and that's my new podcast. i'm abilene shy, mom, and i really think we need to talk about all the topics that new divides and denied . and this i have invited many deer and well i guess. and i would like to invite you to an end ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia telephones, the penalty for anyone refusing to fight in ukraine. it comes to security forces arrest. hundreds of demonstrators opposed to rushes, military mobilization activists say the color is far more sweeping, and the kremlin is that the german chancellor is on the hunt for new

energy partners in the middle east. olaf shots arrived in saudi arabia, in search of alternatives. russian, oil and gas italians are electing a new parliament on sunday. the latest polls showed that april could see its 1st far right, and these are neither since the 2nd world war and the 1st one ah . on pablo fall, yes, thanks for joining us. rights groups in russia say several 100 demonstrators have been arrested in a rare show of resistance to the kremlin war in ukraine and the coal to mobilize new fighters. russian president vladimir putin has signed new laws that increase the penalties for anyone who refuses to fight. the amendments now threaten up to 10 years in prison for any one isn't disobeys. orders refuses duty or surrenders.

protests against the draft have erupted across russia. moscow says it's calling up 300000 men to fight. some are going willingly. all others are turning away from their country. a few quick selfies and kisses. good bye on moscow street. as this young man heads off to a military trading sight, he's among thousands being called up to serve in russia's war with ukraine. his wife friends over for one final hug before he boards the bus. i'm going to defend my country. that's it. how's my mood? it's excellent. what can you do out? of course, i'm very worried, but i support my husband's decision 20th russian authorities claim more than $10000.00 volunteers turned up at military enlistment offices across the country after vladimir putin issued the order to mobilize

reservists this week. while some head off to fight others are fleeing the country. soaring prices for plane tickets, mean land crossings like this when on the border with georgia, are jammed with traffic. they travel by car on bicycles and even on foot to get out . georgia is one of a handful of countries which allows russians to enter without fees us will doing it for i will matters not that we are afraid near the matter is that we don't like the situation or do not like what they're doing and ukraine is on i feel sorry for our brothers. yeah, but i, i have many relatives in ukraine and i don't like this at all. yeah. the order has led to several protests across russia. hundreds of arrests and accusations of discrimination in bery yatta, a mountainous republic and eastern siberia. some 6000 kilometers from moscow

activists say the kremlin is placing the burden of the mobilization and the war itself on poor ethnic minority regions will yeah, to have full scale mobilization is going on. it's in no way the caution mobilization that vladimir putin announced earlier and we also think that it's a question of empire putin, many times is positioned himself as an imperialist. everyone knows how empires treat their ethnic minorities like something that can be used. a sports some men in the region have reportedly gone into hiding. there is have responded to the mobilization order by crossing into neighboring mongolia. well as moscow looks for more troops to bolster its invasion of ukraine, it's also making changes in top military leadership. rushes to fans, ministry says it's removed the deputy defense minister from his post. meanwhile,

in for russian controlled regions of ukraine, separatist leaders are holding so called referendums on whether or not to join russia. they're illegal under international and ukrainian laws. and no independent observers are present reports, say teams are traveling door to door to force residence to take part will. earlier i spoke to olga, i've a self scuff from civil network, a puerto, an independent election monitoring group in ukraine. and i asked her what this vote means for ukrainians in the occupied regions. first of all, i want to highlight these and doesn't have any connection with real reference. i'm a realtor, that's why we call it to the referendum or fake wrap around them. but unfortunately, it's a huge damage for the local civilians who stay on occupied territories to these these . because after this you the referendum,

we will have annexation from russia side these territories. and then russia will mobilize man to be a part of the armed forces group on the side of russia. ration these people will not have any choice because according to russians on the stand and they will be on the jurisdiction, then i believe that the next stage of the problem, it will be a, like a and pressure on prosper physician process. because russia needs more than they are citizens on occupied territories, and this is one of the tool to have as much your isn't this little as possible. and then unfortunately, we see that russia is going to terrorize whole europe and ukraine. we use nuclear wrap them because according to their mula through the 3, it's possible to use military of what happens if someone will at tek rations

territory. that's why now we're watching a new stage of war. when russia decided to block some small caps or some small perspective in a future negotiation, because it's impossible just to back these territories on the ukrainian jurisdiction when russia will included into the institution. that even after putting a regime, a new russia will have a problem with that. but in between these all blessed and occupied territory, this same problem will be a wisc, grenier, german chancellor, olaf schultz has arrived in saudi arabia for the start of a 2 day tour. of the gulf shelter seeking new energy partnerships in the region to make up for lost supplies. from russia. the chancellor met with cram prince mohammed bin selma. the savvy router has been viewed as a pariah in the west. over the murder of journalists,

