ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russia prepared to formally annex for regions of ukraine on friday. moscow says it will incorporate the regions which voted in so called referendums. the stage is being set for an annexation ceremony in moscow.

western nations do not recognize russia's illegal and grab the guilty verdict. that rights groups are calling an attack on freedom of speech, a court, and then barb way conflicts at claims author and filmmaker city doug remco. of inciting violence after he took part and protests against the government. and the 4th league is detected in the ruptured north stream a pipeline. the scientists say it could be the biggest me fan league on record. both the you and russia, say it sabotage and one the answer ah, i'm good. how else as well come to the program? the kremlin says rush, i will formally annex for ukrainian regions its own territory on friday. moscow

claims the occupied regions of lou hands, the nets, salisia, and have san voted to join the russian federation in so called referendums, which were widely dismissed by the west as a sham, a stage has been set up in moscow's red square, where the annexation will be celebrated president vladimir putin is planning to give a speech following a signing ceremony with separatist leaders from those regions who are already in moscow, russia annex ukraine's crimea through a similar process in 2014 i'll keep corresponded. nick connelly told us about the impact these annexations are likely to have well, this is definitely a moment of russia burning down any kind of bridges to woodland ocean with ukraine and the west. very difficult to see what can be negotiated about after this act is not something that at least approved administration, were able to undo, let alone,

maybe, maybe a future government could, but definitely not as long as that in the bridge is in charge. and so basically this means that this is going to be decided on the battlefield and that basically any different contacts are available. so means more threats from russia likely of using nuclear weapons gets you create. we've heard from talk russian figures and up to this saying that if russia and its core territory were threatened and now they will obviously are regarding is to hands kind of some of the british as cool territory. then they would be willing to use nuclear weapons. you've heard a lot of top us officials getting quite worried about this kind of what they call loose talk from moscow, and a sense that even if russia hasn't really prepared, it's nuclear weapons yet hasn't really done anything to his ourselves. that is something that they are considering. they are definitely willing to escalate. this is definitely a very, very kind of nervous and dangerous time. here we go, put in a justifies these annexations with the rights of people to self determination. that's a cardinal principle. international law. what's the argument against this or

1st of all, it, no countries outside russia have recognized these referendums as fair and free, not even russia's close sellers to serbia, bella luce, kazakhstan. so that's the 1st thing in english, people who have seen those image in social media of troops, arm troops accompanying pole workers, going from door to door, trying to encourage people to take part in these referendums that ukraine called the on its citizens, to boycott, to stay away from we've seen those numbers coming up and yet can 99 percent plus at lots of questions there about the fairness and no certainty that this has anything representative about it. but beyond that, there's also the interesting parallel with the parts of russia that have wanted independence starting with chechnya, other parts country also had independence movements. and there are the russians that were government has come down very, very hard. and it's even illegal in russia to question the legitimacy of russia's borders you can face up to 4 years in jail if you even question those borders and where they are right now. certainly very selective. judicial approach that vladimir putin is using him now the way it doesn't recognize these annexations but,

but can i do about it? i think we're going to see more sanctions. there's a lot of russian banks that are still able to swift, another international payment systems result of more economic pain can be inflicted there. there's been a lot of criticism from ukraine that those european american sections were to incremental, expecting somehow to see a change in russian behavior rather than just piling in fast and trying to reduce rushes, financial ability to wage war. we can see more weapons for ukraine in foster on kind of foster timelines. and i think we're going to see ukraine trying to maximize its gains now in the last few weeks before winter sets in trying to gain more territory before or so. those hundreds of thousands mobilized troops from russia start arriving at the battlefield with training and basically an end to diplomacy. i think that is basically the main take away from this. that diplomacy, at least in the medium term, is dead. and this is all going to be to put near decided on the battlefields of ukraine. c, w because one at an if comedy there n keith. thank you,

nick. the internationally acclaimed author and filmmaker seat seat. dang, i rum gum has been convicted by a court in her home country of zimbabwe on charges of inciting public violence. she was arrested in 2024 protesting full government reforms. bryce organizations say the case which stretched on for more than 2 years, was it politically motivated, attempt to suppress freedom of speech. certainly done gorenca in 2020 with the sign that led to her arrest and conviction. we want better reform our institutions. soon after she told d w her account, i walked down the road with my black hands with a friend. after a while, we saw a riot track coming down and they stopped and told us to getting the author was protesting against corruption in her native zimbabwe which maces, ongoing,

economic and political crises, criticism of zimbabwe government has been widely suppressed under the rule of president emerson. langon for her protest, dunker rem guy was put on trial for the following charges. the intention to cause to incite public violence, reach up peace and acts of bigotry. i am also accused of violating code the 19 regulations, the trial against hunger rem, got stretched on for more than 2 years. rights groups called it an attack on freedom of speech. as an author dunker rambo became known as the 1st black woman from zimbabwe to publish a novel in english, her books and films have won her international praise and awards such as the peace prize of the german book trade, sanker, rambles, most recent novel,

