to protect habitat, what to do with them all our ways we can make a difference by choosing smartness solutions over stains, said in our ways global ideas, environmental series included $3000.00 on d, w, and online ah, ah, ah, hello and welcome to focus on europe and we begin with the war that continues to ravage large parts of ukraine in recent days, violence there has reached a new and even more shocking level. in the small town of boucher close to the capital cliff, russian troops appeared to have brutally massacred innocent civilians. their remains were literally scattered along the streets, men, women, and children,

ukrainian government, and many in the international community believe the atrocities of war crimes the kremlin for it spart denies any involvement. well, during russia's invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin has had the influential backing of patriarch carrier of moscow time . and again, the head of the russian orthodox church has sided with booting all the more remarkable therefore that a small russian orthodox monastery here in germany in the village north of berlin, has been giving refuge to a number of ukrainians seeking shelter from proteins, bombs. oh much oh yeah. i put the new greets as guests that normally only has 9 monks would be eating in the small kitchen. but this russian orthodox monastery has taken

in about 20 refugees from ukraine. so now everyone takes their meals and shifts settle, although it is dog. sonya has found refuge here to the school. now one is never, she's innocent to pick just as we are, as i'm ready to cry, we're all just waiting for peace. will no peace everywhere in the world. that's my greatest wish. now. with their common language is russian habit. neil has integrated the refugees into the monasteries daily routine, including the chores labels. here in the monastery we live by the principal audra at la bora, labord, pre and work that we have for pictures of land. and so there's plenty to do at the low it has been assigned to the hosting together with her daughter and parents, she's found sanctuary. in the russian orthodox monastery, as a practicing christian, she assumed the monks would help her family. she got to know father de niel some

time ago by a facebook could i believe i knew it. so when mister lemme knows. my chair to me being here is heavenly, peaceful as spooky in the night required. she and we help and know we'll wake up every morning and i d and santa fe assure and everything will be peaceful and calm . he said that the whole emma are not due to shows us photos of her life and keep visiting the christmas market with her daughter outings with her mother. she never dreamed a war was possible and she'd have to flee from her own country. nazi have i but it's been not the national but then every day we're in touch with our neighbors on social media. yeah. as of to find out who's lost their apartment. and keith is of wood marshall with them. from the outside, the russian orthodox monastery looks impressive. but the manor house is dilapidated and unsafe. the monks and refugees are crowded into the former servants quarters.

these every little bit of space? yes, all that our housekeeper, this is our house chapel gets hubble via, you know, set up temporary beds for our refugee families here who it wasn't a if looked at the family the room is cluttered before any mess would have had to have been quickly tidy. but now father de neal doesn't mind that hobbs are had the food. what's important is that they feel good here and see her. that's the mean thing for me. the safety, stephanie, that was my thinking bus, crystal cindy, we have to ask, what would christ have done? thinker, i think christ would have a lightless holes. abbot neil is convinced that christ is on his side. yet the russian orthodox church supports the war and ukraine.

that pains father de niel his monastery was built partly with funding from russia. lucy, separate us citizens. lucy supposedly apathy seattle's useless lives is over me. which comes out in the see the can, can any war is terrible and it doesn't have to be this way out. the machine and we all have to live together in peace. and if needed, last diplomatic solution should be found to lodge feudalism. but please, like i never wore not the russian orthodox cleric is standing by ukrainian refugees . elizabeth elizabeth. he sees how these war victims are suffering and his heart goes out to them. and as the dog of our 1st days were very, very hard, we all cried a lot. even my hair started turning grey during those days that all the volume over facebook father, daniel receives more calls for help, almost daily. most recently, a priest friend looking for

a safe place to stay with his family of 7, contacted him. the friend had hoped to come to the monastery, father de niel had to make a tough decision. templates, as a visitor, we don't have any room lethia were overcrowded above. it's sad that he asked me so late and yet cold. now he'll have to wait a while miss logical, but i'll find a solution is no problem. can conclude that in the monastery politics have to be left at the door at this table. all people are just people all with a shared wish for the war in ukraine. to end soon now it's an open secret. switzerland has long been one of the most accommodating countries full russian business. yet following the invasion of ukraine, the swiss government agreed to match e u sanctions. and clumped down on russian multi millionaire as well. it's been

