ah ah, also the program st battles and air strikes in the down. as fighting there between the army and a paramilitary group enters a 3rd day, nearly 100 people have been killed. and should they run or stay, put? ukrainian civilians are weighing up the risk of staying in their homes on the front line of the war. class foreign ministers from the g 7 meeting in japan for discussions on current prices from ukraine to china. they are keen to stress their united in their approach to beijing. ah,

i'm gabelle as well come to the program. the prominent russian journalist and political activist, vladimir kara masa, has been convicted of treason and spreading disinformation about the russian military. he's been sentenced to 25 years in russian labor camp. following that conviction car mercer has denied the charges, his lawyer told d. w that in the light of her clients, poor health, the jail term amounted to a death sentence. a so called strict regime labor camp in russia. it's the kind of prison in which vladimir kind of mertsa may now spend the next 25 years of his life . the dual russian and british citizen is one of russia's last prominent opposition figures. he's been behind balls since april 2022 russian authorities arrested canada after he did now. thrushes,

so called special military operation and ukraine. during his speech to american politicians. he was 1st charge with spreading false information about the russian military. then russian prosecute is added a charge of treason, the son of a soviet era journalist carol mertsa has worked as a journalist and political activists. since he was 16, he served as part of the coordinating council of the russian opposition. and the enjo open russia. he was also widely seen as a protege of murdered opposition, lead a bars nymphs of was gun down near the kremlin in 2015 car. mazar also alleges he was the target of political violence, twice narrowly surviving. what talked as described as intentional poisonings. long an outspoken critic of vladimir putin, kellen, missouri main defiant during his trial, saying his proud of his statements and looks forward to the day when the people who unleashed russia's invasion of ukraine are recognized as criminals. my colleagues

murray was chateau as did of his former moscow bureau chief. he's now based in read up as d. w is banned from reporting in russia and early i asked him whether this verdict and harsh sentence comes as a surprise to anyone nor garrett. it wasn't a surprise, it was expected, even though this was a so called close trial journalists, supporters, politicians, western diplomats were not allowed to be present, but neither the politician cameras are himself nor the kremlin. critics assumed that the trial was fair, fair for the critical thinking russian public. let's say, as this was a political and motivated process, i, caramel zide has been charged with different things, including discrediting the russian army and treason. are russia state media acclaimed that the, the former journalist had kept organizations, organizations from nato countries undermine russia, national security for money as the other charges for deliberate spreading false

information about the russian armed forces. this is what time censorship, a law that was introduced in russia after the war started a year ago. critics say that the aim of this law is clearly to silence. all those who protest the more openly this can lead up to 15 years in jail. a few weeks ago, benoit, after the war began, carrabas are publicly harshly criticized rushes government since april last year. he wasn't custody. and now for 25 years in jail. now tell us a bit more about veronica morse's work and which in effect, landed him in jail. welcome to missouri is a 40 a year 41 year old. a. he is a former journalist, as i sat with the russian and a british citizenship. and he is one of the yup, last gremlins harshest critics who didn't leave abroad in exile or a war behind bars. for years, caramel reside has been lobbying foreign governments to impose sanctions against

russia as a state. and russian citizens for alleged human rights violations. are in that 20152017 i q phased alleged poisoning attacks and barely survived. amazon said he was the victim of attacks as rational authorities deny and involvement in these alleged attacks. and his final speech today, colonel tsar compared his trial to one of yours stalin's short trials in the 19 thirty's. he declined to ask the court for clemency. he said she stood by everything he said and was proud of it of his political statements. now you re, what does this verdict mean for the russian opposition, especially the harshness of the sentence. well, of course, it's a clear signal to every one is strong warning and but despite this verdict, there are still plenty of russians who are critical over the kremlin that who protest the war. i can say their number is growing because there are simply no

reliable survey service anymore. but i would still be able to say that yes, more and more people are criticizing, putting because life in russia is simply getting harder and harder you re richer to there. thank you very much, series to saddam now. where had the fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries has entered a 3rd day clashes of spread from the capital one tomb with the military. also battling the so called rapids support forces for control of moreover, and its international airport as well as the countries main seaport. port sedan. this is sides were supposed to merge but are locked in a power struggle. at least 97 people have been killed since fierce fighting begun on saturday. a breach is far to help people caught up in the conflict, brought little let up in the violence room behind to gent over the skies of