your mouth shall g in 2018. the crime prints denies any involved. human rights activists criticize the visit. shelter now has a delicate balancing act to shore up germany's energy security. and i'm joined here in studio. i did of the political correspondence been coming about if gruber and now been coming, how difficult a political balancing act is the german chancellor facing in saudi arabia. it is indeed a very difficult balance. so although german officials have been telling us that human rights issues will be addressed in this 3 countries. so in saudi arabia, also in the united arab emirates, and in katara, it's quite striking to see the german chancellor sharing a handshake with a the crown prince of saudi arabia. mom had been so mom who, according to us intelligence audit, the murder of the journalist did you just mentioned demarco shogi. after that there was like a freeze in relationships between m. saudi arabia and the west with many, also saying that should be treated as an international career success. so yes,

president job wide was criticized when he gave him a fist bump in july of this year. we also had french president eminem across going there. now for my u. k prime minister or is johnson. now she is also facing a criticism for that. and that's also another, another topic when it comes to arms exports, because germany has an arms embargo to saudi arabia that gets import, that import the buys a lot of german weapons system that have been use and the war in yemen. but the problem and there you can see how the german government is also struggling. i asked german officials yesterday and told them what if rhea takes this possible lifting of the sanctions that are now in place as like a, something that they need to have new energy partnerships and they could not tell me . so that shows how difficult it also is for the a german government to find this new energy partnerships here in the region that they think is very important for germany as well. but i mean, tell us a little bit more about what's on the agenda for all i've shopped on this trip. so

it's not just energy, there's a big business delegation joining him from air in space. fear we have engineers as well. so of course, i want to do several m deal business deals in this country. after that, he will fly to the united arab emirates and cut time. that's an important partner for germany. we had vice chancellor and economy minutes, several but topic who went there in january of this year. and they, they have a lot of liquefied natural gas. and that's something germany is looking for. the tries to reduce its dependence on brush and gas and they hope to find that in katara as well. there will be no press conference during this whole trip in the 3 countries because those countries did not want to have any press conference on this issue. it will be about partnership, but it's a difficult trip for him as well in a region that is facing with how they have to deal with the syrian regime and also the influence of iran and the war in yemen that's playing all some pretty important role in this countries thank a bunch, i mean, did you political correspond the bank?

i mean about a scrubber. well, here's a look at a few other stories making headlines. this our rounds president said the country must quote, deal decisively with protesters after 8 nights of unrest. the anti government protests were triggered by the death of 22 year old, a rainy occurred. massa mimi in police custody last week. then at least 40 people have been killed. investigators in mexico say they've uncovered signs of human rights abuses at an army base. in the capital, mexico's president created a truth commission to look into allegations of torture and murder at military camp . number one, during the $900.00 sixty's up until the 1980s survivors of the camp of participated in the investigation and provided additional testimony in hurricane fiona slammed into the eastern east coast of canada damaging buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power. the storm is expected to be one of canada's most severe on record. fiona earlier battered bermuda and several caribbean islands,

killing at least 8 people. now italians are choosing a new parliament on sunday. the latest polls show voters might elect the 1st far right leader. since the 2nd world war, georgia, maloney would also be the 1st female prime minister. the country's fractured political spectrum means no party will be able to govern alone. and it could take weeks before a coalition government is in place. she describes herself as a mother, italian, christian, ga, milani's, reaching for power in italy, promising to revive the country and put the interests of italians 1st on the campaign to wield their charismatic leader of the brothers of italy, a party with neo fascist roots. to great pains to appear and moderate by the parties logo contains a try color flame as symbol of the extreme riot in italy and their hard line views

on abortion. same sex marriage and immigration from africa in the middle east are clear indications of the parties true platform. i mean, there is still imagining they profit you could i, any, have you seen the pictures of ukraine in for a producer like women and children who are fleeing to war? but i don't, those images seems strange compared to the images of bodes full of grown man. the level that we have seen arriving here in recent years, because when people run away from a war, you see women and children coming because the men are fighting. but if just men are arriving, then they can only be running away from war after leaving the women and children to fight only by minute on barbarians. ah, maloney's supporters can't seem to get enough of such talk, but her popularity is also the result of a credibility crisis facing the parties in the previous government of i, fiona hill, the passionate she has the clarity. that simplicity, even when she tackles important issues,

is on anything in italy. we should welcome foreigners in need, but we need to think of ourselves 1st of our center. melanie has vowed to support ukraine and nato, and she says that she's pro european, but she often views you rules as an infringement of it'll is sovereignty. her critics fear the right wing populace will change the country and it's values for she's never, ah, as grown away, celia are with us. it's just changing daily. that means the fraser, new makeup of but is still with us. our fear here is that we would go back in time and instead of going forward in terms of friday, in terms of other type of progressive, it's kind of mindset. so we'll, we'll go back to an area that we, we fear, we invent the most money going to the young. despite such concerns,

georgia maloney has a good shot at becoming the countries next. prime minister going off world stories is a faxed with a report on the hires under russian occupation. and remember, you can get your news around the clock on our website, d, w dot com. and don't forget to follow on our social media accounts or handle is d w use. i'm pablo foias for me and the team here in berlin. thanks for watching. take care and i'll see you again at the top of the next are every day counts for us and for our planet glue.