reinforced indigenous peoples are now briefly opposing them because it's not only the earth's brain loans that are dying with a long term report from the heart of brazil starting march 9th on d, w. mm . hello, and welcome to focus on europe. thanks for joining us today. russia's war against ukraine is one that will have major repercussions for the entire continent. the imprinted will, leaf on europe is unforeseeable, even today. ah, rush us military began attacking its neighbour in late february upon the orders of

president vladimir putin. thousands of troops that were masked at the border have been mobilized. the invasion of ukraine has led to protests and demonstrations around the world like this one in building through chats, pictures, and videos. social media is allowing ukrainians to share their experiences with the world. the brutality of the war is visible to people across the globe. anna maria lists in odessa and she documented her family's experiences in the 1st days of the invasion for german television, 10 days filled with hope and fear. yesterday was really hardy for everyone in ukraine. we were copying scary things, but we were asked to seek home in odessa now anna maria's father is a pastor. he tries to reassure members as his congregation on the phone while her

mother prepares the food for a community kitchen that she runs with her husband. we're okay. oh, but we're scared. but i was trying to stay calm. and there are many people who left. we my family and i are staying this flat belongs to all in a, a russian missile hit the building on day 2 of the war with us or 4th phone. oh, yahoo! just, i want you to show this videos though that the whole world sees what aggression and more are to give you the peace must be preserved. tom and i really wish we have to do every thing to ensure that there is a piece somewhere because this is a tragedy with the, with so many her flood to western ukraine. you know, as

a volunteer seeking to help you kind of get on with this as a camp for that is placed on the we're collecting lots of things for them. take a look abominably for like we have discussions in fastly, in the streets are almost empty. but there are lots of people at the borders. men aren't allowed to leave the country, only women and children. this is what we have just in case of an emergency. so i have some military here for everyone. nathan, we actually thought that's unlikely that the war was gonna spread so fast. and then maybe we will have to leave, you know, in case of an emergency. my dad and my mom, old travis to,

oh, dover, we don't really wanna leave them here. so, yeah. and then yes, so we brier back x in their luggage is up here from our own basement, with events moving fast. the family takes action. i love you with what we're doing. anna maria, across the border safely at the weekend. hundreds of thousands of ukrainians

have already flit the war. the european union estimates there could be millions of refugees and so neighboring countries like colon are preparing for their arrival at the board. our reporter traveled to the crossing in premise, shall poland, people there are rallying to help their neighbors who arrive exhausted and traumatized, but others in poland. lag sergei are looking for refuge. he wants to cross to ukraine to defend his country. more and more refugees are arriving at p. michelle station in southeastern poland. there are plenty of children and elderly people, but hardly any men. ukrainian government has banned them from leaving, urging them to join the war. instead, sergey ski by wants to do just that. he's a ukrainian wizard as to living in poland. who wants to go back to defend his country too, as the refugees had west. he's trying to go east bowling with opinion. you

will get over to phillip pains me here. i can't just watch one as a war in my country. i have to go there. when i watch tv with haines me here, bullets of yours, my brother. there's hey us at the train station. one train just arrived from a leave in ukraine. the trip usually lasts one hour and 15 minutes, but now it can take more than a day. the train drivers have to keep stopping, while repairs are made to the tracks which have been damaged by the war. people are exhausted, including ana rada, from the vive region. if it was a jack, william, it's difficult at all. so we're very grateful to the polish people for helping ukraine. but the cues at passport

control are long. this is a european union, external border in front of the station volunteers are doing everything they can to help those arriving, offering free transport and accommodation. most people here are outraged about putin's war in ukraine. they want to do anything they can to help and simply show a little human kindness. oh leg small is going to drive several people to his home in krakow about 3 hours west. if they are, they can stay with him and at a friend's house. the 26 year old is himself ukrainian ladonna with the mr. to with ox. i've got to places free. he says, back with her, my origin us our, my whole family is in ukraine. her father, mother, my brothers and their wives and children are some, but they all stayed there still of youth long. and it's not a good situation,

