[000:00:00;00] ah, or ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a pro russian court sentences 3 foreign fighters today for fighting for you crate. the waste calls the proceedings a sham and

a violation of the rules of war. russia backed off tardies in don't bass region say they were immersed in grease acting for keith. also coming up a prime time warning about the fragility of us democracy. january 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup. the commandment investigating the attack on the u . s. capital presented findings including never before seen video of the violence. lawmakers warn you, esther democracy remains at risk. and thailand gives the green light to grow with and consumers of marijuana in a country known for its strict anti drug laws. many state it's high time for a change. ah, i'm jared raid. thank you for your company. western countries have condemned. the death sentence is given to 3 foreign fighters by a pro russian court. the court in the self proclaimed don yet,

people's republic accused. the group had been mercenaries for keith. the men to britons, anna moroccan, are the 1st foreign fighters to be tried by ukraine's russia back rebels. meanwhile, the battle for control of the don bass rages on the commander of ukraine's for border national guard. battalion says troops of fighting street to street in severity don't yet. as russia pushes hard to take control of that key city, surveyor done yet is being pounded into rubble. the ukranian governor of the surrounding lu, hence region says its defenders will be forced back if the russian bombardment continues up to you shows the small ah, if the artillery shall he stays as intense as it is now. the time will come when their positions will simply be entirely destroyed out of full reach us. there'll be no place for the soldiers to hide any foreigners from him. um then they will most

likely have to move to new positions when you retrieve the pin on move, you put those new positions because well, end up being here in this a chance. but severe done. yet his twin city has also come under relentless shelling. ukrainian authority say they've been trying to evacuate residents, but thousands of them are either unwilling or unable to flee. a persona, just 30 kilometers to the south, provide some signs of what may await them. footage from russian state media shows the town which fell to russian troops last month after theatre fighting, lying in ruins. in assigned pro, russian forces a tightening their grip on the region. cleanup has begun in parts of the don bass under their control. with a clear message sent ukrainian fighters on thursday, a separate is caught in a region sentence 3 captured foreign fighters to death. the 2 britons and one

moroccan were convicted being mesmerized after a trial that lasted just 3 days. the u. k has slammed the ruling as a sham saying the geneva convention prohibits the prosecution of prisoners of war. but with russia opening over a 1000 investigations into other captured soldiers, therein likely be the last to face trial or even death. good. okay, let's cross the d. w correspondent yon phillip schultz who was standing by for us in keith young phillip, good to see you. we're gonna talk to you in a little bit about the foreign fighters, but 1st could you update us on the situation in the don boss battles over the key cities of silverado, nets and bliss, it shuns her continue and bay continue with all fours and even were fir renewed st battles, ukrainian authorities say they still controlled parts of those cities, especially also parts of seville. bennett's and everything else. oh, the reports by the russian side that they've taken over settled on. that's pure,

a propaganda. but the soldiers, the ukrainian soldiers also stressed that they are desperately waiting for the delivery of lung arranged weapons and other artillery. the humanitarian situation, unheard of airdesk is increasingly difficult. so one very important, rich anita needed for the delivery of humanitarian goods has come under fire. and we should also not forget that even though we focus a lot on the don bus region at the moment. so there's also fighting, taking place in other parts of ukraine or the ukrainian military talked about son, military success, but also a lot of kill 2 civilians in the regions more towards the center of the country and especially also in the north eastern parts in the area around how to keep. now john phillip russian rebels in the don bass region,

have sentence some foreign fighters to death. what's been the reaction to beast where you are? all the people we have talked to officials and ordinary citizens on the street. they condemn a sentence and fe, speak about a pure show trial ukrainians. officials stress that this the sentence as of absolutely no legal significance because only ukrainian courts can take decisions on ukrainian territory. and ukraine also says those fighters are part of the ukrainian military and as such, they deserve the treatment or treatment according to international conventions. regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, the ukrainian government stresses they do everything that is possible to make sure

that those are prisoners can be released. now, john phillip ukrainian, president lensky did invite foreign is to come and fight when the war started. do we know how significant of a role they're playing and how many there are it's difficult to say because there's very little official information about it, but i would say they are quite so significant. there are even reports that they play a role in the current fighting in several dannetta. i think it's difficult to generalize their importance because there are many different types of fighters. there are a lot of highly trained soldiers, but they're also some not so well it's rain. so adventure has at least in the beginning there were some not so well trained, adventurous, but a lot of them were not accepted and they had to leave the country. so at the moment that probably