cartoon. plumes thick smoke and the ominous rumble of gunfire signal that the conflict is spilling over into a 3rd day to dance army and the paramilitary group, the rapid support forces all r s f. have 10 that guns on each other. just months after signing a deal to restore a civilian room, the violence is already seen schools of death left the cities airport and top military buildings. badly scarred concern is mounting internationally about what this violence means for the stability in sudan and the region. speaking on the sidelines of a g 7 summit in japan, u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin cooled fur turned to piece ah strongly of you. yeah. across all of our players on the need for an immediate cease fire and

a return to toss talks that were very promising in printed out on the path to a full transition to civilian. let government are people in sedan one military back in the burse. they want democracy. they want to steadily like government, sudan these to return to their path. the clutches are interruption of a long simmering power struggle between the army and the r s. f. he 1st joined forces to asked former dictator, oma alba, sheer in 2019 former prime minister, abdullah. hum dog warned of straying from sudan current political pulse. we have said good bye to dictate that ship forever. we can have reversal. we can have said bags, but will never be defeated. the r s f and the army,

blame each other for starting the conflict. and i'd say they were backed down earlier, the journalists, patrick lawyers, joint me from juba in south sudan, and he told me about the situation. incidence capital card to me after 3 days of fighting. yeah, we've spoken to a number of people including relative that we have in for don. all of us in south down are very concerned on possible level. but also of course, what we're hearing is fighting is around the airport and the fighting. useful also around the presidential palace. now somebody who has been in come to him like me, the appleton. so down in the capital, the cartoon is actually in the middle of the city as well as the presidential palace is not far away from the apple middle of the city. and this is the challenge because the fighting, if in the middle of the city, and many people of course are caught on the, in the houses sound on our food sound on our water. electricity's also be cut off to some some homes because some of the lines going there have been destroyed by the

bullet. so yeah, the fighting is, is ongoing and is a concern for every sudanese and the people we are talking to are saying no one is safe and no way or is it because they're fighting who was creating across the country. so that's really the concern for many said nice now. so both sides of the conflict claiming to be in control of key locations. you mentioned the present presidential palace, the airport also the state broadcast. is there any clear picture emerging about who is in control of the country up to nowadays no clear picture which is emerging because people expect that whoever is really in a more control of territory or whatever you call it, the city would go on a national tv or radio and now that we are in control of these areas and these areas, maybe this is where we have not yet, you know, control. but this is not happening both sides up just, you know, making announcement via phone calls to some generally. and that from known location,

they don't disclose where they are. so there is really no indication who is having an upper hand and the fact that the violence is just ongoing. it means perhaps it is $5050.00 is only a guess. nobody really knows who is, is controlling the larger part of the city. now, the 2 generals responsible for the fighting blame each other. neither of them seems to be willing to hold talks. you think of situations going to get worse before it gets better. it is, it is, it is likely to get was because now, for example, the regional body, the intergovernmental authority on development has some virtual meet on sunday to, to, to come up with a way forward regarding what is happening in the sudan. and there was agreement that the president of south sudan, the president. ok, now you should travel to so that as soon as possible. but you see this is also not

very big challenge. that means that that hope for negotiation is still far away because they are supposed to travel, but fighting is around the apple play and cannot land. and there is the fighting is spreading. another option would be maybe to land impossible down and try to, to, to, to see if they did the leaders of the water inside could go to park. so that was it . i'm have a big apple but fighting is also taking place. so basically the need as will have agreed to go and try to begin some form of negotiation, i still are able to, to, to, to, to really go to that country. and that's where the challenge is. and as long as this continuous, even to get will get more complicated because look, there are also leaders of i'm group example people come from inside that part of sudan. and you know, by mount ending in blue nile and they have, they have, they have these leaders of in so down they were implementing the 2020 piece agreement. and these people have,

