history, it's tracy ah, legal hearing, their dreams. ready to meet you this week on d. w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia calls are brezza, vist to fight in ukraine. president vladimir putin mobilizes $300000.00 extra troops and says russia will use any weapon necessary to protect itself westerly. this pledge to continue supporting new credit nigeria battles,

it's heaviest flooding in a decade. hundreds are dead and thousands more. have been forced to leave their homes and the world cup without discrimination. that's the promise. from cutoff, the ruler tells the united nations all fans will be welcomed despite concerns from human rights groups at l. g, b t q groups. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. the international community has condemned russian plans to call up an extra $300000.00 residents to fight in ukraine. russia's president vladimir putin says the partial mobilization is aimed at liberating the east and don bus region where ukrainian forces are staging a counter offensive. at the moment. western leaders say they call is in response to

russian losses on the battlefield. the move has raised fears of a serious escalation of the war ah, on the streets of ukraine's capital keith, the announcement from moscow as being met with a mixture of derision and disdain. that night, i hope, you know, this is agony caused by impotence. pierson doesn't know what to do, so now he tries to make people hear his words. that's my opinion. the other was never heard of the word. i think we have to trust our armed forces and no one else said rose, her friends will always come from russia will go unable to do the walk. so there's no point in listening to them when negotiating them. awesome. so hopefully he's are all empty words to him. of course, like the more that the symbol, so for stupid vladimir putin is calling the move necessary an urgent because the west crossed a line by providing sophisticated weapons to ukraine. he insisted they're aimed at weakening, dividing, and eventually destroying russia during

a rare televised address or to local. i'd like to remind you that our country also has various weapons of destruction and in certain aspects, even more modern weapons, the nato countries. if there's a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, in order to protect russia and out people, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal. this is not a bluff a little bit is a disease. if the new balloon couldn't stop short of declaring a full national draft, but his announcement was enough to provoke a sudden spike in one way flights out of russia. it also led to swift condemnation by the international community with ya. i'm shima, this is another terrible and wrong stuff by russia indian, which we will, of course us us politically brought in and discuss on how to respond to it. been froze in any case for me and the german government, and it's clear that we will continue to fully support ukraine during this difficult time. the mobilization of additional troops comes

a day after separatists loyal to moscow announced plans to hold referendums to join russia as ukrainian forces retake huge swathes of territory in northeastern ukraine . ah, russian affairs analyst constitute exit. and now jones's from vilnius in lithuania, constantine, russia, is clearly ratcheting up the pressure over ukraine. wise, putin mobilizing now well, there are several reasons. first and foremost of all, it is a way of psychologically bra ashad ukraine and the west to show that he's intransigent and he's going to continue fighting. and the 2nd thing is very clear. the, the, the russian force were forces were repeated repeatedly wiped out in ukraine. he just needs reinforcements. the quality of the reason read these reinforcements, i'm sorry, ah, basically i am sure leaves a lot to be desired,

but he has no other choice. and frankly, speaking a low, it's called partial mobilization. in the decree that puts in signed, there is one point which is close that says force for service. um, usually, which is the russian bureaucratic. you have saying this is the most important thing in this whole document. and it deals extensively with numbers. so the figure of $300000.00 i think it's just, it's just basically a camouflage. in fact, we're dealing with a creeping full mobilization. it's another matter that in my view it will not be successful. and the only thing to debate is know the scale of failure. now, we are hearing reports that many people are now heading for the borders and the airports trying to leave russia. what are you hearing about that? exactly the same russian social media, all flooded was reports of people are buying up ah,

tickets to destinations where russians don't need a visa in a matter of a couple of hours after putin's put in the green ounce. and this tells you quite a lot about, ah, what people really think about, oh, this fight, this war also put in change narrative before that it was denot certification, quote unquote of ukraine and some kind of special military operation. now he's talking mobilization mobilization. it's only a said mobilization russian history. the 1st 2 obligations happened in 1914 and the 1941 during 2 world wars. so point to the 70 saying why fighting the west in ukraine in russia. i don't think there's a lot of design to find the west. so what's going to happen that anthony is a reserve officer. lots of people are going now to head to the border. lots of others who can not will try to buy fake milton medical certificates from grub doctors to say that they're dead when they're sick. or they will bride just bribe