this more novel body about the everyday struggles of women in zimbabwe was short listed for the 2020 booker prize. despite an international outcry, sim barber's judiciary has now labeled dongle ram, got a criminal for what she and her supporters insist was a simple peaceful protest. let's have a look now at some of the other news from around the world. the trial of one of the alleged masterminds of runners. 1994 genocide, has opened in the hague. judges at the un tribunal decided to proceed with a trial of phyllis young. couple got, despite his decision to boycott it from jail, the former businessman is accused of financing and facilitating the mass murder of some 800000 people. finland says it will shut its borders to russian tourists with shannon visas. from midnight tonight, it comes off research and border crossing since russia announced a military mobilization for the war and ukraine that closes the last remaining land

route from russia to the european union. germany is calling for european sanctions on iran over the lethal crackdown on protests that was parked by the death of a young woman in police custody. the german foreign minister said she would do everything possible to get you sanctions on iran for quote, beating women to death and shooting demonstrators in the name of religion. the swedish coast guard has found a 4th leak in the north stream gas pipeline that ruptured after undersea explosions where the detected scientists say the baltic sea lions could be pumping out the biggest methane release on record. questions of blame remain. as both of you and russia demand answers. oscar has called a united nations security council meeting to address the issue. european leaders are worried about the pipeline leaks in the bank. dixie that you faced,

the damage was likely caused by deliberate act raising security concerns. but the european commission has not said who might have been behind a suspected separate dutch today. ms. oller, who is everything, is being done to try to identify the origin of these events and of the explosions on the nodes during pipelines. so we will have to get to the bottom of this before being able to say anything on the origins of these explosions is okay. and who is responsible for though super low vision. this is extra joyless possibility. as europe's largest natural gas supplier, norway, theater, it will beef up the security of its antarctic infrastructure, is to turn the events in the baltic sea have resulted in the government deciding to further strengthen our preparedness around on and offshore infrastructures to prevent another incident reinforce warden or by the military will be more present and visible near our oil and gas installations in san enrollment. really does have

warrant of retaliation for any attack on europe, energy networks. the reveal there is no doubt that this is very serious. it is not a coincidence. this was planned, that is what i am or other things of discussed with the installed and burg nato secretary general. because this is serious. russia says it's launching an international that it has some investigation into the leaks denying allegations it was involved related. well, you know, it's quite predictable and also predictably stupid to make such claims. i repeat once again, predictably stupid and absurd. yep. so the gas escaping from the pipelines is also an environmental concern. it contains high levels of meeting and authority. fear it could be the equivalent of one 3rd of denmark, stock it, animal, greenhouse gas emissions. hurricane ian that is moving across the state of florida . after battering the gulf coast and causing catastrophic flooding,

it may land fall as one of the strongest storms ever to hit the u. s. and is still lashing the state with strong winds and torrential rains. the storm has weakened the overland, but full cost is expected to pick up strength that it moves back out of open water and then take game of the country, se, coast hurricane hunters flying to the eye of storms to gather data for meteorologists. oh, but this hunter was shocked by the strength of this hurricane. he says ian will be one to remember. today's flight was certainly the roughest that i've been on in my 6 years of doing this and it was, it was a messy pass. and i think even if you know in the future we fly through a storm in it and the being worse than that, it will still be one that i think back. honestly,

i well was it worse than he and i'm not sure. ian has turned florida sandy, beaches and coastal towns into a disaster zone. streets have been turned into rivers and nearly 2000000 homes and businesses are without power. hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate, but some have chosen to write out the hurricane. you as president joe biden has urged people to heat the safety precautions this life threatening. you should obey all warranties and directions from earnest. officials don't take anything for granted. use their judgment, not yours. a vacuum when order hurry can ian was one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the united states. the state governor says that it could take years to recover from the devastation left behind. this is a,

a major, major event. it's going to be going to be a tragic event in many ways. and we understand this is not just a 48 hour ordeal. this is going to be something that is going to be there for days and weeks. and months and unfortunately in some circumstances, even years, ian has become significantly weaker after making land phone. and it is expected to weaken further as it hits in land. but even so, expert a warning of devastating rain and even tornadoes as it tears across the state. are you watching the w news? he has a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. this out. the kremlin says russia will formally annex for ukrainian regions as its own territory. tomorrow, the stage has been set up in moscow for fridays event. united nation says any annexation would violate international law. the swedish coast guard says,

a 4th league has been detected in the north stream gas pipelines on to say the ruptures are causing as stories, methane release. bratia has pulled the un security council meeting over the damage to its baltic sea pipeline. i'm coming up next in d, w. 's asia, a violet mud of in pakistan and well done says about women's place in pakistani society for that and a lot more in a news age. yes, that's ok next also. so break the finish brevity i'm gab else's thanks with how did she become adult hitler's favorite director? and how did he become a forgotten filled pioneer leading roofing style and on ode funk.