over a month now since those sanctions were announced and critic say swiss all authorities are up to their old tricks and are only really going through the motions if any one knows the secrets of swiss banking, than it's this man. so van bison is an investigative journalist, and for many years he has been focused on offshore banking. since the start of the war in ukraine, he's been particularly interested in the hidden assets of russian oligarchs. associate by the senior specific switzerland. unfortunately doesn't have a special unit for tracking down these oligarchs assets. lot closer down mid. busy yet they're in banks or other places such as galleries or duty, free storage depots where artworks are capt reserve or docile sort. hope was it says acto aladdin. these actors have to declare that they have clients who are subject to sanctions spoke hewick. so luckily, but this requirement is taking effect very slowly, if at all, at

a rally and then it was ukrainian president, viola demerit zalinski himself, who called on switzerland to take a more assertive action against the oligarchy. go do something to fight. the people who have unleashed this war, he urged he was referring to people such as from man abramoff, whose luxury chant is currently grounded. the basil euro airport also on the international sanctions list is alicia. it was min off here, handing over a multi $1000000.00 donation to the i o. c museum. what the and then there's unity, tim jenko, a close associate of putin. so i'm one of the world's richest oil tie. coons. he went to villa on lake geneva, with an underground tennis court, thought to have cost $19000000.00. switzerland is a paradise for oligarchs. his swiss politician roget nord man boss,

lie union is for 2 reasons. they can lead a good discrete life and it's an optimal location for wealth management of altima. and, of course, is oligarchy. try and park their cash, or even hide it. he huddled in, that's why they're all here. the sub cynthia alada a task force has been set up to change that it aims to help track down the oligarchs assets. the idea is triggered bitter to beat in the swiss parliament critic see the end of the route for switzerland as a financial center. young top off, along that we immediately insisted that switzerland have its own task force for a klepto task force like the ones in the u. s. or germany. because these complex ownership structures i get was strawman, joint stock companies and so forth must be completely exposed. otherwise, as much too easy for the oligarchy to hide their assets in that can't be that good law skittles. i'll highlight task force the next star and ain't even a task force won't change the fact that over the past 10 to 15 years,

a welcome culture was created that extended to these oligarch without the se already got. so for people and put them in a circle, the out them own fake, put in the sanctions, will have a significant impact on switzerland status as a financial and business hub says investigative reporter, so of amazon is the solar believe this was population is in favor of the sanctions, referent. quite simply because this invasion is a serious crime and there's no justification for it the property. so if the sanctions are properly enforced and the assets are actually traced, switzerland, as a haven for oligarchs, will be a thing of the past. well, the tough sanctions imposed against russia adding to the pressure on companies and governments scrambling to procure the raw materials. they need to survive in increasingly competitive energy markets and one place where those tensions are playing out is co vash, to borrow. so in northern portugal, on the one side,

foreign companies wanting to mind, lithium, a key component in batteries. and on the other side, protesters such as nelson go mash, who believes it will destroy the ecological balance. every morning, nelson gomez walked through his barn with a heavy heart. he wondered how much longer he will be able to keep his cattle. many who live here in coven davosto in northeast in portugal, farm for a living. but that could soon change because of a lithium mine. and therefore, i think we had gotten the missile that we added on. we're talking about meaning on a huge scale for that is called a all the rocky debris. but find out what the volumes of water that will be consumed melody, the noise for the volume. you pull up and we're right next door to the sound. it lost. i'm going to process an entire village feels threatened and is intent on blocking the project. this banner reads no to the mine. yes. to life. these sign

say together we resist. no son, gomez. and his neighbors have founded a citizens initiatives. carlos conservative as is also on board. he's a beekeeper concerned about the impact on his $450.00 hives. what i mean, giving us the mind here we use as much water as the whole community. so where's that water supposed to come from? we don't habit. sure, we can redirect a stream. but streams have already been drawing up more recent years. guess when in circles this is a consequence of climate change. yet lithium mining is part of a solution to fight global warming. these pictures from mexico show what lithium mines look like. the harmful alkaline metal is used to produce batteries. in turn, these are used to store electricity, also from renewable sources. portugal is thought to have the

