they remodeled the economy to achieve that look needs putin's help because he has no one else to support him and this is actually less about policy officers police officers that putin could send to support. or to suppress the protests but about support although putin has a very carefully hinted at supporting look he supports comes of course with conditions and some of it could include possible financial concessions from moscow to minsk and other possibilities of the deepening of economic ties which could result in belarus being even more dependent on russia. how important is russia. now. really has no where else to turn right now he has no options for money is yuri mentioned there and boots on the ground support against these protesters really has him where he wants him for years. he's been trying to keep kind of position between the west and russia to make diplomatic

overtures to the west to try and scare russia with. claims of potential integration with the west to get russia to support his regime financially and with other concessions now he has that option has been taken from him given the violence we've seen on the streets and it's going recent weeks and he's totally dependent and i think he'll be hoping that he can make some short term concessions that you can then row back in the future just a target for these next few weeks. back to you was just said about what's in it for putin but what else. does he need to. yeah i mean moscow needs a relatively coal neighbor who doesn't take to the streets trying to change to the regime the kremlin started at the moment we are helping bella who saw that we couldn't or we don't have such kalak scenes here in moscow or any other russian city kalak from the russian point of view if the protest in belarus are successful

they could set an example and what evades the russian opposition to one day stand up against president putin it's therefore in the kremlin's interest to that is in protest in belarus and assume russia also can also take advantage of the weak economy if wanted for example in exchange for cheap russian oil russia russian banks russian oligarchs could get assets of state owned companies increasing their own profits. nic back to you their last weekend of protests. seems to be becoming more heavy handed should the russians be worried about this meeting. well there's definitely a big concern here that will come back from that meeting in sochi with. putin to crack down here and to use all the resources at his disposal to have russian backing be that money or boots on the ground as mentioned before i think there's also the bigger picture about fellow russian sovereignty now russia and belarus

already together make up a so-called state that's kind of hastily defined in lots of ways they have very deep economic ties and there are some joint military bases but the fear from the opposition here is that in return for that manpower and financial backing to crack down these protests essentially will give up this sovereignty to russia allow deeper integration let's remember that has made no secret of his desire to draw closer and given the disparity in the size between these 2 nations that effectively would mean some kind of integration on russia's terms so real fears there about this meeting specially about the fact that they are meeting one to one with no delegations no present what exactly will be said there is a thing everyone is guessing about here today. in moscow reporting from mit's thank you gentlemen. some of the other stories making headlines around the world the german government says 3 laboratories have independency.

poisoned with a nerve agent and specialist labs in france and sweden confirms initial results from germany are lynn says it is renewing its call for russia to explain. where she has been elected the new leader of japan's governing liberal democratic party is the initiative paves the way for him to become the country's next prime minister the vote comes after last month announced that he would resign due to health problems. david cameron has become the 5th former british prime minister to speak out against a new bill attempting to override the brakes of withdrawal agreement britain and the european union signed to agreement earlier this year the new post breaks it for it will go before u.k. parliament later on monday. by dance the parent company of the popular video sharing optic talk says it has chosen oracle as its new american technology partner though the company says it will not sell the app or give its source code to any

u.s. company president trump threatened to ban to talk unless its chinese parent company sells its us business. israel has become the 1st country to announce a 2nd national lockdown to combat the coronavirus after a surge in new cases the new locked on begins on friday and will restrict daily life in the country for at least 3 weeks as israel's outbreak threatened to race out of control benjamin netanyahu announced the unpopular but perhaps unavoidable decision we're going to be today we decided on a strict lockdown plan for 3 weeks with an option to extend but as of now we've decided that the lockdown will last until the end of the holiday. door pyramus lot of health ministry executives and hospital managers have warned us that death rates are forcing the application of immediate measures on the part of the medical staff and the hospitals are overwhelmed. israel has one of the highest per capita

infection rates in the world over $1100.00 people have died for days israelis have been protesting to demand netanyahu stepped down for a legit corruption and for bundling the response to the covert 1000 crisis. after the lockdown announcement on sunday demonstrators blocked roads at israel's ben gurion airport or netanyahu was due to fly to the u.s. to sign a peace deal to normalize ties with bahrain. we have a problem. 41. uses the beauty. school good seafood good mood changes as it. pleases me sitting here listening to most any of. the plan i can think of.