a few thousands of foreign fighters in the ukrainian military. that's our correspondent in key of yon phillip cells. john phillip, thank you to the news now in washington, the congressional committee investigating last year's january 6th attack on the u. s. capital as acute former president, donald trump is trying to derail democracy. it was presenting its findings after a year of collecting evidence. the chairman of the panel explained that the attack on the capital was not just to protest that got out of hand, but an orchestrated attempt to prevent the transition of power to incoming president joe biden. ah grim footage of violence and kill us that in god the u. s. capital. some of it never before seen. these were among a mass of evidence presented by the u. s. how select comedy investigating the january 6 back in its very 1st public hearing that president trump's call to george january 6,

was the culmination of an attempted cou. a brazen attempt as one right to put it shortly after january 6 to overthrow the government. the violence was no accident, it represent senate prompts less than most desperate chance to haul the transfer of power, the vice for the hearing presented accounts of some of the top officials in the trump white house. i told the president no uncertain terms of had. i did not she evidence of fraud, and that would have affected the outcome of the election. and frankly, a year and a half later, i haven't seen anything to, to change my mind on that active about the former president's daughter and aid also testified about the fraud claims. i respect attorney general bar. so

a accepted what he sent was sent to cher capital police officer, caroline edwards, one of the 2 in person witnesses recounted her harrowing memories from that day or on the penalty of perjury. i couldn't believe my eyes. there were officers on the ground and you know, they were bleeding, they were throwing up. they were, you know, they had, i mean i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood. more details are expected to emerge in the following sessions. as the committee lays out its case against from d, w, washington correspondents different simons gave us his takeaway from the evening hearings which were televised nationally. for the main takeaway is, this is the democrats or the selective coordinator for the investigation or general

6 road map. the 1st of 6 official meetings are hearings of public meetings and hearings and where the democrats on where this committee is trying to kind of deliver a road map, evidence roadmap for the justice department, for example, because the for you don't forget that company and the house cannot make any charge, they can come up with any charge. this is the d o j the department of justice who has to do this of the only thing they can do here. and this is what they tried to do is bear and lay open. bare facts showing that donald trump actually was not only in the no, but actively involved in a career tent on january 6th, 2021 more, stiffened simons in washington. did. let's get a round up now of some of the other headlines making news today. us president joe biden and his brazilian counterpart jaya ball scenario,

have agreed to work together to prevent further destruction. with the amazon rainforest, the 2 leaders held talks at the summit of the americas taking place in los angeles . addressing the delegates, president biden said, leaders of democracies needed to work together government to at least 3 people have been killed after a shooting in the us state of maryland. police say the suspect opened fire and at a manufacturing facility before fleeing the scene incident comes as us lawmakers consider new don safety measures. in the wake of recent mass shootings, or thailand has become the 1st country in asia to legalize the growing and possession of marijuana. although smoking it in public is still banned, grow as will have to register with the government and when marijuana is offered in food or drink, it's strength will have to be limited. oh,

there's plenty of public interest. and a triumphant 1st customer with options resembling a fast food menu, closely scrutinizing the product. wow. oh, and buying some apparel as well to mark the occasion. to me the last time i got here last night, after work, i showered and took the bus. i knew the shop was still closed, so i waited with some beers and watched the staff getting ready. i wanted to witness the beginning of change. what be the hold that i had on? now i got in gallop on, but too much change is not what authorities want. the cannabis on sale is low potency, and people are being warned against smoking in public and creating a stink violations can bring fines and even jail. and beyond the head shops,

getting lit is not something everyone approves of. oh yeah, melissa. wow. i think i made my mom and i feel like tie people are not fully ready for the legalization because people do not properly understand the use of cannabis . that's why they need to be educated on how to use kind of it and also the limitations because as we all know, it could cause more harm than benefit. there are also concerns about unwonted drug tourism that bangkok could become an asian amsterdam. others are less worried. i just think that he's got a lot more to offer than just paid out despite cannabis mother is a beautiful, beautiful part of the world. and so i think kenneth candidates may legalize, would make me come any more. so for better or worse, thailand's cannabis experiment is open for business. before we go, he is

a quick look at our top story use our ukraine and western allies have denounced a pro ration caught in the dawn bass full sentencing, 3 foreign fighters to death. they say the trial of the tree, britons had won moroccan, was a sham and fire lights, the rules of gold you're up to date and stay here. fit d, w business out next the coast there is more now website d, w dot com, you can focus on instagram and twitter to handle. there's a dw, i'm jarrett. great, thanks for watching. ah, with imagine how many pollution floods thrown out in the world. climate change very often story. this is my plan,