still pervasive history to submit to someone starts july 2nd on d, w y, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia's president says he'll respond to nato expansion. vladimir putin says he's not troubled by finland and sweden joining the military alliance with fives to match their might. nato, as named russia as its main threat, also coming up 3 foreigners captured while fighting with ukraine or awaiting a death sentence issued by russian back separatists dw,

meets the friends and family trying to rally support for their course. and the son of a dictator takes office in the philippines. ferdinand at marcos junior is sworn in as president after winning a landslide election at his innovation. he praises his disgraced father for getting things done. ah, i am pablo valise. welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has issued a warning to nato after finland and sweden were invited to join the western military alliance. speaking in turkmenistan couldn't said nato expansion would create new tension and pledge to match any military build up on russia's borders. he lashed out against what he called nato's imperial ambitions will not me. but we do not have the same albums with sweden and finland that unfortunately we do with ukraine

only for wilson's portal. we have no territorial issues or disputes. we have nothing to worry about in terms of finland and sweden joining nato and then if that's what they want, that's up to them bottles. but they need to understand that there was no threat to them before nibbling who girls? now, if military contingents and infrastructure are deployed there, russia will have no choice but to respond in kind. nato leaders are meeting in madrid where they announced a new strategic plan which names russia as their most significant threat instead of a partner. and for the 1st time, the alliance said china was becoming a challenge to nato security. it's the dawn of a new era for nato. it's chief, he and stoughton beg, unveiled, the military alliance is new strategic concept for a rapidly changing world. you are very gracious, we face

a radical change or to our security environments. answer to j. competition is rising around the world. so today's leaders have endorsed naples, new strategic concepts. it makes clear about russia's, russia pulses, the most significant android threat to our security. in the current, consult with faith about the russia. as strategic partner sped on by the invasion of ukraine, nato has agreed to welcome sweden and finland into the fold. after overcoming techies objections, russia has called the move days stabilizing. but the new strategy also identifies china and it's increasingly aggressive behavior as a challenge. it was another departure from the previous. now, 12 year old strategy, where the emerging superpower didn't even get a mention. so and i is so substantially building up its military

forces including nuclear weapons, bullying, its neighbors, 1st name, python investing heavily in critical infrastructure including in allied countries, monitoring. i'm controlling it, sir. own citizens through advanced technology and spreading russian lawyers on this information. so i was not our adversary, but we must be cleared about the serious challenges it represents. well, nato looks more unified than ever. the wrists in the world order faces seem to be getting wider. was date of use brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena is in madrid. forest covering that summit, and i asked her how russian president vladimir putin's response has been received.

well, nato officials that we've been speaking with are not very concerned in the moment. there are saying that russia does not have her, the capabilities and the will to launch any military action against nato territory or for that matter against finland. and sweden, debt is at least for the moment, but of course they are watching very closely or what kind of threats are coming out of the kremlin and what they expect her to possibly happen with regard to finland and sweden is that they could be, or a space for violations, they could be cyber attacks, or dis, information campaigns launched by the kremlin, but that is actually what is expected right now. as a reaction. now, alexander, the u. s. has promised to increase the number of its troops stationed in europe. how many would that be, and where would they be sent?

you as president joe biden promised yesterday that you as so was going to boost its military presence in europe. he said that net noun, nato is more needed than ever. and he announced that the you, as will be sending a rotating for gauge to romania, for instance, including or consisting of $3000.00 fighters and 2000 and additional personnel. he also said that you as is going to deploy to naval destroyers tooth pain to fighting. a jad says quit runs to the u. k. additional unit for the baltic states and to germany and are going to establish and you headquarters off at the 5th army corps in poland, which is also very significant. so you just need to remember that not the while ago for my president, donald trump was about to read, to significantly reduce the number of the you as a troops in europe to understand how the situation has changed. and the reason for

that was of course, or is of course, rather the war in ukraine. alexandra brief, if you could know nato appears to be unified, but are there any cracks in the organization that russia could exploit? while the goal is to appear unified here, and so far, nato has been successful, especially after work. he has to lifted its veto against her as sweden's and finland's membership. but no one can rule out that they could to make more trouble during this process. but sir, as so far we have to say a quite unified nieto here, especially when it comes to the support for ukraine. thanks, alexandra dw is alexander phenomena imager it ukraine and russia have carried out their biggest prisoner swap, but since the war began in february, 144 ukrainian soldiers were freed,