netanyahu will fly back to israel after formally signing the agreement with bahrain on tuesday when he returns the crisis will be waiting for him. the world health organization says there's been a record one day rise in corona cases around the globe more than 300000 new cases were reported in the previous 24 hours joining us now from geneva is margaret harris from the world health organization margaret what has you particularly worried right now about the coronavirus. well it could send parts of the weld but the tick of the very intense outbreaks we're seeing in the americas continue to happen in the united states and in south america countries like brazil but also in india which has been recording record numbers of cases they are off today and has a huge outbreak but 50 percent of the cases are still in the americas we're also

seeing rises in the eastern mediterranean region around also africa and in the gulf states but also of course europe is now saying a resurgence in cases in a number of countries and our israel has become the 1st country to introduce a 2nd nation wide lockdown could other countries be heading in the same direction you think. so we separate terrorists say. you don't want to have to get to that stage way you've got such widespread transmission and you've got to hospitals overwhelmed so that governments resort to the lockdown because the problem there is the community doesn't. have to stop the transmission which we would like to see is really ceases and if 3 putt out of every person in the country taking action now to prevent the transmission rising so intensely that you leave

all cards with. it resorting to drastic measures. stay with us because we over the weekend we spoke with the you commission for the economy we asked him about covert 19 let's hear what he had to say. not at the moment. with the serious issues seussical raised with long time. we know that this. is not something i didn't experience so for now i think we have something but not. counting. the research for. the future depends very much safety measures risk. it's not. so no 2nd wave in europe that was european commissioner. what's your reaction to what you've just. said or what we've always been saying is

this we don't really talk in waves because we have had ongoing transmission throughout and quite a few countries are seeing a rise in transmission so what we are saying is suppress the press so pret and you can do that by ruling class spaces crowded areas and close contact and what firing that basic washing your hands covering your face when you are in clear space is that things were not being done enough. what's being done right now in the world to combat the novel coronavirus there's a difference between this spring and now isn't. so i guess is a good big difference that people are learning a great deal so one of the problems is people thought that it would be good if it were he who would finish it completely and the problem with this violence is it's a man so i'm not as great so. things have changed

a great deal we need we know much more about it now so it's much better doctors and nurses treating it but every person needs to understand what we go on until we've quest and got rid of it barbara harris from the world health organization thank you very much for joining us here on news and we stay on the subject and look to italy now where children have begun returning to school more than 6 months after their close to curb the spread of koran a virus some regions of house postponed the reopening as not all schools are able to meet all of the new requirements for those children going back out of excitement but also prevention. social distancing has already been abandoned in this school as children flock back after half a year without class. and i believe that. it will be somehow different. but it will be an unforgettable experience. that is that i'm probably going to

school year will be more difficult because of the coronavirus my previous school had fewer pupils but let's see little work out some how. many schools don't have enough desks to ensure the kids are kept apart teachers a voiced concern that infection rates could soar in classrooms which do not look less crowded than they did before the pandemic the prime minister acknowledges the problem. will be difficult especially in the beginning. our schools have been underfunded for years and the pandemic has made this even more obvious. i would if you have to do your part by following the rules so that your health and that of your loved ones is protected. the pupils are forbidden from sharing school material which is kept in

a box after lengthy preparations the measures are put to the test but not in all parts of the country rising infection rates have delayed school reopening in some regions. he or she did argue news still to come a 5 said thriller at the us open final rollercoaster battle between germany's alexanders vera and australia's dominic t. but 1st european union leaders are holding a video conference with chinese leaders at this hour on topics ranging from tribe relations trade relations rather to climate concerns but beijing's increasingly undemocratic behavior has cast doubt on plans for a major investment treaty with china meanwhile germany who currently chairs the u. presidency has been left to reflect on whether it has gone too far in its buddying up with beijing which walker reports. some 2018 this is how close germany and china were getting until americal who sting beijing's

premier league chant in her office with other top ministers in depth consultations it was a meeting not just of leaders but have to hold governments coming together. now what emerged from those talks was this a joint statement listing no fewer than $71.00 points of agreement between the 2 sides it talks about a comprehensive german chinese strategic partnership and this year germany wanted to take things to the next level hosting a european union china summit here in germany one where the 2 sides wanted to sign a sweeping investment treaty but now the summit has been downgraded to a much smaller video link up that investment treaty is in serious doubt and this document is looking very outdated all because china's aggressive behavior has been begging a big question did germany did europe get too friendly with china. in hong

kong china sprang down on freedom of speech has shocked the democratic world inching jang it stands accused of repression and surveillance on an epic scale on his contested border with india its soldiers have been involved in deadly clashes relations with the united states are on the brink of a new cold war and china's handling of the early stages of the corona virus outbreak is under serious scrutiny. with all this going on there are growing calls in germany's parliament for a major rethink on how to approach china. the chinese reddest that was the idea that economic growth would lead to democracy but in china it means less rule of law less freedom and total surveillance and china sees that as a model for the world also it's new day for the vet and now there are all sides

that the government here in berlin is shifting its thinking to it's just come out with this new document which sets a very different tone he talks about pulling back from such a close focus on china and strengthening ties with more like minded countries across the indo-pacific region but at the same time germany's foreign minister says berlin still wants to build on the relationship with china for instance trying to secure that investment treated. both politically and economically there are many reasons for better cooperation that's one reason why we're using our e.u. presidency to keep working on a comprehensive deal. you know. now the thing is that leaves germany and europe trying to juggle 2 seemingly opposite priorities on the one hand trying to deepen relations with china in some areas and