largest lithium reserves in europe. test drilling has already been conducted near co, vast alberto. so, for most people here, however, this wealth is a curse. even in boutique us, the regions mean administrative town. we only found one person in favor of the project. you're brief game with them. i think it's important that we facilitate the lithium mind by all the do. we can't always just think about the environmental i'm . we've also got to think about the economy if at the monet columbia it would appear the portuguese government is also intent on extracting the lithium, the ministry of environment and climate action informed us. it was committed to the european green deal and wanted to help ensure that europe could meet its own lithium needs. the light metal could soon be extracted just over 100 kilometers to the south of co vestal, but also in vila garcia where courts mines already exist and where there's less

resistance from the largely older population of did yet also. so people here are used to mining muscle door horror and i'm not sure what the plan is or whether it will be beneficial to us, murphy, i can even gamble some say it will create jobs and we need those, these others, the ill this makes their job all the more difficult josie alameda and his friends are raising awareness or whatever in neighboring trunk also they want to inform locals. their argument is that lithium mining represents a dramatic encroachment on the natural world. not they see the moon to the full global. there's not been enough information about will still mean for people living close to the minus the also, to some extent fight is being pushed through behind people's back or leave us liberal blossom. 20 kilometers away and pin. yes. the mayor even has plans to sue the portuguese government. louis ventura says,

just the years of preparatory exploration on 40 percent of the land unsettled investors. he expects europe to look for less aggressive alternatives. told us, i remember the ticket in we've yet. we all know how important louisiana's go for him, but we also know that there are other options without lithium. i thought it was the lead you. but we should continue to investigate those ala but cannot bulletin the thought that i'm a hug. we have to let the scientists do their work. it's almost europe's always saying that, but doesn't duelfer avella in lawsuit no singleness the farmer from calissa letter whistle also knows that for now, lithium is crucial for meeting climate targets. but he says the price is just too high, they will not be the so larva, we have a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. here in the boys on it, leading feels in our land and destroy everything. rocks, then i wonder what will become of our region after the minds of lou leanne gets it

up. and then as i was young, the boy that, that person, that means just 4 years ago the, you enlisted his home region as a globally important heritage system because people live in harmony with nature. those here are not willing to give that up. they're also fighting climate change in their own way. now on a very different notes, if you set out to uncover traces of turkeys rich, but neglected jewish heritage, one place to go to would be the western city of is mia. it's jewish community was one's vibrant and cosmopolitan until waves of discrimination in the past century, forced many jews to flee. now some likeness him been joya, are returning and they're determined to revive is me as hidden treasures and above all, it's synagogues. the co morality bizarre district in turkey is a g and coastal city is near the historical areas,

routes reach back to ancient times, but anthropologist nissen bender ya, is looking for different routes, namely traces of his own jewish ancestors. well, it's not a lot the residence you see down there as a so called jews court on the ultimate iliad told to join the jews themselves called these houses on curtail sat on yo, they came to the ottoman empire from spain. courtney so other that espana done it to him. he should be odd. messen bender you returned to his hometown is mere in 2010 like many turkish jews. he had previously immigrated to israel in is mere, he's been working with a foundation to save the architectural remnants of jewish life here in particular, the cities remaining synagogues. oh, most of them are in the former jewish quarter, which is now a poor area. it could do that, i'd like to turn these sites of jewish life into spaces for art and culture through

i found out that would also benefit the district, which i thought because it would attract visitors, him loved ones who aren't just looking for cheap merchandise. january to kevin dick baker, he shows us one of the 6 remaining synagogues. the hope is that one day it will host exhibitions and concerts. the building is hardly more than a ruin, but it dates back to the byzantine era. the in the debris was meters high, you and of trees already growing on slide of the over the roof was long gone now and look here at a new model, numbers of the rows of benches were marked on how you know, we just need to find out we sat in luck the initiative has been getting plenty of support, including from germany. most muslim residence here also stand behind the project. they hope it will bring in more tourist, through other tourism. one wants to get a tourists appreciate the history more than we the quarters residents do so much to

get on that claim, but i'm hoping we can learn something about it too. what am is there with us? but there are also anti semites and turkey them that when is really president isaac hertz, came to istanbul him in march. a demonstration was held outside a synagogue where he was attending a prayer service in anti semitic prejudice as easy to find on his stumble streets. what are you in the lydia unity of the money rules the world? and since the jews have too much of it, they end up ruling the world, not what the universe is already a santa lynn aside. we show the jewish faith respect, but they have no regard for our religion, your law. now the idea that it's clear that they rule the world, yeah, i think is a few powerful families who do that. then ness and vendor has heard these prejudices before. they are one reason why he organizes tours of isthmus former jewish corridor for his turkish countrymen. a vehicle for most of them is the