most of them had defended matthew poles long besieged steel factory. they include 43 from the as of regiment labeled dangerous nationalists by russia. the head of the self proclaimed gun ask peoples republic which is backed by russia, said it had secured the release of the same number, including russian soldiers while some captured fighters are facing a different fate. 3 foreign men who volunteered for the ukrainian defense force have been given death sentences. they're being held by russian back separatists, who accused them of being mercenaries, dw reporter emanuel. chas met with the friends and family of one prisoner from morocco who were rallying support for his cause. brain far too left for the front lines with his childhood teddy bears traps to these military kids. or he came to ukraine from morocco to study areas, patient sciences. that last november, swap the student visa for a military one and joined the army match to the surprise of his friend. i was

against that. and one of the main arguments he gave me was the fact that he's kind of feeling useless. so he wants to do something useful and find himself. but he didn't serve long. he 40 more you pull and surrender to russian forces along with over a 1000 fellow service men meet april, but a separatist. he didn't treat him like a ukrainian prisoner for that argued. he was a 4 investigatory and put him on trial. along with to britain, the 1st 4 invited to be tried since the beginning of the war. at the beginning of june, all 3 was sentenced to death. ukrainian authorities and ends you both reject is that the support is caught in the bus is not recognized by keith or body international community. it's propaganda as show. and

in this case, 1st the full, the issue on the institution, so called court that pro provide the, this radical the desk sentence is sir, not so applicable and available on ukrainian territory. we are an ukranian territory. so we consider it like the action of terrorist organization and it's pure terrorist act that should be condemned. and her a several lead banished the on international and national level. we are dealing with the big diaries group supported by terry state for brian's family. the trial and death sentence came as a shock, and they say they haven't received any help from the american authorities. so far. the moment when i've seen the video of his structure today, i tried to contact the american embassy and where i am right now and they literally were like, what do you expect us to do?

i tried to reach many other authorities and settle it. everything was silent. i feel like there's like scared to talk about maybe like little into trying to keep it down like he doesn't exist at all. just like his family brains, friends feel very alone in trying to help him out of the situation. they have lost a social media campaign and can vast all around the city really so that these are very effective and re but if you are recording them because cooper started texting gossip, social media campaign that we started say for him. they're like we so those costs are on the city and what can we do to help for him, friend and family, but what hope they have in the support they get from the public while the separate is remaining charging dumbass. that's about the only thing they can do. now, to some other stories making headlines around the world. chinese president,

she's in pain, has arrived in hong kong for celebrations, marking the 25th anniversary of the former british colonies, hand over to china. it's. she's 1st trip, i'd say, mainland china since the start of the pandemic. security is tight to keep both cove with 19 and any signs of political dissent in check is ready. lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament. the move triggers the 5th national election in less than 4 years and makes foreign minister. yeah, your la pete interim prime minister. he's taking over from natalie bennett who says he will not run for reelection in the vote. set for november 1st. yeah. singer r kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. the r and b star was convicted of record tearing. in september, last year, jurors found him guilty of running a criminal ring that recruited and traffic to women and teenage girls for sex. the allegations against him go back decades. it's the remarkable return of

a disgraced political dynasty. ferdinand marco's junior has been sworn in as president of the philippines. more than 3 decades after his father was. i've stood as dictator. marcos junior also known as bon bung took the oath of office after winning elections by lance light. he was joined on stage at his integration by his mother imelda. marcos junior praised his father who ruled by martial law for nearly a decade. as a leader who got things done, his pledge to unite the country, create more jobs and tame inflation. let us now witness and give a dw correspondence. guild matters, attended the integration of ferdinand marco's junior in manila, where thousands of people came back to show their support for the new president. it's the very moment that thousands of supporters afforded on marcus junior here at the national museum in the heart of manila, f. been waiting for 36 years after being ousted from the philippines. the marcos

dynasty is back in the seat of power. ferdinand marcus junior now faces an uphill battle to keep his election promises by cutting the price of rice in half as inflation in the country. it's rising sharply. you will also have to balance relations between 2 superpowers, the united states, on the one hand and china that has sent its vice president to the inauguration ceremony. here in manila, on the other hand, the most difficult task of all, however, will be uniting a nation that is deeply split over its past the opponents of ferdinand marcus junior. but in particular, the victims of the martial law period under his father are deeply concerned that the son could bring back the dark days of the dictatorship period. that fred and marcus junior himself refer stupid as the golden era of the philippines. and if you talk to supporters of marcos here at the national museum, that is exactly what they hope that marcos will bring back that to the philippines

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