i do it exactly there are a day. by the name of the new tool and i work at the deputy. 2 to c.w. news live from berlin and european union leaders prepared to slap sanctions on the belle of roses as alexander of the shinto clings to power as public pressure mounts on the better and president to design a warning from germany that his government must free political prisoners and avoid violence plus a military coup in mali. there

is jubilation in the capital as president ybor of diem's in dakar cute outward signs saying no blood will be shed to keep him in power but international observers fear of more instability is on the way. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program european union leaders will discuss possible sanctions against bellaver us in an emergency video conference today earlier opposition politician spent long a tikkun of scalia issued her own video message calling on the e.u. council not to recognize what she called fraudulent elections which saw president because schenk overturned to power for a 6th term now the e.u. emergency talks come as luke. faces growing rebellion from sectors of society that

he could once reliably count on for support. more workers joined the walkout in the past president alexander lukashenko could count on state employees to support him but he had to order managers to threaten them with disciplinary action if they joined the nationwide strike. some ignored those threats. even with a presidential challenger svetlana chicken of sky are still in exile the opposition is growing more confident they set up a coordination council in bella ruse to organize a peaceful transfer of power. with local machine i'm up we're only beginning to rebuild mechanisms to feel like a strong and independent nation of course it will be very difficult but we have taken a step and we are setting an example for all to see how we can unite how we can

work together and speak with one voice. but belarus is authoritarian leader is not ready to talk about ending his 26 year rule yet at a meeting with his security council he branded the opposition's actions ok who. do they went to the countries that are behind these protests toss this other side to toss and demand no less then to hand them power we consider it a clear attempt to seize power with all the consequences of the protesters have already experienced brutal consequences and opposition activists shows photos of injured demonstrators he says were beaten by riot police 2 people have been killed during the mass protests and thousands jailed the violent crackdown has drawn criticism from some of bellary says neighbors. but not from one

important one. but of the russian president vladimir putin received phone calls from german chancellor angela merkel and of the e.u. leaders on tuesday merkel said political prisoners in belarus must be released and there must be a national dialogue to settle things peacefully. but according to the kremlin putin's reply was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved or not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring lucas shanker is rule to an end. and let's cross to moscow where bureau chief yuri of the shadow is standing by he has been following developments in bella ruse for us yuri another evening of protests in minsk are the opposition and the demonstrators gaining ground. well the opposition to the rose seems to act more and more coordinated and goal

oriented i would say given that just if you could say. there was almost no united opposition what is happening now today is really a huge success for them they created a coordinated council that is going to take place tomorrow for the 1st time the council members including by the way say atlanta aleksey of each of the below sea and writer and to that we know from nobel prize in literature and now the yesterday the clear aim of the work to hold to new presidential elections and a range put peaceful transfer of power they said that they don't aim to seize power which is to want to look i think like you used to them all for one thing to do and that peaceful program seems really well conceived because the obviously nobody in belarus wants more violence and this of course has caught the attention of international actors as well talk with us a little bit more about the e.u. which is visiting today to discuss fellow roost 2 leaders there have any leverage

of the situation. i think that you has a lot of influence here has always seen itself as a european country it is in the middle of europe are surrounded not only by russia but also by the human poland and lithuania is the european union may not have that close economic ties with belarus is that russia has but it does definitely have political influence the opposition has repeatedly emphasized how important you solidarity is for them you know however it is not the e.u. at the end of the day that has the final say what and when it comes to the country's future but the ability to see in people. but however we know support is also coming in from russia and i'd like to ask you about that support from russia how serious it is especially you know if we are seeing e.u. leaders getting involved. well although

a bill or rules is extremely important to russia it's flooded with putin says last loyal ally in the post of your space although last weekend when the protests reached a climax. to putin twice i think russia will definitely try to avoid any military intervention this option would be possible only in the most extreme case which is if the billows in state collapses and turns into a classic failed state and any other case such interference would irrevocably change the attitude of the us in society towards russia which is by the way now quite positive or neutral we haven't seen a single entity russian slogan in recent days also such potential interference would definitely lead to and you crisis in relations between russia and the west certainly protests in belarus are an authority in putin's side because they show the russians here what's a protest against a long term strongman leader who putin actually also is can provoke as the