1st time they see a synagogue from the inside her and yeah, that's a 1st step. we can say all wheel the next time they might attend one of our cultural event a be the heart, be the high gag. kinda, it kinda was under currently there's a debate and honest conversation being held about discrimination and violence that mama's minority suffered in the past. one catalyst for this seems to have been the popular turkey streaming series the club. the series dramatize real life attacks on christians and jews in 1955 benuya was a young boy at the time quote, the potentially violet mall had gathered in one of the city squares me and my mother rushed over to the neighbors with me. he, i remember her shouting that people were running to the street dashing on that man that they might attack our houses. slung flat boss. when i watched the part of the cds, i dealt with those events. she walked all the fear i experienced. the little boy

came back to me good. as a consequence of the harassment discrimination, many jews left turkey to day only about 20000 remaining the entire country in burly 1000 an is mirror. each time they took cash to wash, only the older ones among us are still here shirley's. i them hardly any of the 1340 year olds are left at all. they shush, they did, mr. marliss if and were having one funeral after another falls. i'm a lot of the chalk, william little, little nasim bender years when a very few jews who have returned it and he wants to ensure that at least the cultural heritage of is murs once proud and thriving. jewish community is preserved . you're by returning our attention now to the war against you crane, which has literally torn people, families, and communities apart. take, for example, the ukrainian chamber orchestra called the key of soloists. they were on tour it

italy when the war broke out. now, the staging benefit concerts across europe to support people back home. and the musicians insist that they will keep on playing until they can once again see their loved ones. oh, it's rehearsal time in league, and the piece is called dream of an old forest. it's in a stealthy composition, and here it remains of the time before the war. i really feel like i'm in the car by a sound, far as after the rain is a lot of fun. so in slick boards, these 15 musicians were only supposed to be gone for 2 weeks. now they have no idea when they will be going home. my cello is not might show up my jealous day of give

in my apartments and we dont know and render you come back. the more took them all by surprise. a few hours before russia attack you cream, they had set off for a tour in italy. now they are traveling around you from one benefit concert to the next, such as this one in basil switzerland. while war reaches in their home country, they do their best to play music. ah. when you think, you know, some of our minds and hearts are in the ukraine watching. so it's difficult to perform because music requires feeling. and we're all thinking about our families in the ukraine or luscious. in these days, the musicians are always on the move, performing in different cities and sleeping in different hotels. and they are all separated from their loved ones and try to keep in contact as much as possible. i

feel shame the drill here in normal life just waiting. my husband is that i never been apart from him during the last 11 years. i know it be an advisor for longer than 2 weeks. nobody in ukraine resents them for staying abroad. they know they can't go back yet even of being away as painful. anatoly says he refuses to panic. he's forcing himself to get through this, even if the future is so uncertain. tinlar ship lanelle. ready all our plans, what was important to them? we apartments, cars, just everything we owned is not important anymore in his life. nobody knows what will happen to know where the live work looked at. what can be done in such a situation that yellow to appear with them switch? if the meal members of the ensemble weren't performing abroad,

they would have to fight in ukraine. they prefer to contribute to peace to their music and introduce their audiences to ukrainian culture. war is this talk, do. are these opposite. why did you, did you creative energy? ah, you silly a stats of sin. same hoping that we all decided to stay in the west because we know that musicians cannot do anything in ukraine. something is smaller than what you were in yellow. they're not soldiers. when you might have a proposal to more serious issue school, it would good quote, but we will do everything to help if there is just a tiny glimmer of hope, critique to live still is so stupid.

and we do so hope that i will be a happy end to that story and many others like for now that's all from focus on europe is time around. thanks for your company. good bye. and chose, ah ah, with

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