the military call up with the military commissar out officials to get a reprieve from the draft. so it's going to be quite, i would say quite a big and tragic circus that are constantly briefly, if you can, is this likely to affect russian soldiers morale on the battlefield? i think grab the reinforcements will not be of better quality. that is, the only thing that we need to know there are probably going to be more soldiers, but they're not going to be better trained. they're not going to be better rob, sofa, and that's important. think better motivated russian army is not well motivated and this is its biggest drawback that um his russia affairs analyst constantine again, they're speaking to us from billions. thank you. constantly. thank you. now our leaders are gathering a 4 day 2 of the united nations general assembly in new york. moscow's announcement

will dominate the talks. the war in ukraine is overshadowing the 1st in person meeting since the pandemic un secretary general tanya will terrace told yourself if the world faces a winter of discontent. speakers include us president joe biden. today, we will bring you his speech live as soon as it happens within the next hours. in the meantime, johnny be in the studio is dw stevens national editor, richard walk at new york city i d w. washington bureau trevino sport is standing by for us as i'd like to start with you. it's by this time to address the general assembly. right now we're seeing live pictures there in the upper right hand corner . what can we expect? well this will probably be his last address to the international audience before he shifts really his focus on the midterms. on november 9th,

he definitely will talk about the rush. i'm booting. he will show and leverage a support for ukraine. and he also will address or ask your opinion allies to continue supporting a ukrainian president zalinski in this pivot, in this crucial moment of the war. and he probably will also use today to kind of push the message to the international audience to further isolate vladimir vladimir putin. but, you know, his sir, joe biden is kind of walking a fine line here because he's also or wants to be very, very careful to don't give lighting a put any reason to fear provoked to finally use maybe nuclear or chemical weapons . so this is something we will watch very carefully in the next hour. so when joe biden is going to speak at richard, the blow put his announcement today will play

a role in the u. n. a there to day wanted. absolutely, i mean it, i think many people are seeing it is almost certain doubly shocking that putin made an announcement like this while the un general assembly is going on. well, this is the biggest international gathering of world leaders that happens every year is taking place at a body that's intended to try to secure p. so i think biden's team hasn't had much time to pick up on, on putins announcements in his speech. but we can certainly account on his bringing that in and i think really to as illness just mentioned, this, this attempt to try to strengthen the isolation of russia internationally, diplomatically, particularly in terms of messaging to developing countries, the global south countries that are suffering now maybe from the 2nd order effects of the war, the rising to prices of the rising energy prices. oh well is the fact that the whole world is affected by that, of course. but the poorer you are, as

a country and more dependent on food imports, you are as country than the more vulnerable you are. that many of these countries is slightly skeptical of what they seem sort of western lecturing about about this war. think it was a west, you know, united states is started, plenty of was in recent years. i think you can expect bike really to see on, on these are these announcements by bly vladimir putin, not just the mobilization, but these nuclear threats as a sign of recklessness that they're dealing with something that is really categorically different from anything else. this happened in recent years is ukrainian president resiliency will also address the assembly there in new york this afternoon. what can we expect from that? yeah, i just want to pick up something. richard said, you know, the food crisis, the hunger price is the, all the kind of crisis is caused by the ukranian war are very, very, present here in all the speeches since yesterday. so this is something

a president lensky probably will also use for his cars to asking for more help for continuing support. but he also has to be aware that, you know, there are limits, especially when it comes to the united states. president biden has made it clear, and i'm pretty sure he won't change that. the u. s. won't deliver these far ranging this long ranging weapons because again, biden is very, very aware that he doesn't want to put in any reason to new, to use nuclear weapons against targets in europe, or maybe even in the united states. richard, it's the never ending story of russia in the security council. isn't it? can you actually do anything, i mean, meaningful to respond? yeah, i mean, of course, having a permanent seats in the un security council means that russia has a veto in that body, that the vote body is the ultimate arbiter of security and world affairs within the united nation system. so that means that russia can block any kind of action on the

un security council level, but there will be a meeting of the un security council tomorrow to discuss this, a lot of focus on that. some speculation about whether the russians are going to take part in that white might want to see that how the ukranian ambassadors, the u. n. is going to be there certainly will have the united states, another country supporting a ukraine using that as a kind of podium to try and get their message across even further. but i think it's also quite interesting to see what's happening now feeding into the discussions about the need to reform the un security council, which many countries have been going on about for a very long time. the un security council kind of reflects the world as it was immediately after world war 2. not the world as it is now with giant powers like india and not having a seat. the germans also saying that they want to have a seat. this is going to reinvigorate a little bit that discussion. the thing is, the un security council can every veto holder in the un security council can block its own reform. so it's kind of never ending. story. people always come up with new