i'm still active. they are in the bases. so if i told any of them will be hot in this violence, then you would expect his troops or that to me to be also join these violence. so it would easily spread across. it is really what that is brought on as soon as possible. thank you. very much journalist patrick from juba in south to down return to ukraine. now wherever they live in the frontline cities is a gamble, civilians find themselves under fire from rock as an artillery shells on the a daily basis. every decision to leave home to get food as supplies can have deadly consequences. but there are people who are staying and they have very different reasons for taking that risk. t w's mocked son, the joint and the evacuation team of ukrainian police. as they tried to persuade people to leave of these guys, ukraine, the sign reads,

it seems very clear how people here feel and yet in frontline towns like this, we find stories that are complicated. these men are trying to get people to leaf cannady and to me throw belong to a police evacuation unit, nicknamed white angels. always shop is her current, the best bass. now there are 2 de leon modeling their mores. nobody bought the flipper sample quart door mosley, and up was or what loya was a leak on mabel. regarding her quest for their slippery this weaver, which new easy was moore's notebook, bought the 5th all through the labor through what they bought on the natalie by the hamilton. a colleague came with him this morning to say good bye to his own mother . 4 days ago, she was killed by an explosion while on her way to work at the city's coke plant.

mm. this was home to more than 32000 people before the war. bombs and shell still fall in this ruined place. russian forces are making gains. still about 2000 people choose to remain a resilient point. there's team, electricity, and company. my guess is that a life insurance special usually you know, you get a good reference for getting you which you don't need an audi. and me to have been asked to visit one particular couple, the man's daughter asked the policeman to get them out. they have moved underground

. was her, it was her bunker and legislative level video of us for a fellow. so if we break down leo, it can be buffer, previous doctor, those will show you more of your mobile. but what's the point i know that gives you that quote for their home. i do watch and i do show that 2 bits of mine was of the college her bow away to know how the wish was pretty g. those supreme it was go. but she woke up with her with because it's kind of fear is what's keeping them answered when you use. yes. it just was, you know, they don't like that, but he's a senior. yeah, i've been there, but he's not only you look us up, don't you? so much to switch it for police officers can't force people to leave. napoleon and

russian propaganda has left some scared of the ukrainian authorities in you. my morally. i mar via more chess, la luna lou jim lake way was on number any one of them. i really the book raska there a brain which will on a former, expensive for me for solice symbol dinner over the mom. we have to stop filming that i and seek shelter. yeah. but i am with it with more than as soon as it's safe. we go to where the bomb hit to, well, we're just finishing up with that lady in the basement. i'm just a few 100 meters away. we heard a big bank and this is the aftermath of the north. it impacted here just a few minutes ago literally and took this whole place apart. that's every day later and this was the town's market. this woman came to

sell household goods. literally. she isn't hurt totally. what you can see, she's in shock of these go was a frontline city long before the russian full scale invasion. russian back rebels were in control for a brief period in 2014, before the ukrainians took it back. now the russians seem to be advancing again. those who stay know the fighting will continue an hour's drive away inches. if yadda we're close to backwards. she would start less than 10 percent of people have stayed. if handicap af, after here we meet alec, he's 74 years old and used to be an economist. now he grows onions behind, broken windows. at them we breath got a t lady so well not to ride anita recording. so our on must be a which use of who door for them. you sit with you or to yet to do a test by didn't come way yet. woodville were you not sure she had will i plenty of

willa shaft me through it. o edna to can you westmore fibral eric? yet that particular what war aleck relies on donations for the basics, despite the conditions, either out of poverty or pride, he staying here. you which it then you could die if it yet to reg usa. no, no up, but as you took my you ridiculous bully young caught you at my heel here. hut which oh yes. one of the her own it. i british it out not stay let. we ask him to show us the memory. something from before the war. he pulls out this and soviet military id 43 years old. i kept close to having a leaking on nikia. dora co meetings, alka, me who at at, you know, ruth, it's a new jersey lou. would you put you micah? i knew she a bully of shabby. it's come say you shift rosalie of soviet scott mikka that i