on the other trying to distance themselves in others critics say it's simply trying to have it both ways and i think there is a case to be made to engage in some form of social distancing to the chinese communist party and only to agree to these kind of high level meetings if there are real concessions from the chinese side so which way should europe go try to have it both ways or make a more decisive turn away from china it is the geo political debate here in europe right now and it's not over yet. rich walker reporting to us now where president donald trump is due to visit california on monday to meet with heads of emergency services who have been overseeing efforts to battle the unprecedented foz that days of dry and windy conditions have been feeding dozens of blazes across california oregon and washington state wildfires have killed so far

at least 35 people and officials are warning there could be more fatalities as washington bureau chief in his pool imports from northern california where thousands of people who are evacuated on our turning to scenes of asa devastation. nothing but destruction this is all that is left on the 5 acres of farmland in northern california where sorrow hawkins and her husband have created a little paradise over the last 17 years to go only 4 hours before everything was destroyed left are only shards of memories programmed mother's good china items they collected over decades the fire was coming across short grass it was coming across dirt and there was no place that we knew for sure would be safe here in this barn so lost all her 17 baby goats to the flames we didn't have time to get the trailer. we didn't know that we were in any kind of danger no

fires ever move this fast out here. you know and when we came back the next day. i'll never forget seeing the burned bodies in the barnyard. people like sarah who are living in this part of the world are used to wildfires but they have never experienced something like this year multiple mega fires burning millions of acres have been destroyed millions of residents have to live in talk seek air the whole west coast seems on fire some climate experts say climate change is smacking california in its face. in claremont we speak with the director of environmental analysis charlie miller human beings are driving climate change they're driving it because in fact we're in cars in southern california and

elsewhere that we're pumping affluence in to be air that's heating up the planet and the atmosphere and so when the fire starts burning they're actually burning as a result of our own actions. sarah hawking's is not willing to give in and is already building a new barn knowing that the next fire might take everything away again. 10 is now also has done a team has won the u.s. open men's singles for the 1st time he beats germany's if both players were vying for their 1st grand slam title team overcame a 2 said deficit to win the match in a 5th set tiebreaker it's the 1st time in 71 years that a player has come back losing the fust 2 sets to win the title. so what was behind that. within the student now is called the canon for. kyle how did he pull this off and what it was like a magician pulling off

a great escape of sorts it was pretty remarkable these are 2 i'd say these 2 players are the future of men's tennis and is himself one of the strongest players you'll see but he's playing against somebody who was much more consistent than him i'd say. took off with in this game in this match 2 games to love 2 matches to 2 sets to love story about that and he was just flying he usually starts slowly team usually started fast so it looked like it was going to take this hands down no problem 2 games 3 sets to love and in fact he started to fall apart a little bit and teams started to find his rhythm and started to hit the lines like he was supposed to and it was very interesting to watch and to see as these 2 reversed their fortunes basically team that won the 3rd and 4th set. was serving for the u.s. open title however in the 5th set and he couldn't get it done team came back from

53 down took at the tiebreaker and is the u.s. open champions of error of his left as a 2nd place runner welcomers lessons to both but you said that these 2 are the ones to watch what's next for them well they are so strong i mean it's vera as you can see back there was just crushing he was in fact crying in the in the in the follow up to the presentation of the trophy that team won he was a real tough loss for him but he is consistently inconsistent and that's his downfall right now but i should the copy i hear is that the players who weren't there were no daal federer who skipped the tournament and djokovic who was disqualified rightfully so and in a strange situation earlier in the tournament so these 2 i think will will see the number one spot perhaps rotating between themselves and in future years not yet but in future years and so it was pretty cold. see this. is just fantastically high drama they provided and it should be interesting down the road so let's talk about the women's final was so place over the weekend know me osaka she is

a brilliant player she's 22 years old so also the future of the game she beat victoria as a rank 31 year old who herself had beaten serina williams so those 2 were the bid to play well but osaka was bringing a socially social justice theme to her game and that's pretty interesting to me because she's sort of going past the sponsors who would like to see middle of the road don't make anybody angry and don't especially in the us hurt anybody's your chances of making more money and bringing your sponsors more money so it was pretty cool to see her winning and of the same time taking the black back lives matter cause to a new level coming in and thank you very much. you're watching the news coming up next in d.w. news asia afghan government to go she just pressed for a cease fire with the taliban peace talks begin in doha over the weekend. and to

pound the government backs companies pushing for seniors to work possibly top. holiday at home in the middle of a combat in south korea shows the way forward to make the most of coronavirus just . all that and a lot more coming up with my calling about the g.m. . that's in from i mean from now still go we'll have a world news update for you and says let's watch.

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