reasons why it needs to be changed, but nothing as ever does change, but watch and be very and see if joe biden says and think about that in his speech coming up soon, which we will of course, carry live here on a d w news. thank you very much. w wasn't a bureau if you miss paul in new york for w's t for the national editor, richard walk. ukrainian forces have meanwhile liberated more than 120 settlements in the heart. if region as part of their culture offensive residence there really from months of russian occupation, w correspondence, manuel shows went to the town of belloc leah recently retaken by ukraine and a warning some viewers may find this report distressing. the ukrainian blue and yellow flag floats again on the statue of much loved poet and nationalist terrace. f. sankoh on the likely as men square. it has only been a few days since the town was liberated from russian occupation. locals are still

trying to come to terms with what they've been to we meet r t m lash ankle, who wants to show us where he was in prison for 4 to 6 days over the summer. he was arrested because his brother is a cell day in the ukraine. an armed forces come out of this is my line 46 days. each stroke represents one day just so you don't get lost in time in art and had to share the small, windowless space with several other people. or what can i say? normally 7 of us lived here. i think one here sometimes 2 here to here and 3 here. they usually slept at each other's feet. water was under the sink. summaries as well. the 1st day was the hardest. jenkins. i was blindfolded. they could have been taking me to lew hunched me somewhere there. where is there? if with humphrey mother, ukraine in authority, say dozens of civilians were arrested and tortured by russian troops during the occupation. follow them. recall that there was no official interrogation. i came in,

2 people were sitting there, one with a mask, one without laughter. they were more interested in knowing with status by the clia than those which shirt before. 5 were officers who were at her snake who fought in the war. i said, i didn't know and they started to electrocute me. is a switchboard with an electric current, the more you move, the stronger the impacted. somehow i was lucky. i was there for for half an hour. people used to scream for one and a half to 2 hours, and the lawyer to papa lucrative just have a whole problem. doing the interrogations prisoners had to record themselves reading a piece of paper, pledging their support for russia. local ukrainian police officers were powerless once the russians took over. some fled or went into hiding some collaborated, others joined the resistance. dis officer agreed to talk to us, but asked not to be named. i distola such knowledge,

many people were arrested for being pro ukraine. and for cooperating with us and passing on information for my son were held and we still don't know their whereabouts and some were sent away a week later. i don't know what it depended on me do it. i know friends of mine who were also beaten, was a reseller. they broke ribs, hans, and everything else. who am i aide or were out all key, easiest. and i, as we left the police station, we learned that a russian sold here was being detained there. the ukraine in forces transferred him later that day to an unknown destination that refused to comment. on the likeliest man square to blue and yellow flag brings locals together. but he will take weeks, months, or even years, until all the stories of their time and her occupation are revealed. were turned out to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world to day. police in germany rated properties belonging to a russian oligarch and others,

they are suspected of tax evasion and breaking e u sanctions. media 90 oligarchies. alisha was small of a close ally of president putin and one of russia's riches tokens. germany has reached a deal to nationalize its largest gas in port a uni per. the government will invest $8000000000.00 euros in the company unit per, has been hit by soaring gas prices, and cuts and supplies from russia brought us our intensifying across iran after a 22 year old woman died while being held by the morality police. she was accused of violating the islamic dress group rights groups, say at least 7 people have been killed in clashes with security forces. a cotton belgium is to decide on a prisoner exchange. tracy with iran. lawmakers have fiercely criticized the deal.

they say the treaty would allow an iranian diplomat jailed on terrorism charges to return home. of the government argues it's the only way to free. a belgian aid worker being held in iran, w's brussels correspondent, marina schloss, reports. i leave year france days, t him often plays this piece of jazz. it reminds him of his friend who's a music lover like himself, but his friend olivia under castillo, has not heard any music. and over half a year, he was imprisoned in iran in february on spying judges. but he is in full isolation in the cell. in the basement, we for the lights constantly on. ah, he has so poor food, he has an infection or his losing is a meals. i offer the faith. ology, obviously his no. ty colors, he called situation that is extremely dramatic. i would say funder castilla a belgium aid worker had lived and worked in iran since 2015. after he was jailed.