opposition here in russia may see a kind of dress rehearsal for a possible change of power here one day but bloody new putin is still acting very cautiously it seems like he is weighing he's options with the latest on the situation in balad. shadow reporting thank you. to the united states where u.s. democrats have officially nominated former vice president joe biden as their party's candidate to challenge president donald trump in the november election biden celebrated with his family and supporters after clinching the required number of delegates on day 2 of the party's online convention speakers including biden's wife jill gave testimonials praising his character and nominee himself will address the convention in a much anticipated acceptance speech on thursday. for leaders of a military coup in the west african nation of mali say that they will bring about a political transition and hold fresh elections within

a reasonable time this after mali's president obama announced his resignation just hours after being detained by armed soldiers his ousting follows months of protest over corruption and economic mismanagement while the events have been met with jubilation inside of mali they have sparked alarm among international observers. 7 gunshots that are meant to kill but to celebrate these candidates the jeering crowd sitting inside is believed to be the arrested president or him because kita and other officials and later on in the day we're looking president key to appeared on state t.v. . usually. if something elements of our armed forces for the concluded that my presidency should end with their intervention is going to want him do i really have

a choice. i accept their decision because no single drop of blood should be shed you keep me in power. the 2 leaders also appeared on state television. and there when a transition that would lead to fresh elections. their takeover started as among soldiers at an army base near the capital. after seizing weapons and taking high ranking prisoners they then moved to the president's house surrounding it and firing gunshots into the air. crowds of anti-government protesters cheered on as a democratically elected leader was arrested and driven away. with very happy because this is a liberation for all the people of mali. people waiting for this day and we were

waiting for the president and his men to allow us to breathe today we don't have any words to express what's in our hearts thank god and may president kate and his gang leave us in peace. molly has been gripped by months of anti-government protest with many accusing key to the administration of corruption and incompetence especially when it came to preventing a jihad this insurgency from the north. well the president's resignation was celebrated by those in the streets the takeover was roundly condemned by the international community. a west african regional bloc pledged to close land an air borders to mali as a result it must feel like days overdue for some a military coup was launched from the very same army base in 2012 toppling the president and sending the country into a period of chaos. this time around the people of mali will be hoping for a smoother transition of power but it's still unclear just who that power will be

handed to. them let's get more now on the coup in mali i'm joined by my colleague tom hall joining us from d.w. africa we saw the images there of them celebrating in the streets how has this been received by the broader population would you say well you know mentioned there have been protests going on for months millions have been unhappy with the state of things in the country and so seeing the fact that the president wasn't giving in despite their months of protests and all of a sudden he has been pushed away i think that is why these people have come out when the soldiers were roaring into the capital bamako crowds came out to cheer them and that showed some sense that this has been to some extent a popular coup locally but he was elected just 2 years ago so i mean what happened in the meantime why did my lions turn on him and that's what sparked the protest in

the 1st place the fact that the people felt that the government was not doing what it was supposed to do they accuse of corruption these accused of being generally incompetent in its in its work the president of nepotism appointing his own cronies into government including his son. as well you have to remember mali also has this insurgency going on particularly in the central northern parts of the country that has not been sorted out as well and so there has been all this discontent why is the government not being able to implement these issues there's been a peace agreement that was signed in 2015 between the government and some of these different movements and in other parts of the country that has not been fully implemented as well there's a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the government is handling things and that's why such a rebellion has had the kind of support it has we see it pouring out on the streets now the political consequences for the country so i mean this is the 2nd coup. in 8 years what comes next for this country that's difficult because we're still in

those early stages will the military 1st of all be trusted to do what they claim they want to do which is to force the president out and then have it and it's not clear exactly what they want whether another government to come in place or someone of their own choosing so and that's why echo us the regional body the west african regional body has come out and denounced condemned this coup because this kind of thing is happened not just in mali but in the region as well and these. ecowas would say that military movements like this cannot always be trusted they're saying the people voices in form of the democracy not just people's voices on the streets alone but through a formal democratic process that's what eko us and and molly's partners abroad are calling for so there's a lot at stake in terms of mali's on presidency in terms of the stability of the gulf of the country as a whole in terms of security as well as i mentioned that is still shaky and so there's so many issues on how the country's able to move forward over the next few

days everyone waiting with bated breath to see what happens next now in mali tommy a lot of reporting thank you. i'm with that now you're up to date here on news i'm sarah kelly in berlin remember you can always get more on our website at t w dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram at data via news thank you so much for joining us say care and c.c. the phone. call in the middle. welcome to the 2nd season of only $0.02 on the planet on the brink of disaster we did long interviews clark's words about one question how to change the tone.