but we're trying to do what we can to help on this almost hon. somebody's down. yeah. manny ukrainians. here are glad to be out of the country away from war. but reserve soldiers, they are gay ski by remains determined to go to the ukrainian capital. back in 2014, he took part in demonstrations on maidens square against the pro russian government that was in power at the time that's done with taxes, yolanda really busy bother me visible as cold as i was at home and i saw 200 students being beaten up by the police police, that's how it all began. just you also, i felt so bad about that. good. yeah. that's why i joined the revolution because i felt sorry for my country to name both as me sick or that bull as i'm weak. right? yeah. oh. 6 in krakow, where, oh leg smile has now arrived with his car full of refugees. there is a pro ukraine demonstration taking place on the market square. gra,

next very up was gra. but oh, lab is keen to get back on the road to pick up more people from this station up. she michel and maybe he too will end up going back to ukraine. marcia lay bunch of islam out on mud and say, i think if my brothers take up arms, i will definitely drive over there. i want to stand shoulder to shoulder with them . besides radical lark selection, movie play, drawbridge, the chaos at the border station is not subsided. reserve is sergey and still hoping to get a train heading east, but there are currently no trains going to the ukrainian capital. as the city is under fire. is girl friend who is at home in the small

polish city of vickers keeps contacting him. she's understandably worried without, i mean a doctor from young and she asked me where i was going, what was happening with your mom. i told her that there are no trains, and so i will wait about. she asked me to go back to but gush, but i said, i couldn't go as news come there, now keep it under a tat. he says that he will do everything he can to get there. so he can help defend the city protesting putin's war in ukraine. is not without risk for russians, many they are feel compelled to speak out against the war. their president started . but like here in st. petersburg, that can mean ending up in handcuffs. those who dare to criticize the kremlin fe, severe punishment. still, people across russia showing their courage,

rising up to show solidarity with ukraine. yes. hooton's invasion of ukraine is reviving memories of world wars scattered throughout this collection put together by artist alexander peddler, a relics of the former soviet union. that laura comes from an area of eastern ukraine where there's heavy siding laws, nieces on the phone. both are worried about the family. oh my god. as far as russian troops are on the hill here yet. oh oh, it's right near our home on it. yes, it's lighting breaks out. of course you would be really bad. it is up. there was no good. no greeting them up i give if i were to find out to morrow that my sister in ukraine has died 3 away. it would cause me so much pain that i'd put on a bullet proof vest gonna take up any old rifle and go down there myself. lipper.

thought him was that thick padlock away. but yet kirkwood but for now life goes on in moscow. he lends objects from his collection to other artists in theaters to day, like any other day. the performance is by the independent tier to a dock are known for their social criticism, a liberal audiences. their latest production examines the stolen personality called and asked how somebody can turn into a tyrant who will stop at nothing. silence was that a law a plainly them cruise? sure. because under stalin we won the 2nd world war e under crush here. if we flew into space under gorbachev, we had perestroika, get rid of boris yeltsin was the 1st democratically elected president. gall obviously person needed a main event that would place them on a pedestal. as the alpha male saw something he'd be remembered for, for evermore, for yes, thought that she would have thought that the appointment set him that hilda with that i know. but in the meantime theres planning that put him would rather the

russian people not know about it for days. the state run television denied there was any fighting and keys got, but it didn't say a word about a tax on civilian targets yet or even use the term war. and yet people bring donations for the refugees being evacuated to russia from ukraine, separatist controlled areas. many russians think the tanks are only being sent in to defend these regions. while you're by digital. of course i support our putin. this isn't a war, it's only a special military operation, etc. but younger russians in particular are hearing other news reports on social media. shortly before the invasion, ukrainian president followed me as a lensky. i had a direct appeal to russians for support that he has like thought at the my, you, i know back that my address won't be shown on russian television blasting. i see, but the russian citizens ought to hear the truth. and the truth is that we have to put a stop to all this saw here last night. as the ladies dmitri murat of recently won