shared that ideally with me in. yeah, it did not chance, but yet then you put i and as yellow, i felt so glad you narrowed me. not that will at that get like when you make it that not that will idaho, glad you like. that's a common opinion in towns like these. even though negotiating with russia could leave them under moscow's rule. there is a sense that some are matches nostalgic about the soviet union, but waiting for russians to arrive the lab back enough the if can we ask police officer? he naughty about this is melissa lee at the q report, k, a kia year to coach that was one the, her was go home, myrtle her mosley wiley lou arch in for my 2 roster shrunk is going extra credit me yet. they keep up, kick, always on 3 more. well this was what was working great in the took you through the yet, like he kept her. oh, got dora, her music, misconceived. or were you in the play store in your or did she,

the officers of the white angels can offer a way out of town. for those who want to take it that report burmax sunder. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines to day rushes. president vladimir putin has met with his defense minister, sergey, shall we go to discuss the snap military drills being carried out by russia? specifically to put in said the exercise is demonstrated the country's high levels of military readiness, but that moscow's priority remained ukraine. mia miles, military hunter has announced the release of more than $3000.00 prisoners to mark the buddhist new year. the military has arrested thousands in a bloody crackdown on dissent since it grab power 2 years ago. but it's not clear if political detainees are among those about to be freed. in italy, police have found nearly 2 tons of cocaine. floating off the east coast of sicily

authorities said the reg, hold whole had a market value of more than 400000000 euros. according to officials, the drugs were likely left at sea for later recovery and transportation to the mainland by criminal gangs. the suspect in saturday's attack on japan's primary, so for mucous shita as been sent to the prosecutor's office. as authorities continue their investigations, he should, i was uninjured in the incident, went suspect i suspected i was thrown at him during a campaign event. the suspect was arrested at the scene. we stay in japan where the g 7th foreign ministers are meeting the top. diplomats from the member states are discussing current crises from ukraine to sedan, emphasizing that they want to maintain the international order. they have been keyed to present a united front in their approach to china. after

a recent attack on to pans prime minister casita security at a cheese 7 meeting is on high alert. the group of 7 is currently headed by japan. the foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the war in ukraine and china, increasingly aggressive stance towards taiwan. japan's yoshi mouth are yochi once those who want to change the international order the color. so we will family project any uni rodro attempts to change the status quo, or by force or all rushes aggression against clain, as well as the threat of use of nuclear weapons. by doing so, we will demonstrate to the world that you serve and strong determination to uphold the international order based on the law. the sudden violence in sudan is also on the agenda for the t seven's foreign ministers. the united states is calling for

a ceasefire. one echoed by the u. k. with all the immediate future lies in the hands of the journals who all engaged in this fight. and we call upon them to an end to fighting to get back to negotiations. that's what the people she'd all want. that's what the people use it all deserve. the foreign ministers meeting comes ahead of a full summit of she 7 leaders in hiroshima in may. and some for boy i was hat abilene's, fife, to defeat a shocker at the weekend was too much for the clubs. hierarchy of sack the coach, sandra schwartz, and appointed pol darby. for a 3rd stint in charge dot, i was unveiled again at a press conference earlier today, went and be spelled out. i is back at what is his home away from home, georgia by any beneath he is. i'm not here to promise anything one game at

a time and result result results results again this dod eyes task once again is to save the clap from relegation. just as he did in 2021 in his 1st int, in charge from 2015 to 2019 even met the club into europe in the euroleague. how times have changed the previous code, sondra spots departed with headset on a 6 game when the streak including the weekend thrashing of the hands, relegation rival shall despite huge investments, the club is continued to struggle on the pitch and to find an identity degree to credibility to getting the job. so my play is saying most about this, so that's what's important to me is what happens next week. you feel if we're being honest, that have been lots of mistakes, we need to correct what i can already see. some things that aren't working here,

jenny dot, i knows he'll need some luck along the way too. but if he can keep them up, hats i will drink to that. isn't it? you're watching d. w. news coming up next on news asia. all the g 7 nations want to meet strategic challenges in europe and asia. that's so and a lot more coming up in just a moment after the break in v w news asia with my colleague b, rush about it. don't forget a website by the way. it's there for the latest. at any time of the day, you'll find it on the w. wps call on to follow us on social media, twitter and instagram. if you don't already do i handle those d. w. as in berlin for me and the team

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