ah ah ah, this is dw live from berlin. european union outlines of fresh package of sanctions against russia include sweeping new trade restrictions and a cap on the price of oil. busy the u was also targeting officials responsible for sham referendums, held in easton ukraine. european leaders blame sabotaged for 3 leaks and underwater

pipelines, spewing gas into the baltic sea scientists detected explosions along the affected north stream pipelines. moscow says it's not to blame and also wants answers. and hurricane ian batters the west coast of florida with top winds of up to 250 kilometers an hour. millions of people have been ordered to flee to school. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. the european union says it wants to hit russia with new biting sanctions. targeting trade rushes, military. people who organized annexation votes in parts of occupied ukraine. the you said it was russia to pay a price for escalating the crisis by holding the sham referendums. you commission president all the lafond ally and explained why additional sanctions are necessary

. i funny and it rush us economy even more so we propose sweeping new import bands on russian products. this will keep russian products out of the european market and deprive russia of an additional 70000000000 euros in revenues. were also proposing to extend the list of products that cannot be exported to russia any more or less on the line. speaking that an earlier bows are brussels bureau chief son of a nominal her take on the european commission president also from the lions statement? well, i think it's fair to say that they were peon commission was under a lot of pressure to come forward with their proposal for new sanctions. they have been working on that for quite a while. the discussions were going back and forth and i think the decision was made today that today is the right day to announce this proposal after russia

pushed to through words had those sham referendums. and after they declared to day, at that said 99 percent of fir, the people there were in favor of joining russia. so i think it was important for was on a fund aligned to send a strong message to the kremlin that to the european union is sir, keeping up the pressure that they are determined to make, or the russian regime pay for the escalation of the invasion of ukraine and of course she as a president of the european commission, wanted to show that she is providing the leadership that the european union needs. now, previous actions have not really shown the desired effect. and yet b, e u as volume further and tougher trade restrictions at individual black listings. you think that makes sense? well, i think that sanctions imposed by the european union do have an effect on a russian economy. and we saw it, for instance, at their car,

the industry that has come to a hold all knows because of the sanctions, but of course they take time. and today today's announcement was about toughening a trade restrictions about closing the existing loopholes. so that is a very important and we also have to straight stress that you are pin commissioners of walking a tight rope here because of course they want to keep up the pressure on their russian regime. but they also understand that sanctions imposed against russia are also hurting the european economies are just to look at the soaring energy prices at the inflation. and of course they need all member states to be on board with their proposal. you mentioned the energy crisis, their movie, you will also implement the g servers, all price cap for 3rd countries. how will that work out? while dad is the key question here, answer the question is also will it work at all?

because what the european commission is saying is that they are laying their their framework for such a price. a cab. the european union has decided to impose a ban on all russian seaborne oil by the end of the year. but they want to make sure that if their prices go up, that other countries will not pay too much so that put in still has enough money to continue with the war. however, we see that some countries like china and india already are getting a discount from russia just to, to make sure that they are buying russian oil. so all that is very complicated and there are a lot of questions that the european commission still needs to answer our brussels beautiful at some of a mom and there. thank you. hi, alexandra. now the so called results of the sham referendums, held in for regions of ukraine occupied by russia are in officials installed by moscow say between 8070 and 99 percent of residents voted yes to being annexed by

the russian federation. some separatist leaders have already formerly requested incorporation. ukraine's president has about to defend all his countries territory, and force russian troops out of the occupied zones. applause and denette, as the results of the so called referendum came in. for the russian backed authorities, it was a day they'd been waiting for, for years visited of them we were dreaming about this in 2014. and then we were making history 30 live and that's what this is niema. but today we live in historic days where we are reuniting without big motherland, murphy, what we've great russia, really gay resi, according to officials in the for occupied regions and overwhelming majority of votes were cast in favor of russian annexation with a high turn out. but ukrainians, who recently fled those areas tell

a very different story also said that the results were nicely drawn up on paper, but in reality people didn't fold up a kind of the turn out, wasn't that large? those people are very much opposed to the referendum. no one wants to join russia. no one novice comes in with that with this pressure. people are scared over. yes. cognition yet. but i saw members of the voting commission filling and ballads themselves while sitting in their cars. li, i thought with my own eyes, they did the same in their voting districts, eat them with, i know my relatives, my friends, li, no one vote it. he still nicholas law. what the clearly for this is what the referendum is, is this what free will is walking around with assault rifles and making others sign ballots. so key than it's western allies have denounced the referendums as

a legal and illegitimate say forced out on you that is forcing the occupied territories cannot even be called an imitation of a referendum when we will act to protect our people in the her san region in these upper region region in dom boss, emmy, currently occupied areas of the hockey region funding crimea. if cromwell, the u. s. is un representative, said washington would ask the un security council to condemn the vote solution where the resolution ordering russia to withdraw from ukraine am referenda cause. but with moscow having a veto on the council, there's no chance of the resolution passing that with the sham votes out of the way that now it's up to president putin just how foster he wants to complete the final step on the lease annexing the occupied territories and escalating his 7 month old war once again did have you corresponded mathias billing

