love on central, if i did wanna live with them, i had serious problems on a personal level. and i was unable to live there with you want to know their story, migrants clarified and reliable information for my grants. 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, kiff russian troops appeared to have brutally massacre 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 cited with poaching. all the more remarkable therefore that a small russian orthodox monastery here in germany in a village north of berlin, has been giving refuge to a number of ukrainians seeking shelter from proteins bombs. years. oh, much, no, yeah. up at the new greets his 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 to the school. now one has never, she's innocent to give just as we are, as i met you guys were all just waiting for peace. well 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 by you'll see here in the monastery we live by the principal audra at la bora, labord, pre and work that we have for hector's 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 is 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 know it's on mr. lemme knows. my chair, to me being here is heavenly, peaceful book in the night require watching and we help and know we'll wake up every morning and id and santa fe. sure. and everything will be peaceful and calm. he said that the hor emma are not due to shows us photos of her life and keep visiting the christmas market with her daughter. oh 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 day 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.

views 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 mess would have had to have been quickly tidy. but now father denila doesn't mind that hobbs or had the food. and what's important is that the feel good here and see her. that's the mean thing for me. the safety, stephanie, but it was him, i think in thus, crystal cindy, we have to ask, what would christ have done? thinker, i think christ would have a lightless walls. abbot 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, who said that us citizen bless his lovely apathy. seattle's useless lives is over me. which comes out in the sea, the can, any war is terrible and it doesn't have to be this way out of the machine. and we all have to live together in peace or. and if needed, us diplomatic solutions should be firing 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 gray during those days. it 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 to kneel, had to make a tough decision and left as a visitor. we don't have any room lethia were overcrowded above. it's sad that he asked me so late and yet the golden. now he'll have to wait a while. it is logical, but i'll find a solution. it's no problem. it's going 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. also yet by the senior specific switzerland unfortunately doesn't have a special unit for tracking down his oligarchy. assets, low pose, up, down mid. busy yet there in banks or other places such as galleries are duty free storage depots were artworks, are capt reserve or docile. salt hook was it sees actor or let 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 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 from man abram of edge whose luxury jack is currently grounded. the basil euro airport also on the international sanctions list is alicia. it was mental 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 to, i'm one of the world's richest oil, ty coons. he owns 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 than it's an optimal occasion 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. with the thought, cynthia alida, a task force has been set up to change that it aims to help track down the oligarchs assets. the idea has triggered bitter to beat and this was 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 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'm a task force, the nice star, an 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 to oust them own fake proteins. the sanctions will have a significant impact on switzerland status as a financial and business hub says investigative reporter. so vamp esl is the song, 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. now. clauses. 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 comas 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 clover still buroso in northeast in portugal, farm for a living. but that could soon change because of a lithium mine. and my father was at the end of the msm that we added on. we're talking about meaning on a huge scale for the school, but a all the rocky debris will find out what the volumes of water that will be consumed melody, the noise for the room. you pull up and we're right next door with a sound ignores them. when 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 signs say together,

we resist. you know, some gomez and his neighbors have founded a citizen's initiatives in carlos gone 5 as is also on board. he's a beekeeper concerned about the impact on his $450.00 hives. what i mean, the rosalie. yes. that the mind here will use as much water as the whole community . so where's, or that water supposed to come from? we don't have it. sure, we can redirect a stream from what streams have already been drawing up more in recent years. guess when 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 vasta, 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 bills gave with them, but i think it's important that we facilitate the lithium my all the do. we can't always just think about the environmental to my and we've also got to think about the economy that that may make one me it would appear the portuguese government is also intend 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 it also. so people here are used to mining, rub rudolph warren, 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, his elbows, the ill. this makes their job all the more difficult. josi, alameda and his friends are raising awareness hardwood 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 gull. 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 2nd would be we all know how important military honors go for a mom. but we also know that there are other options without lithium others to lead you. but we should continue to investigate those ala but cannot foremost in the thought that i'm a hug we have to let the scientists do their work. it was a europe's always saying that, but doesn't do it. opa, avella in lawsuit, no son, gomez. the farmer from cove us. the letter also 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 law. we have a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. here he said, the boy, it's leading fools in our land and destroy everything locks. then i wonder what will become of our region after the minds of lou leanne good should have been then

as i was young, the boy 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 turkey's rich, but neglected jewish heritage had 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 like nas him been joya, are returning and they're determined to revive is me, is 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 kinda a wallet, the residence you see down there as a so called jews court on the ottoman italy, talk to you and they did the jews themselves called these houses on cortez will sat on yo, they came to the ottoman empire from spain. courtney so other that espana done english be odd. messen bender, jo 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 the foundation to save the architectural remnants of jewish life here in particular, the cities remaining synagogues, 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, loved ones who aren't just looking for cheap merchandise. yeah, nearby to kevin digby, 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. i you and of trees already growing on slide under your were the roof, was long gone. nash 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 who 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 all 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, i 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 money, rules the world. and since the jews have too much of it, they end up ruling the world. but while i die, unity other is already a santillan aside. we show the jewish faith respect, but they have no regard for our religion. we all are. now this clear that they rule the world here, there is a few powerful families who do nothing. messen vendor, jo has heard these prejudices before. there are one reason why he organizes tours of isthmus former jewish corridor for his turkish countrymen. all their crew for

most of them is the 1st time they see a synagogue from the inside. hind. yeah, that's the 1st step. you can say all neil and next time they might attend one of our cultural event a be the heart, be the hog. it isn't the, it's kinda was under currently there's a debate in 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 qual, 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, people were running for the st. badging on that man that they might attack our house's lung slash was when i watched the part of the cds that dealt with those events, say about all the fee re expedients. as a little boy came back to me,

good. as a consequence of the harassment and discrimination, many jews left turkey to day only about 20000 remaining the entire country in barely 1000 and is mere. instead, mr. chuck gushed lush. only the older ones among us are still here. shirley's item . hardly any of the 30 and 40 year olds are laughed at. all b shush did him. is that my life? and we're having one funeral after another. he falls among other chuckle, him little wheel. now seem bender years when a very few jews who have returned and he wants to ensure that at least the cultural heritage of ism is 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 in a stealthy composition. and here, it remains of the time before the war. i really feel like i'm in the car by sound faraway, after the rain is a lot of fun sounds like 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 might show up my jealous day of here

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 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, most 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 with just waiting. my husband is that i never been apart from him during the last 11 years. i know it be in a box for longer than 2 weeks. nobody in ukraine resents them for staying abroad. they know they can't go back yet. even 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, 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 to know where their live work. what's it? what can be done in such a situation that you like 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 through their music and introduce their audiences. ukrainian culture. war is this job to do this opposite? i'm why did you, did you creative energy? ah yes, that's of sim, safe open. we all decided to stay in the west because we know that musicians cannot do anything in ukraine. any small so much when you look at it, they're not soldiers. when you might have a 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 to live, stealing soft blue. and

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

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