yes, possibility is huge. they have so much to lose shattering the glass ceiling women in architecture. this has to be really, really good. start september 30th on dw. ah ah ah, this is dw slide from berlin. russia prepared to formerly annex for regions of ukraine on friday. bosco 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 and the you, and do not recognize russia's illegal land. grab the guilty verdict. that's rights groups are calling an attack on freedom of speech. a court and zimbabwe of convicts the claim to author and filmmaker cc dunker and gut of inciting violence. after she took part in protests against the government. and a 4th league has detected in the ruptured north stream. pipeline. scientists say it could be the biggest methane league on record. both the you and russia say it's sabotage, one to answer ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. who kremlin says russia will formally annex for ukrainian regions as its own. on friday, moscow claims the occupied regions of hans donates sa parisha and have song voted

to join the russian federations in so called referendums, which were dismissed by the west as a sham. this 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 the fall, regions were already in moscow, russia annex ukraine's crimea through a similar process in 2014 ocoee of corresponded. nick commonly told us about the impact these annexations are likely to have. well, this is definitely a moment of russia burning down the any kind of bridges to what they go station with ukraine. and the west is very difficult to see what can be negotiated about after this act is not something that at least a push administration were able to undo, let alone, maybe, maybe a future government could be definitely not as long as not interested in charge.

and so basically this means that this is going to be decided on the battlefield and that basically any different context are available. so means more threats from russia, likely of using nuclear weapons against ukraine. have we've heard from talk russian figures up to this saying that if russia and its core territory were threatened and now they will obviously are regard yes, the hands care 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 repaired, it's nuclear weapons yet hasn't really done anything to is ourselves. that is something that they are considering. they are definitely willing to escalate. this is every, 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 the 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 co sellers to serbia, bella luce, kazakhstan. so that's the 1st thing i think lots people will have seen those engines, social media of troops, arm troops accompanying pull 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 on yet can 99 percent plus at lots of questions there about the fairness and no certainty 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 board, as you can face up to 4 years in jail if you even question those borders and where they are right now. so it's 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, or there's a lot of russian banks that are still able to swift, another international payment systems disorder, more economic pain that 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 1000 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 dependent near decided on the battlefields of ukraine. c, w because when it's and it's commonly that an keith. thank you, nick. the internationally acclaimed author and filmmaker tsetse dunker rem 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 against the government rights organizations say the case which stretched on for more than 2 years was a politically motivated attempt to suppress freedom of speech. certainly dunker em got 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 faces 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 intention to cause to incite public violence, reach up peace and acts of bigotry. i'm also accused of i lay ting curb at 19 regulations. the trial against hunger ram got stretched on for more than 2 years, rights groups called it an attack on freedom of speech. as an author, dunker m go 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 ramirez most recent novel, this mournful body about the everyday struggles of women in zimbabwe was short

listed for the 2020 booker prize. despite an international outcry, sim barbie's, judiciary has now labeled anger, ram, got a criminal for what she and her supporters insist was a simple peaceful protest. turner, to have a look at some of the other news from around the world. the trial of one of the alleged masterminds of rwanda's 1994 genocide as opened in the hague. judges at the un tribunal decided to proceed with the trial of phyllis young, come huger, despite his decision to boycott it from jail. former businessman is accused of financing and facilitating the mass murder of some 800000 people. finland says it will shut its borders to tourist, with shanghai visa to russian tourists with shane and visas. from midnight to night, it comes after a surgeon border crossing since russia announced the military mobilization for the war and ukraine that closes the last remaining land route from russia into the

european union. germany chance all of shows has unveiled a 200000000000 euro plan to safeguard the germany economy against the effects of soaring energy prices. plan includes a cap on natural gas and electricity prices and will also scrap a proposed gas tax on consumers. friends, oil firm total energies says it has observed unauthorized drone activity close to one of its oil facilities in the north sea. europe is on high lead for potential attacks on its energy infrastructure. after a series of leaks were found in the north stream gas pipeline. in the baltic seed nato sense, the damage is the result of sabotage scientists. the warning that the incident could be the biggest methane leak on record. european liter. i read it about the pipeline leaks in the politics 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 the suspect at separate ouch. to them is oller, who is everything is being done to try to identify the origin of these events and of the explosions on the node string 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 she, her luggage in this is extra joy, a responsibility. as europe largest natural gas supplier, norway thief, 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 in 4 squadron or by the military will be more present and visible near our oil and gas installations installment really does have warrant of retaliation for any

attack on europe in our t networks. if you are to 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 terrorism investigation into the leaks denying allegations it was involved. richard, well, you know, it's quite predictable and also predictably stupid to make such claims. i repeat once again, predictably stupid and absurd port. yep. so the gas escaping from the biplanes is also an environmental consent. 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, us president joe biden has warned that hurricane ian could be the deadliest ever

recorded in the state of florida. is that the numbers are currently unclear, but early reports suggest a substantial number of deaths. the storm my landfall, as one of the strongest ever to hit the u. s. and is still lashing. florida with strong winds and torrential rains. blue 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 e n will be one to remember. at today's flight was certainly are the roughest that i've been on in my 6 years of doing this. and it was is a messy pass. and i think even if you know in the future we fly through a storm and 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 of chosen to write out the hurricane. you as president joe biden has urged people to heat the safety precautions his life for him. you should obey all warnings 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 states 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 even has become significantly weaker after making landfall. and it is expected to weaken further as it hits inland. but even so, expert a warning of devastating rain and even tornadoes as it tears across the state. the american repre coolio has died at the age of 59. his manager says the star was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend's house and los angeles. a charge of $99.00. a dangerous

mind, a song coolio global fame, and also a grammy. earlier this year grad paradise. hit 1000000000 click on with . that's it from me and the news team coming up next. the doc, film, boot tom of the dictatorship of happiness. i've got office in berlin, me and the team with nico is in germany to learn german.