his family released a video protesting his innocence. villa father says it did since the end of his studies. he's lived far away to help our this now help us now to get him out of there to bring him home. so he can hold him in our arms, saw and moved by the belgian parliament in july, gave the family hope. when an approved a prisoner exchange treaty with iran, but the deal is controversial. the man to be spot with under castilla is a convicted terrorist assa dollar sadie. the plan has met with a position from san parliamentarians like belgian iranian douglas f. i from the flemish nationalists, when we accept that we reward that we ward the policy of you can do whatever you want. you can plan a terrorist attack here on our, our am european countries. and you can just take our citizen innocent citizen

in hostage the law is now held up in appeal. a belgium court will have to decide if the country can proceed with these prisoner swaps funded castilla is not the only western are being held in iran on similar judges. swedish iranian academic. i'm either asia tell harley and french tourist mazama, pierre, i to known cases. some analysts say talks on the iraq nuclear deal could provide an opportunity for the west to demand an end to iran's hostage diplomacy. by those talks, i stowed, and countries like belgium, sim, impatient. they don't want to wait and make their citizen in teheran wait until something on a larger international scale takes place or leave year on that he does not want to wait either. he says he understands the dilemma fusing belgians as bargaining chips

. but that this deal is the best hope to get his friend home soon. ah, so now jerry, anal which is battling it's worst floods in a decade following the weeks of torrential rains. officials say more than 300 people have been killed. more than 100000, others have been displaced. a dam burst in cameroon, and persistent. heavy rainfall is expected to flood nearly half of nigeria. oh, let's go to nigeria where the w's florist took. we're is joining us from lagos. flores officials have called this the worst flooding in a decade. have you seen anything on a similar scale before or the last time that we saw e flood in there was this big was in 2012. and this,

this particular flood they're experiencing now. officials are seen is very similar to that in terms of the scale of destruction in terms of the number of people there have also a date from this. now it's very common to have floating around this time of the year every year. but it's usually not this bad that we have so many communities has been displaced before dying and losing their homes at this, at this level. so what triggered then are this years very severe floods? well, experts are pointing to climate change. we are seeing a significantly higher amount of rainfall and of course that is leading to an overflowing of rivers. and so river and communities are the ones that are mostly affected because the river banks are overflowing. and also the ad downs are huge. dams are also overflowing, and nigeria also has

a problem of infrastructure. so there is no proper drainage system to really accommodate this amount of rainfall. so that is exactly what is causing the flooding. now half a 1000000 people are said to be affected. what's being done to help them well, long before the flooding even started agencies the way in charge of you know, predicting weather conditions and things like that. have been wanting the government to actually take precaution so that people don't die because there isn't really much. they can do in terms of preventing the level of damage or can be done to houses our schools and all of that. and so, according to the agency in charge of emergency management, lots of communities were already evacuated, but many people have strong ties to the communities. you know, this is a memo officials, nationally majesty magic management agency officials told me that some of them you

go there to tell them about the commune. flawed and that they should evacuate. and they tell you, listen, my grandfather died here. my father died here. this is very our ground, i can leave this place and unfortunately the end of dying because they just refused to leave. and of course the government is also sending them lots of relief materials. thank you very much. large the count on is on to november's world cup and katara and criticism over the host nations. human rights record continues question over the treatment of migrant workers, the rights of the l g. b to chew community, for example, caught us emir address the issue of discrimination while speaking at the united nations, generally as general assembly in new york. as football fever begins to sweep across the globe ahead of the world cup, the arab nation looks to be ready to host a $32.00 team competition. however, being

a conservative state where homosexuality is illegal, concerns over l g b t q writes, have taken center stage. recently the vice chair of a football fan group in germany demanded could tarry law, be changed. abolish all the penalties regarding sexual and gender identity. the host nation has struggled to convince rights groups with its message that all will be welcomed guitars ruler. recently addressing the united nations attempted to ease fears, one who knew and here we are today for our standing on the threshold of hosting the world's football teams and their fans. a woman in opening our doors for all of them without discrimination. if the to enjoy the football matches and the amazing atmosphere of the tournament even hammer, in addition to witnessing the economic and cultural renaissance in my country,

he be done. however, the organizing committee and government officials have said, football fans should respect local cultural norms. which criminalize homosexuality in addition to the issue of tolerance, human rights groups have urged fifo m mc atari government to compensate migrant workers. amnesty reported that thousands of margaret workers were still being exploited in 2021. that's it from me if and i'll stay tuned though for president biden's speech to the un general assembly. ah ah ah

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