and yet everyone experiences it differently as if there are different forms of time . time. ah, with a dimension. we know we won't live forever. an illusion. about time presenting futures past starts april 14th on d. w. 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 its part denies any involvement. well, during russia's invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin has had the influential backing of patriarch curio of moscow time. and again, the head of the russian orthodox church has sided with putin 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 no. yeah. i put the new greets as guests that normally only has 9 months

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 sonia has found refuge here too. is good. now, one is never, she's innocent to give just as we are, as i'm glad you guys were all just waiting for peace. will no peace everywhere in the world. that's my greatest wish. now. that 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, a 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 whole thing 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 hope and know will wake up every morning and id 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 bit spinning north a national day. every day we're in touch with our neighbors on social media. jak as a way to find out who's lost their apartment. and keith is of which national dan 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 a 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 you hit a family the room is cluttered before any miss would have had to have been quickly tidy. but now father denila doesn't mind that hobbs are had the food. what's important is that they feel good here and see if that's the mean thing for me. the safety, stephanie was emma duncan thus was crystal celia. we have to ask, what would christ have done? thinker, i think christ would have a light lesson once ever to neil is convinced that christ is on his side. yet the russian orthodox church supports the war and ukraine.

that pains father de neal his monastery was built partly with funding from russia. mississippi was the 3, she doesn't listen closely at this. you do slow this little susan of him, 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, us diplomatic solution should be found delightful evoking, 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 de niel 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 to be slothful, 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 and 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, all through the yet by the senior special switzerland unfortunately doesn't have a special unit for tracking down his oligarchy. assets low toes at the mid, yet they're in banks or other places such as galleries or duty. free storage depots were artworks, or kept reserves, or docile sort. hope was, it sees acto aladdin. these actors have to declare that they have clients who are subject to sanctions, spoke, joy disorder, clear. 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 oligarchs in boca blunt or do something to fight the people who have unleashed this war he urged he was referring to people such as of romance, brahman edge, whose luxury jack is currently grounded. the basil euro airport also on the international sanctions list is alicia. it was my not here handing over a multi $1000000.00 donation to the i o. c museum. what the and then there's unity, tim cheng cool, a close associate of putin. so i'm one of the world's richest oil tie. coons. he wants a villa on lake geneva, with an underground tennis court thought to have cost $19000000.00. switzerland is a paradise for oligarchs. his swiss politician regime 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 all toner. and of course, is oligarchy. try and park their cash, or even hide it a 100. and that's why they're all here. this obscene theodore 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 crypto task force, like the ones in the u. s. or germany. because these complex ownership structures like it 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 nice 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 or they put in the sanctions will have a significant impact on switzerland status as a financial and business hub says investigative reporter. so vamp esl 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. his cover sto barroso in northern portugal on the one side foreign companies wanting to mind, lithium, a key component in batteries, and on the other side, protest and such as nelson gall mesh, who believes it will destroy the ecological balance. every morning, nelson coleman 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 covert davosto in northeastern portugal farm for a living. but that could soon change because of a lithium mine. them, if i them, we had gotten the msm that we added on. we're talking about meaning on a huge scale for the school, but a all the rocky debris of i what the volumes of water that will be consumed melody, the noise for the rude you pull up and we're right next door will a sound ignore stamped won't bross him an entire village feels threatened,