a is in the ukrainian capital key for us. and he told us, well, what comes next for those regions? it's quite probable that this annexation crosses, will be started and that put in will address both chambers of the russian parliament in suggest that they incorporate them there. and then there will be a vote. and then from the russian point of view, that these regions will be part of russia. and they, what will be the exact administrative, dim denomination is still unclear whether it will be white for regions or 2, or one or 3. but, you know, that's what russia is planning to do, and we don't have any reason to doubt that they will push forward with this. of course, nobody will recognize it in most countries of the world will not recognize these regions. there will not be part of russia, according to international law, except maybe for one or 2 countries that we've seen in the past. recognizing,

for example, the annexation of crimea, that happened according to a similar patent. what will happen on the ground than with these, with russia, claiming these territories as part of russia and ukraine and most of the rest of the world, not recognizing them, recognize the, recognizing them as ukrainian territory. in fact, probably in the beginning, not much, but russia click will claim that its territory has attacked and it might use these as a pretext for a further escalation. we don't know whether it has the means for an escalation, at least, for a conventional escalation at all. so what we're probably going to see is that the war will continue as it has been continuing for months now. as tell us more about what's happening on the battlefield right now, i understand that as a major, pushed by ukrainian forces to capture another city. yes sir, ukrainian for is, are about to and circle of the city of layman,

which is one of the bigger cities in the don boss. and it's been an important, it's been an important strategic city. it lies on its way on the way to some destinations that russia was aiming to take, but there were stocks behind the man. there's a river next to the man which they were not able to cross and now the ukrainians are pushing in from the west, from the north west, from the heart of region, as well as from the south. and it looks as if they were, would be able to besiege this place. this would be the 1st siege in this war for the russian troops would be the 1st siege after the siege of where you are, paul. and it's of course, a situation that's very bad for the russians and it could be one next major victory for ukraine. what would be the consequences of that if it happens, as many people predict now, is unclear, but it could well be another breakthrough for ukraine,

which would open the way for further gains in the don bus region in that region that russia has just or it is just about to an ex did up you corresponded mathias, a billing, other reporting from keith. thank you. mathias? russia's military has called up over 300000 reserve soldiers for duty in its war against ukraine, but almost 2 thirds of that number have left the country. countries bordering russia, we bought almost 200000 russian nationals have crossed since the mobilization was declared. others are staying and protesting. despite the risk. ah, no to warn the shout. hundreds of demonstrators stick to the streets of moscow to protest hooton's mobilization. authorities arrested many of them.

langley's among them was mikhail, a 29 year old musician and bought gusto. but faithfully he says, yes, he spent 6 hours in custody with lou, during which the police tried to force him to sign a draft notice. yeah, but a shoulder walk on. i was taken into another room. there were numerous men. there too were police officers and other 2 were in plain clothes. they locked the door from the inside and began telling me that i was nobody. the humiliated me shoved me around and even kicked me. i had to endure it all. in the end i made out without signing anything right now i'll just have to wait and see what happens back all. oh, what backer? as a dash of it and dash, since his detention mc has been staying with a friend, he hardly goes out to white police. he could be called up for the mobilization because he has completed his military service. but he says he has been against the

war from the very beginning, applecore you all. there is no way that i will be drafted. that is all. i would rather go to a penal colony than go to warn you shall know line. just as military has reportedly suffered heavy losses in ukraine. moscow hoops fresh troops will change at swat. jones, officially 300 pounds an expedient soldiers have been called up. but critics say the draft is considerably more universal and more arbitrary, particularly in provincial regions. men without basic military training alfredo being sent to fight like this warehouse worker or his glasses. they say to us just go are but they don't care whether we come back some day where just a cannon fodder. the goal of this mobilization is to stock up on cannon fodder and wind with quantity. since the quality isn't there yet, oceans bought cost me hail in moscow says he doesn't want to flee abroad, even if it's risky. staying in russia,

it will go very jalencia prosper. i can sensing something inside me a sense that i don't like what's going on here. and i want to defend myself or but i think there's still hope every other time when i but if no one stays in russia, then no one can change anything. i think i was going thought it is marginal travaras is dealt. mikhail wants to continue taking to the streets to protest against bolton's war, even if he and his fellow demonstrators could be up to 15 years behind laws for doing so. european union leaders say leagues on the north stream. pipelines were caused by sabotaged scientists, have recorded under c explosions around the lines connecting russia and germany large plumes of garza leaking into the baltic sea. though there are no claims of responsibility. poland says the lexmark,

an escalation in the war on ukraine. a criminal spokesman says it would be quote, stupid, and absurd to blame russia for the attack fuel spilling out into the baltic sea. afterward, the east top diplomat, joseph burrell, says, is a likely act of sabotage b t. what not stream pipelines linked russia and germany. 3 red dots, mac, the places where the leaks were detected, even though the pipelines are not currently delivering rushing gas to europe. they're still full of fuel. up to 100000000 cubic meters of gas is spewing from the pipelines every hour. with no way of closing them, the leagues could continue until the pipes are empty. european leaders say they're fairly certain about the cause of the leaks. it says that we have swedish intelligence, but we also have received information from denmark. and based on this,