the nobel peace prize. his newspaper, the nova yoga z yetta came out and both russian and ukrainian last week with the headline, russia bombs, ukraine. shortly afterward, the russian government banned all media from referring to the invasion of ukraine as a war. as she's give the last torture to wiley, russia's leadership wants war because dictators always want was to the narrow, but the russian people don't want warming up by it. and so with the start of the war, the leadership last, they legitimacy, various professional groups had been expressing their anger and open letters to president putin. doctor's teachers and scientists are saying no to the war. thousands of people are signing each letter. i saw that even among the members of parliament, loyal to putin, disaffection as growing, mikhail might fear followed his conscience when voting to recognize ukraine's break

away regions as independent people's republics. but when the invasion started, he was shot back. almost a 1000000 whistled us yet go, so i got the valuable doctor as her as a member of parliament. i voted for peace. not for war. i fear. but obviously those in russia who were in favor of going to wool decided not to wait and see how events would unfold year. it's a shame the status of the new republics was never really put to the test take. it was formerly around brackish in years that i bought our tour. solomon off is the author of the play about stolen. it's been translated into 7 languages and performed in israel and the united states. but staging it again here in russia with a war on as a risk. yeah, absolutely. by use. he had just over some loop of his the book like many others. i'm skid and i don't want anything bad to happen to me. no,

i'm not willing to sacrifice myself for it, but at the same time, i don't want to be dictated. william gaston, what he thinks true mass protests against russia's war in ukraine will not materialize. and so they express their criticism on the stage while they still can the freedom to criticize the kremlin without fear of reprisals is a reality. just a stone's throw away from russia never is in estonia, just on the other side of a border river. estonia is in the european union and nato, but russia is carved into his identity. st. science and navarre are in estonian, but people there speak almost exclusively russian. the overwhelming majority of residents in navarre, like alexander cla, chunk of our ethnic russians and their ties to the country are strong. alexander clo jenko of always has his camera with him when he's out and about in

his home town of navarre, on his stony as eastern border. the russian town of yvon gurule, eliza crossed the river, nato, and e u. member. estonia is connected to russia via a bridge. these days, even less traffic than usual, is passing through here. that makes 36 year old clue, chunk of sad people, like most of nervous inhabitants. he is russian. the war against ukraine is a thorny issue here. oh, the little stupid producer was this. yeah, pull. i think that most russians who live here in estonia say this is our homeland . but there are many opinions here on this ukraine issue. some are against it, near others are for it looked like there are 1st discussions, especially on social media with below the lowest cat go to newport jesuit, many russians here have relatives on the other side. they greatly distrust the

western media. many watch russian tv channels in their propaganda shapes the image of the ukraine war the awesome little after 8 years of suffering and on boss, russia has liberated these territories from the ukrainian nationalists. they just launched a special liberation operation, a futile if russia had not intervened. the situation would have only got worse. okay, so what? alexander, co tank av does not necessarily share these views. but he still believes it's good to follow russian news sources on the war and ukraine. you will get that little farming is a, it's important in this conflict to get your information from different sources. you can only get information from russian t v stations as little, but also not only from cnn, bbc or deutsch avella loophole. the truth lies somewhere in the middle. rope is 4 point. thank you. but for most estonians and the government, the responsibility for the war lies squarely with russian president vladimir putin

. estonians these days are glad to be in nato. this small country hopes that its nato membership or protected from russian aggression britain has increased the number of its soldiers in estonia and on independence day and talent. in late february, the country defiantly displayed its readiness to defend itself. the estonian foreign ministry says putin is probably trying to win over the russian minority in estonia, but insist that has no doubts about the loyalty of the russians. in estonia, the national community mustn't a strong in a we have no concern with regards to any estonian citizen. and at the same time, it is true that divisions that we have within our societies, which are normal because we are democracies. these divisions are always being used by those who, con russia i shall say. but more and more russians in estonia are distancing

themselves from moscow in nava estonians and russians demonstrate together in front of the russian consulate. general members of the younger generation in particular see themselves as estonians of russian descent and want nothing to do with prudence . war and garrison center. i am really shocked him. always. i follow the news all day on various kinds of media and all sorts of different channels to watch. and i am shocked that in the 21st century wars are still possible in europe to where you could get a shuffle which i had. so i think it will effect through every one because of which will not stop on this. and he already said that for he will goal for them. we us is 30. my sister was born in 1940 during the world war 2 more years. my parents experienced during war to you, my entire family was affected, but as in the green, will we?