and his intent and blocking the project. this banner reads no to the mine. yes, to life. these signs say together we resist. you know, some gomez and his neighbors have founded a citizen's initiative. carlos gone 5 as is also on board. he's a beekeeper concerned about the impact on his $450.00 hives. when i'm in the rosalie. yes, not the mind here will use as much water as the whole community. so where's all that water supposed to come from? the yeah, we don't have it. sure we can redirect a stream from what streams have already been drawing up more in recent years. gasoline who 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 cova sto, but also 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. your bill gave with them. i think it's important that we facilitate the lithium my older you. we can't always just think about the environmental to my. we've also got to think about the economy that that may make one be 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. get ross with people here are used to mining muscle door horn. i'm not sure what the plan is or whether it will be beneficial to us. murphy acc, indeed, gamble some say it will create jobs and we need those is others, the ill this makes their job all the more difficult. josie anita and his friends are raising awareness with bar in neighboring trend casa, 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 gobble. there's not been enough information about will still mean for people living close to the minus. the also, to some extent it 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 timothy owners 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 others. but cannot bulletin this 3rd thought a hug. we have to let the scientists do their work. it always europe's always saying that, but doesn't do it. but avella in lawsuit no singleness the farmer from calisto very little 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 there. so larva, we have a healthy, sustainable lifestyle, here in the brilliance 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 boys that were sometimes 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 turkey's rich but neglected jewish heritage, the 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 in been joya are returning and they are determined to revive is me, is hidden treasures and above all it's synagogues,

the camera faulty bizarre district in turkey's 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 will each into a lot, the residence you see down there as a so called jews court on the ultimate italy had told you needed the jews themselves called these houses. i'm curtail said annie yo. they came to the ottoman empire from spain. quote, the show other that espana done it, the image be odd. messen benji i 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, it could of it,

i'd like to turn these sites of jewish life into spaces for art 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. yeah. nearby kick in hickory, 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 debris was meters, i you and of trees already growing on flabby, over the roof was long gone. ness and look here than 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 residents here also stand behind the project. they hope it will bring in more tourists 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 to what it is they withers, 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. paula unit, 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 a diana. viola is already a santillan aside. we show the jewish faith respect, but they have no regard for our religion. we all are having a good, it's clear that they rule the world here. there is a few powerful families who do nothing. ness and vendor jo has heard these prejudices before. they are one reason why he organizes tours of is miss former

jewish quarter for his turkish countryman. a vehicle for most of them is the 1st time they see a synagogue from the inside her. and yeah, that's the 1st step that him say, all know the next time the my attend one of our cultural event a be to heart, be the ha galveston the 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. while we're not potentially violet mall had gathered on one of the city squares me and my mother rushed over to the neighbors with me. he, i remember her shouting, people were running to the street, passing on that man that they might attack our houses slung slash boss. when i

watched the part of the cds that dealt with those events, she walked all the fear i experienced as a little boy came back to me, legal and good. as a consequence of the harassment and discrimination, many jews left turkey to day only about $20000.00 remaining the entire country in barely $1000.00 an is mirror each day mister chuck gushed the lush. only the older ones among us are still here. shirley's. i them hardly any of the 30 and 40 rules are left at all. they shush, they did mr. melissa and were having one funeral after another falls. i'm another chuckle, him little, little nation. 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 by what, 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 an historical position. and here it remains of the time before the war. i really feel like i'm in the car by so far as after the rain is a lot of fun. so, and slick birds 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 quite sure. oh my jealous day of here in my apartments and we dont know and render you come back. the war 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 europe, 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 yet they do us? 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. kill shame the bridge here in the normal life seat and 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 resent them for staying abroad. they know they can't go back yet. even that being away as painful and toil, he says he refuses to panic. he's forcing himself to get through this, even if the future is so uncertain. center ship lanelle. ready all our plans, what was important to them? we apartments, cars, everything we owned is not important anymore in his life. nobody knows what will happen. where there live work looked at. what can be done in such a situation that you like to appear,

let 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 through their music and introduce their audiences. ukrainian culture. war is this talk, do. are these opposite, and why did you can, did you? creative vanden you, ah, you silly a stats of sim, safe open. we all decided to stay in the west, because we know that musicians cannot do anything in ukraine, something smaller than what you were in yellow. they're not soldiers when you might have a proposal to more serious issue school it quit good quote, but we will do everything to help if there is just a tiny glimmer of hope critique. this is dillon social bully.

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with ah ah, ah, this is the w news live from berlin. more evidence cons to lights of the devastation left behind by russian troops after their withdrawal from northern you crack. the small town of week, if so intense fighting between russian and ukrainian forces. d. w corresponded nick connelly spoke to residents about their ordeal on the russian occupation. also coming out of armed hospital and mario.