we concluded that this is probably a deliberate act. it is probably a case, a sabotage, the acetone landfill gall met sabotage. the kremlin has also suggested foul play

well i think i can look to see any interest of the united states or even ukraine explored in those pipelines. ukraine has pipelines of its own and it also suffers from the degrees and flow over us and gas. now in the flow of gas is about one quarter over the amount that guess from the borough, missed your cream to turn the transfer across the ukraine in territory. and ukraine

is also eager to charge you guys pro with some well retaliation for the breach of the contract. and gas for says right now that it is going to stop the deliveries of gas to europe across ukraine because it does not want to pay the transfer the transit texas to your crate. and so i don't think that are in this situation, the greatness would be interested in such a sub act of subs. now no way is already improving security. i bit off show energy facilities. how worried should european energy companies and governments really be about the security of their energy infrastructure? yes, i think that's a very important issue because we see now that some of the pipelines that exist in germany, for example, a steel belong to companies which are subsidiaries of gas or oil and gas from steel,

can't control the uh, security, the safety of operations, and the security of maintenance at those pipelines and e for. busy it is for all of that, just for all was to blame for explosives, then i think it would be very wise to take precautionary measures and to give a guess from officials as far away from vital infrastructure as possible energy analysts, mika, who, taking their thank you very much for your insight. thank you. let's have a look now. some of the other news from around the world. north korean has fired to short range ballistic missiles off its east coast. on the eve of us, vice president common harris this trip to sold. according to south korean officials, the reported launch comes days off to south korea and the u. s. began staging joins military drills off the korean peninsula, east coast,

palestinian official say at least 4 people have been killed during and he's really raid in the occupied west band. israel's army only confront the death of 2 palestinians who they say was suspected of carrying out attacks. and he's, well, this spring rates in the west bank have intensified since there typhoon noro has made land fall in vietnam, bringing heavy rains and winds of more than 100 kilometers per hour. at both schools and offices are closed and hundreds of thousands have been evacuated. no rule has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but residents are being wants to stay alert for land slides and flooding. spirits of florida residents have been urgently advised to evacuate as hurricane ian begins battering the peninsulas west coast. those who have stayed are hunkering down in the face of extreme winds. heavy rain and powerful storm surges forecast to

say in a strengthened to a dangerous category for storm. just shy of the most powerful rating. while that hurricane had cuba late on tuesday, killing at least 2 people, it left a trail of destruction and knocked out electricity across the whole island. plunged into darkness in the wake of hurricane ian cubans in havana and all across the country were left without electricity after the country's entire power. great collapsed following the storm. western cuba took the brunt of the hurricane with a storm pounding the region for more than 5 hours. many residents have been left with next to nothing. you know, they come out. we terrified to see what we have here. we don't even know what to do . everything has been shattered. look at the state of their hung,

jani tobacco farms in the western, pina del rio region where much of the tobacco for cube is iconic and economically important. cigars are produced has been devastated. at least 76 people have been killed and the crackdown on iran protests so far, according to human rights groups. the protest sparked by the death of 22 year old mos armine in police custody, are the largest anti government protest in iran since 2009 d w's big mass met with the nobel peace prize winner. and iranian political activists sharon body. she shared her thoughts on why this thought the protests could lead to change that to do with the struggle of the people in iran is also she or anybody struggle. we are meeting the nobel peace prize winner in london where she lives in exile the day. she senses there is a change in the air here at amazon, there is

a possibility of overthrow and the regime. the protests have taken place and over 100 different places. yes. and the demonstrators are diverse, young i old and from different walks of life. her protest, she tells us a different this time. people are unified in their revolt against human rights violations. many are also very poor. after decades of sanctions. must sally, unlike previous protests? yeah, people aren't passive. my, when they're beaten by the security forces that they're respond by beating the security forces as well. and i guess could like, when i could, i presented the lawyer, an activist says the international community must do more to help the iranians. now what as they just talk, but we don't want words we want action was on as long as there is repression, that they should recalled ambassadors from morality, kids and please add the perpetrators one vote and killing this people that please add them to your list of sanctions 0020 certainly said

she says the western even use the talks on restoring the nuclear deal to put pressure on the regime. oh, no, roosevelt that's necessary to talk about human rights violations and nuclear issues together. don't just talk about the nuclear issues, but include the human rights violations. it's a, those were half the all of us have friends, keeper updated about events in her home country. they send her videos after yet another night of protest. 1 man, as ethan on the one hand till i find it very upset and heart wrenching as has on the other hand, i'm very proud to see how courageous my people on me during this protest. it was hum, is seldom orders anywhere. after many years in exile sheer antibodies,

finally daring to hope that things would change in her beloved iran. you ought cindy w. news. he is a reminder of our top story. european union has outlined a fresh package of sanctions against russia. bengal sweeping new trade restrictions on the cap on the price of oil the he was also targeting officials responsible for the sham referendums in easton, you credit, that's it from me and the news team from out of an update for you at the top of the hour don't go away though. up next is d w 's asia with verisk. i'm gabelle is in berlin. i spoke with a with

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