none of us want your to leave you, but we are against the war and against those who started it. what you what did i after your pennies? love trevino. for alexander clue chunk off, there is no question of taking part in any demonstrations. he believes that would only create more unrest. inova he prefers to concentrate on his work as the photographer. but in regards to the good, we're on the courtyard. yeah, the demonstration seemed like food or productions to me would you scope, but of course it's still important for people to express their opinions. it's always better to talk to have a dialogue and not a war ready to respond would. would you through dell or clue? jenko feels the same as most russians in estonia. they don't want aptitude between east and west, and the war in ukraine has not changed. that ukraine's invasion has prompted many european countries to re evaluate their priorities. this

includes defense spending. germany announced their 100000000000 u. a package to modernize his army. sweden already reacted with increased military spending after russia annexed crimea in 2014. the nation is also urging and citizens to be prepared for an emergency family candles yet as batteries and hygiene supplies are on mckay, aguiro shopping list for an emergency. he got it from a pamphlet that the swedish authorities distributed to nearly 5000000 households. it's the kind of handbook for surviving war and crisis. then all we intend on mediately. i thought it's probably not a bad idea to start preparations now and get everything together. how could i maybe pack it in a box? you can bring out of something were to happen to him somewhere. and i don't know if i really needed in weeks to come man, but getting ready can hurt. guerrero works for sweden's armed forces at present.

he's on sabbatical and keeping a close eye on the international situation. math as to what out more. i realized that especially people are worried who believe there never be another war in our region, like mad on middle other. the warren ukraine has shattered the sense of security for many sweets and influence this stance on nato. now, for the 1st time, ever more swedes favor membership in nato than oppose. it got landed sweden's largest island. even in the middle ages. it came under frequent attack as these fortifications attest. in recent times, it's been more destination for tourists than would be conquerors. that changed in late january when swedish military units arrived to hold maneuvers, bringing tanks, heavy equipment and hundreds of soldiers. from here, it's just 300 kilometers to colleen and grad home port of russia's baltic fleet.

as i got on as doorway and all good line is a big island in the middle of the baltic sea harrison with some say it's like an unsinkable aircraft carrier. if you so desired that you could decide who passes through the region by shipper, by plane. so gotten a strategically important all in has been so for a 1000 years. the maneuvers also served as a show of strength aimed at russia. many of the soldiers had come to got land to stay sweden's, be building up. it's military for years massively. it's invested billions and re introduced compulsory military service planning to add $30000.00 soldiers to the force. sweden has long been a close partner to nater, but stopped short. membership is mac and stockholm. people are demonstrating against the war. many a worried about what could happen next. another to take. we've always thought that war and things like that were far away. but now it's building closer that pains me

than valid or, but actually the russian regime is unpredictable. and we can't know how great the danger is for us on getting one of the speakers as sweden's defense minister, a to whom christ. so now his government has no plans to discuss nature membership, but national elections of jew in the fall and nato could become an important campaign. as you may go, aguiro heaps, fit, he'll soon be returning to act of service. he says the discussion about nato is more important than ever. i can think him out more. i can well imagine that many people are starting to waver on the nato issue. that we should have thought about this much sooner at our house, canning events. keep developing as they have been going up, or nato membership would be a very reasonable course of action. if sweden does join nato, ironically it will be vladimir putin who gave it the decisive push. well, there saw from us that focus on europe will be back next week with more coverage on

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