stand syria south sudan and venezuela. the us supreme court has ruled the president on the trump cannot reverse a program that offers protections for undocumented migrants who came to the united states as children commonly known as dreamers. program and acted in 2012 on the former president barack obama was a target of the trump administration. companies such as google facebook do big business in europe but they hardly pay any taxes here now the u.s. has pulled out of talks with france britain spain and italy into the green tax rules on digital companies the u.s.

says instead it wants digital tarts to be part of broader talks organized by the organization for economic cooperation and development the o.e.c.d. france is a pioneer when it comes to the digital services tax and the main driver behind finding an international agreement it's outraged about the u.s. withdrawal. it's a provocation against all the partners at the elysee a day we were just centimeters away from a deal on the taxation of digital giants and this is a time when the digital sector is the only sector in the world to profit hugely from the coronavirus crisis such it's also a provocation against everyone in the world who believes that it is perfectly legitimate for big tech to pay its taxes they look something the u.s. cites a lack of progress in the talks together with the pandemic as being behind this decision however it's already showed limited enthusiasm about the tax which will mainly affect u.s. companies like google amazon and facebook on thursday the e.u.

and mounts that it would introduce the digital services tax even without the u.s. on board should no international agreement be found by the end of the year. tourism provides a livelihood for around 1600000 people in kenya coronavirus travel restrictions have hit the industry hard it's been particularly devastating for the communities living around kenya's national parks every company and organization has tried to make the best of the situation for example by switching the focus away from tourism altogether. for these women cleaning the river is the only job they can do at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic there is no tourism and business as a standstill. nothing on there initiated the cleanup he pays each woman $5.00 a day as part of his effort to restore the ecosystem of the national lima cyclon 70 . this is the most important watershed in this part of the mara the local

community relies on this water for they are used for cooking cleaning and even also the livestock and our wildlife unfortunately the river is heavily polluted because of the activity of. areas upstream there tourist comes all the way to that area and his wife co-founded the conservancy located right next to can his famous muslim are a national park national by is run by the local community and like other nature reserves wildlife people and livestock exist here side by side a balance that is supposed to help the community preserve its traditions but also help protect wildlife and then vironment and the biggest problem facing wildlife today in kenya is not actually poaching as people might actually think of it it is the lack of space and that space is with communities so communities

have to be the center of conservation. this area always belonged to the community but with the creation of the conservancy the people pull down the fences and work to restore the land after 2 years wildlife was able to return to sustain this they rely on funding from donors as well as tourism tourism makes up about 20 percent of the conservative income and this is supposed to be the peak season but the rival of the corona crisis has made it clear that relying on tourism only is not the answer . one national i have managed to refocus on its conservation activities they have also had to provide food aid in communities of the mara region many of the people here because guides rangers in hotels also local jewelry to tourists the entire regions main source of income has been derailed additionally local markets have been closed disrupting trade in the area. everything has become difficult getting food is a problem there this is around us i just look down at home and can't leave the room

. for the people here it's a lifeline and it could be another year before tourists actually start returning to the region so we need. a paradigm shift in their conservation movement to find out there are alternatives to sustain the important work that is done in conservation. while the effects of the pandemic have devastated the region well there are hopes that this change will also give people the chance to build more resilient communities. before i let you go some sports news in this premier league club chelsea of announced the signing of team will vanish from abi lives for a fee of 53000000 europe's that makes him the most expensive german player ever the strikers currently enjoying his best season to date having stores 32 goals in all competitions so. van i will remain with us for the rest of the bundesliga season

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